GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Florida State (39-10-1), Duke (42-10), Clemson (42-6), Notre Dame (31-13) and Virginia Tech (33-13) earned berths in the 2021 NCAA Division I Softball Championship, as announced by the NCAA on Sunday night. It is the second straight NCAA Tournament with at least five Atlantic Coast Conference teams.
The 10th-seeded Seminoles have earned a top-16 seed for the seventh straight NCAA Championship and their 33rd NCAA bid in program history. They will host Kennesaw State (26-25) first, with UCF (39-17-1) and Auburn (27-22) also in the Tallahassee Regional. The winner of the Tallahassee Regional will face the winner of the Baton Rouge Regional in the NCAA Super Regional.
Duke earned the No. 13 seed in its first-ever NCAA appearance and will play in the Athens Regional, hosted by Georgia (29-21). The Blue Devils earned the ACC’s NCAA automatic qualifier as the 2021 ACC Champions and will play UNC Greensboro (34-15) first, champions of the Southern Conference, with Conference USA champ Western Kentucky (31-13) facing Georgia. The Athens Regional winner will play the winner of the Gainesville Regional in the NCAA Super Regional.
Making its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament during its first full season, Clemson will play Troy (36-15) in the Tuscaloosa Regional. As the host, No. 3 seed and SEC champ Alabama (45-7) will play Alabama State (19-27), champion of the SWAC. The winner of the Tuscaloosa Regional will advance to the NCAA Super Regional against the winner of the Lexington Regional.
Notre Dame earned its 22nd consecutive NCAA bid and 25th overall, and will play in the Lexington Regional, hosted by No. 14 seed Kentucky (39-13). The Fighting Irish are matched up with MAC champion Miami (Ohio) (46-8) first. Northwestern (29-15) is also in the region.
Playing in the Tempe Regional, Virginia Tech will face West Coast champion BYU (36-15). Regional host No. 15 Arizona State (32-14) is slated to play MVC champ Southern Illinois (37-14), with the winner of the region advancing to play the winner of the Los Angeles Regional in the NCAA Super Regional.
Regionals will be held May 20-23 on 16 campus sites. At each campus site, a four-team, double-elimination tournament will be conducted, and the 16 winning teams advance to the super regionals.
Super regionals will be held May 27-30 on eight campus sites. At each site, two teams play in a best-of-three tournament format. The winners from each super regional advance to the NCAA® Women’s College World Series (WCWS) from June 3-9 at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium – OG&E Energy Field in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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