2026 Knoxville Regional
Hosted by Tennessee Lady Volunteers · May 15, 2026 – May 18, 2026
The 2026 Knoxville Regional is a four-team double-elimination NCAA Softball tournament played May 15, 2026 through May 18, 2026 at Tennessee's home stadium in Knoxville, TN. The four teams are Tennessee Lady Volunteers, Virginia Cavaliers, Indiana Hoosiers, and Northern Kentucky Norse. The winner advances to the Super Regionals on May 21-23, 2026 with a trip to the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City on the line.
Opening matchups
Full bracket
About the Knoxville Regional
The Knoxville Regional is one of 16 four-team double-elimination tournaments in the 2026 NCAA Division I Softball Championship. Tennessee Lady Volunteers earned the right to host after its regular-season performance, and plays at home throughout the regional weekend (May 15, 2026 – May 18, 2026).
Game 1 pairs the regional #1 seed against #4; Game 2 pairs #2 against #3. The two winners meet, the two losers play an elimination game, and the winner of the winners' bracket plays the winner of the elimination side. A team must lose twice to be eliminated.
The single team that survives advances to the Super Regionals (May 21-23), a best-of-three series against the winner of the paired regional. The eight Super Regional winners head to the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City beginning May 28.