2026 UCF vs UCLA Super Regional
May 22, 2026 – May 24, 2026 · Hosted by UCLA Bruins in Los Angeles, CA · Winner advances to the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City.
The 2026 UCF vs UCLA Super Regional is a best-of-three NCAA Softball series played May 22, 2026 through May 24, 2026. It pits UCF Knights against UCLA Bruins at UCLA's home park. The winner advances to the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City on May 28, 2026.
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About this super regional
The UCF vs UCLA Super Regional is one of eight best-of-three series between regional winners in the 2026 NCAA Division I Softball Championship. UCF Knights plays UCLA Bruins in a best-of-three series at UCLA's home park (May 22, 2026 – May 24, 2026).
The higher national seed remaining hosts. If both regional hosts survived, the one with the better national seed gets home games. If a top-8 national seed was eliminated in their regional, the super regional moves to the surviving team with the next-best national seed — this happens in roughly one of every eight bracket cycles.
The eight super-regional winners head to Oklahoma City for the Women's College World Series, May 28 – June 4, 2026. The WCWS is itself a double-elimination eight-team bracket capped by a best-of-three championship series.