NCAA Softball Tournament Preseason Projections
With the 2019 season set to begin here is a look at our “way too early” NCAA Tournament bracket and the top 64 contending teams based on what they return and or have lost on roster. The departures at Oregon is main reason I have them out of this NCAA Tournament projection. This week’s announcement that Baylor’s ace pitcher, Gia Rodoni, will miss entire 2019 season following knee surgery puts the Bears postseason in question with big questions left in the circle.
ACC (4)– *Florida State , Notre Dame , Louisville, Syracuse
American (4): * Houston , USF , Wichita State , UCF
Big East (1) * Creighton
Big 12 (4): *Oklahoma , Texas , Oklahoma State , Texas Tech
Big Ten (5): * Michigan, Minnesota ,Ohio State Northwestern, Wisconsin,
Pac-12 (7): * UCLA ,Washington , Arizona , Arizona State, California , Oregon State, Utah
SEC (12): *Florida , Georgia, Tennessee ,South Carolina , LSU , Texas AM, Auburn , Arkansas , Mississippi State, Kentucky, Alabama, Ole Miss
A-10 (1): *UMass
America East (1): *UMass-Lowell
A-Sun (2): *Liberty, Florida Gulf Coast
Big Sky (1): *Sacramento State
Big South (1): *Longwood
Big West (1): *Cal State Fullerton
CAA (1): * James Madison
C-USA (2) : * Louisiana Tech, UAB
Horizon (1): *Illinois-Chicago
Ivy (1): *Harvard
MAAC (1): *Monmouth
MAC (1): *Ball State
MEAC (1): *FAMU
MVC (1): *Drake
MWC (1): * Fresno State
NEC (1): * Sacred Heart
OVC (1): * Jacksonville State
Patriot( 1): * Boston U
Southern (1): *UNCG
Southland (1): *Nicholls
Summit (1): * North Dakota State
Sun Belt (1): * Louisiana Lafayette
SWAC (1): * Prairie View A&M
WAC (1): *New Mexico State
WCC (1): * BYU
Below is ther 16 teams we project to host NCAA regional and get a National seed.
1- UCLA
2- Florida
3- Washington
4- Oklahoma
5- Florida State
6- Arizona
7- Tennessee
8- Arkansas
9- Georgia
10- Texas
11- South Carolina
12- Kentucky
13- Louisiana- Lafayette
14- Michigan
15- LSU
16- Alabama
