Florida head coach Tim Walton talks with the team during a time out Women's College World Series softball game between the Florida Gators and the Tennessee Volunteers (SARAH PHIPPS - Imagn Images)

Florida Softball Earns No. 6 Seed in NCAA Tournament, Set to Host Regionals

Florida softball learned its postseason path Sunday night during the NCAA Selection Show on ESPN2.

The Gators earned the No. 6 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament after finishing 48-10 overall and 17-7 in SEC play. Florida’s SEC Tournament run ended in the semifinals.

As a top-eight national seed, Florida is guaranteed to host both a regional and super regional if it advances.

The Gainesville Regional field includes Florida, Texas State (32-20), Georgia Tech (30-27) and Florida A&M (32-20).

Texas State enters the tournament after falling to South Alabama in the Sun Belt Tournament championship game.

Georgia Tech, which Florida defeated earlier this season, lost to Florida State in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals.

Florida A&M secured an automatic NCAA Tournament bid after defeating Southern 2-1 in walk-off fashion to win the program’s first Southwestern Athletic Conference championship.

The matchup against Texas State will mark the first meeting in program history between the two schools. Florida has faced Florida A&M 23 times and Georgia Tech nine times previously.

The Gators are undefeated all-time against Florida A&M and hold a 9-1 record against Georgia Tech, including a 5-1 victory earlier this season.

If Florida advances out of the Gainesville Regional, it would host the winner of the Lubbock Regional. That regional features Texas Tech (52-6), Ole Miss (34-24), Boston University (46-13) and Marist (37-19). Texas Tech reached the Women’s College World Series finals in 2025.

Florida opens NCAA Tournament play Friday against Florida A&M at 11 a.m.

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