Important Links

• Scoreboard that features live stats, live video streaming and stories | CLICK HERE
• Opening Round Game Statistics, Tournament Leaders
  • Bowling Green Bracket No. 1
  • Bowling Green Bracket No. 2
  • Fayette Bracket
  • Dodge City Bracket
  • Lawrenceville Bracket
  • Columbia (Ky.) Bracket
  • Southern Oregon Bracket
  • Gulf Shores Bracket
  • Oklahoma City Bracket
  • Hattiesburg Bracket
• List of Qualifiers | CLICK HERE
• Bracket Reveal Show, video announcement of qualifiers | CLICK HERE
• Conference Tournament Scoreboard, which determined automatic qualifiers | CLICK HERE
• Opening Round Record Book | CLICK HERE
• General Information | CLICK HERE
• World Series Digital Media Guide | CLICK HERE
• World Series Schedule | CLICK HERE

Opening Round Notes:

• The sixth annual event will take place from May 14 - 16 at nine different locations. The format is a double-elimination, four-team tournament.
• The 40-team field is comprised of 30 automatic qualifiers and 10 at-large berths. The 19 conferences receive one berth per six teams and two berths per ten teams. At-large teams were determined using the final regular-season Coaches’ Top 25 Poll released earlier today, which can be accessed here.
• Opening Round All-Time Records (by seeds from 2013 - 2017)
  • No. 1 seeds: 127-48 (.726)
  • No. 2 seeds: 99-79 (.556)
  • No. 3 seeds: 57-96 (.373)
  • No. 4 seeds: 35-93 (.273)
• Opening Round All-Time Records (hosts from 2013 - 2017)
  • 2013 Hosts: 24-12 (.667)
  • 2014 Hosts: 27-7 (.794)
  • 2015 Hosts: 27-9 (.750)
  • 2016 Hosts: 22-11 (.667)
  • 2017 Hosts: 18-13 (.581)
  • TOTAL: 118-52 (.694)
• The champions from each of the 10 opening round tournaments advance to the 38th annual NAIA Softball World Series in Clermont, Fla., from May 25 – 31. 
• The World Series double-elimination bracket will be announced late in the day on May 16 on NAIA.org.