The road to the 2023 NCAA Division I Softball Championship will go through Norman. For the fourth consecutive time the Sooners are the Top-Overall seed for the tournament and will host Cal, Hofstra, and Missouri in the Norman Regional. OU begins its march to OKC at 4 p.m. when it takes on Hofstra in the opening game of the regional. That will be followed by Ca and Missouri. The two winners will play each other in Saturday’s first game (2 p.m.) and then Friday’s two losers will play in the first elimination game immediately after (4:30 p.m.).
Oklahoma is more than just a staple in the NCAA Softball Tournament, the Sooners have become “regulars” at the Women’s College World Series. Only UCLA (12) and Arizona (8) have won more title than OU but as of late it has been Patty Gasso’s gals that have become the face of the sport. Here’s a stroll through some of the more impressive numbers for the Sooners as the 2023 tournament approaches.
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- Oklahoma’s overall seed in the 2023 NCAA Division I Softball Championship.
- The number of teams to have won three consecutive Women’s College World Series Championships (UCLA 1988, 89, 90).
2
- Number of consecutive years Oklahoma has won the Women’s College World Series.
- Number of times Oklahoma was won back-to-back national titles (2016-2017, 2021-2022).
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- Number of consecutive seasons Oklahoma has been the #1 overall seed in the NCAA Division I Softball Championship.
- Number of national championships the Sooners have won over the course of the last six Women’s College World Series.
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- Number of times Oklahoma has been the top-seeded team in the tournament (2013, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023).
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- Number of consecutive seasons Oklahoma has made it to the Women’s College World Series.
- Total number of national championships the Sooners have won (2000, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022)
12
- Number of consecutive seasons Oklahoma has hosted a regional.
15
- Total appearances by Oklahoma in the Women’s College World Series.
16
- Number of consecutive seasons the Sooners have been a national seed in the tournament.
29
- Number of consecutive seasons Oklahoma has made the NCAA Tournament.
43
- Consecutive number of games that Oklahoma has won heading into the NCAA Tournament.
