INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA Division II Softball Committee has selected the 64 teams that will participate in the 2014 NCAA Division II Softball Championship. Four teams will participate at each of 16 regional sites in double-elimination tournaments. Regional competition will be held May 8-10 or May 9-11. Winners will advance to the super regionals May 16-17. The finals will be held May 22-26 at James I. Moyer Sports Complex in Salem, Virginia and will be hosted by the Mountain East Conference and the city of Salem.
In the 2013 championship, Central Oklahoma captured its first national championship title with a 5-2 victory against Kutztown.
Regional Brackets Interactive Bracket (Final Site)
Twenty-two conferences receive automatic qualification into the 2014 championship. Each conference and its automatic qualifier are listed below:
California Collegiate Athletic Association - Humboldt State
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference – Wilmington (Del.)
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem State
Conference Carolinas – Mount Olive
East Coast Conference – LIU Post
Great American Conference – Southern Arkansas
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wayne State (Mich.)
Great Lakes Valley Conference – Missouri-St. Louis
Great Northwest Athletic Conference – Western Oregon
Gulf South Conference – Valdosta State
Heartland Conference – St. Mary’s (Texas)
Lone Star Conference – Angelo State
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Missouri Western State
Northeast-10 Conference – Southern New Hampshire
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Winona State
Pacific West Conference – Dixie State
Peach Belt Conference – North Georgia
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – California (Pa.)
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Metro State
South Atlantic Conference – Anderson (S.C.)
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Tuskegee
Sunshine State Conference – Tampa
SITES/PAIRINGS:
*Denotes host institution
Atlantic 1 Regional at Brownsville, Pennsylvania
1. California (Pa.)* 35-5
2. West Chester 35-18
3. Bloomsburg 27-17
4. Winston-Salem 28-11
Atlantic 2 Regional at Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
1. West Virginia Wesleyan 40-11
2. Shippensburg* 34-15
3. Indiana (Pa.) 32-15
4. Mansfield 23-17
Central 1 Regional at Winona, Minnesota
1. Winona State* 44-7
2. Augustana (S.D.) 43-13
3. Missouri Western State 38-16
4. Southern Arkansas 36-24
Central 2 Regional at Mankato, Minnesota
1. Minnesota State Mankato* 43-11
2. Emporia State 46-12
3. Central Oklahoma 40-15
4. Southeastern Oklahoma 38-17
East 1 Regional at West Haven, Connecticut
1. LIU Post 43-8
2. New Haven* 29-15
3. Southern New Hampshire 28-13
4. Wilmington (Del.) 28-24
East 2 Regional at Garden City, New York
1. Caldwell 41-7
2. Adelphi* 27-17
3. Queens (N.Y.) 31-18-1
4. Georgian Court 31-21
Midwest 1 Regional at St. Louis, Missouri
1. Missouri-St. Louis* 43-5
2. Truman 40-11
3. Ohio Dominican 29-26
4. Bellarmine 37-15
Midwest 2 Regional at Detroit, Michigan
1. Wayne State (Mich.)* 40-9
2. Indianapolis 42-11
3. Grand Valley State 29-12
4. Ashland 27-18
South 1 Regional at Huntsville, Alabama
1. Alabama Huntsville* 43-9
2. Rollins 37-11
3. North Alabama 38-16
4. Tuskegee 29-14
South 2 Regional at Tampa, Florida
1. Tampa* 26-5
2. Valdosta State 40-13
3. Palm Beach Atlantic 26-12
4. Delta State 30-29
South Central 1 Regional at Canyon, Texas
1. West Texas A&M* 51-5
2. Texas Woman’s 34-17
3. Metro State 32-15
4. Midwestern State 28-22
South Central 2 Regional at San Angelo, Texas
1. Angelo State* 39-14
2. St. Mary's (Texas) 42-12
3. Cameron 28-19
4. St. Edward’s 29-23
Southeast 1 Regional at Dahlonega, Georgia
1. North Georgia * 43-9
2. Wingate 36-18
3. Lenoir-Rhyne 39-13
4. Mount Olive 24-24
Southeast 2 Regional at Anderson, South Carolina
1. Anderson (S.C.)* 40-10
2. Armstrong Atlantic 30-12
3. South Carolina Aiken 32-14
4. Georgia College 37-15
West 1 Regional at Seaside, California
1. Cal State Monterey Bay* 45-8
2. California Baptist 41-11
3. Sonoma State 37-20
4. Western Oregon 33-21
West 2 Regional at St. George, Utah
1. Dixie State* 43-8
2. Humboldt State 44-13
3. UC San Diego 33-16
4. Central Washington 28-17
