The UCF softball team is headed to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth consecutive season.
The Knights were tabbed as the No. 6 seed in the Tallahassee Regional and will be kicking off postseason play on Friday at 2:30 p.m. against Jacksonville State.
The softball team is the ninth UCF program to compete at an NCAA postseason regional or championship event in 2025-26, joining cross country, 尘别苍鈥檚 and wo尘别苍鈥檚 soccer, indoor track & field, 尘别苍鈥檚 basketball, 尘别苍鈥檚 and wo尘别苍鈥檚 tennis and women’s golf.
Postseason Outlook
This year marks UCF’s 13th all-time appearance in the premiere postseason tournament.
The Tallahassee regional also includes Florida State as the top seed, Stetson and Jacksonville State.
UCF will face Jacksonville State at 2:30 p.m. on Friday following Florida State’s opening-round matchup against Stetson at noon. ESPN will provide coverage from all 16 regional sites on its platforms.
The double-elimination format for the regional round will begin on Friday, May 15 and conclude on Sunday, May 17. The 16 remaining teams will advance to the Super Regionals.
The NCAA Wo尘别苍鈥檚 College World Series will be held from May 28-June 4/5 at Devon Park in Oklahoma City.
UCF鈥檚 Road to the NCAA Tournament
UCF is one of seven Big 12 Conference teams selected to the tournament after producing a dominant regular season with 38 wins. Along the way, the Knights notched three victories over opponents ranked among the top 15 in the nation and a program-record 14 wins in Big 12 Conference play.
UCF, currently ranked at No. 22, has climbed as high as No. 15 in the national rankings this year, just two spots shy of their program-best record achieved in 2015 and 2022.
