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All 31 automatic bids for conference champions in the 2026 NCAA DI softball tournament have been filled. Conference tournament play started Thursday, April 30, with all automatic qualifiers decided by the end of Sunday, May 10.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc40\u00a0LOOK AHEAD:\u00a02026 NCAA DI softball tournament: Bracket, schedule for the WCWS<\/a><\/p>\n

The 2026 NCAA DI softball selection show will air at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, May 10 on ESPN2, when the 64-team bracket will be revealed. In the meantime, keep up with all the conference champions below as they punch their tickets to the big show.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\t\tConference
\n\t\t\tTournament dates
\n\t\t\tCHAMPION<\/p>\n

\t\t\tAmerica East<\/a>
\n\t\t\tMay 6-9 at Maine
\n\t\t\tBinghamton<\/p>\n

\t\t\tAmerican<\/a>
\n\t\t\tMay 6-9 at Greenville, N.C.
\n\t\t\tUSF<\/p>\n

\t\t\tASUN<\/a>
\n\t\t\tMay 5-9 at Jacksonville, Fla.
\n\t\t\tStetson<\/p>\n

\t\t\tAtlantic 10<\/a>
\n\t\t\tMay 6-9 at Saint Louis
\n\t\t\tFordham<\/p>\n

\t\t\tACC<\/a>
\n\t\t\tMay 6-9 at Virginia
\n\t\t\tFlorida State<\/p>\n

\t\t\tBig 12<\/a>
\n\t\t\tMay 7-9 at Oklahoma City
\n\t\t\tArizona State<\/p>\n

\t\t\tBig East<\/a>
\n\t\t\tMay 7-9 at Rosemont, Ill.
\n\t\t\tUConn<\/p>\n

\t\t\tBig Sky<\/a>
\n\t\t\tMay 4-7 at\u00a0Pocatello, Idaho
\n\t\t\tIdaho State<\/p>\n

\t\t\tBig South<\/a>
\n\t\t\tMay 6-9 at Spartanburg, S.C.
\n\t\t\tUSC Upstate<\/p>\n

\t\t\tBig Ten<\/a>
\n\t\t\tMay 6-9 at Maryland
\n\t\t\tNebraska<\/p>\n

\t\t\tBig West<\/a>
\n\t\t\tMay 6-9 at Cal State Fullerton
\n\t\t\tCal State Fullerton<\/p>\n

\t\t\tCAA<\/a>
\n\t\t\tMay 6-9 at Elon
\n\t\t\tCharleston<\/p>\n

\t\t\tConference USA<\/a>
\n\t\t\tMay 6-9 at Delaware
\n\t\t\tJax State<\/p>\n

\t\t\tHorizon<\/a>
\n\t\t\tMay 6-9 at highest available seed
\n\t\t\tNorthern Kentucky<\/p>\n

\t\t\tIvy<\/a>
\n\t\t\tMay 7-9 at No. 1 seed
\n\t\t\tPrinceton<\/p>\n

\t\t\tMAAC<\/a>
\n\t\t\tMay 6-10\u00a0at No. 1 seed
\n\t\t\tMarist<\/p>\n

\t\t\tMAC<\/a>
\n\t\t\tMay 6-9 at Akron
\n\t\t\tAkron<\/p>\n

\t\t\tMEAC<\/a>
\n\t\t\tMay 6-9 at Norfolk State
\n\t\t\tHoward<\/p>\n

\t\t\tMissouri Valley<\/a>
\n\t\t\tMay 6-9 at Southern Illinois
\n\t\t\tBelmont<\/p>\n

\t\t\tMountain West<\/a>
\n\t\t\tMay 6-9 at Nevada
\n\t\t\tGrand Canyon<\/p>\n

\t\t\tNEC<\/a>
\n\t\t\tMay 7-9 at high seed
\n\t\t\tWagner<\/p>\n

\t\t\tOhio Valley<\/a>
\n\t\t\tMay 6-9 at\u00a0Peoria, Ill.
\n\t\t\tEastern Illinois<\/p>\n

\t\t\tPatriot League<\/a>
\n\t\t\tMay 7-9 at No. 1 seed
\n\t\t\tBoston U.<\/p>\n

\t\t\tSEC<\/a>
\n\t\t\tMay 5-9 at Kentucky
\n\t\t\tTexas<\/p>\n

\t\t\tSoCon<\/a>
\n\t\t\tMay 6-10\u00a0at Chattanooga
\n\t\t\tUNC Greensboro<\/p>\n

\t\t\tSouthland<\/a>
\n\t\t\tApril 30 – May 9 at No. 1-2 seeds, high seed
\n\t\t\tMcNeese<\/p>\n

\t\t\tSWAC<\/a>
\n\t\t\tMay 5-8\/9 at\u00a0Gulfport, Miss.
\n\t\t\tFAMU<\/p>\n

\t\t\tSummit League<\/a>
\n\t\t\tMay 6-9 at Twin Cities, Minn.
\n\t\t\tSouth Dakota<\/p>\n

\t\t\tSun Belt<\/a>
\n\t\t\tMay 6-9 at Louisiana
\n\t\t\tSouth Alabama<\/p>\n

\t\t\tWCC
\n\t\t\tNo tournament (regular season champ)
\n\t\t\tSaint Mary’s<\/p>\n

\t\t\tWAC<\/a>
\n\t\t\tMay 6-9 at Tarleton State
\n\t\t\tCalifornia Baptist<\/p>\n

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