Last Four In: Nebraska, Texas State, Georgia Tech, Minnesota
First Four Out: Illinois, Wisconsin, Virginia, Louisville
Softball season is here! Once again, the SEC has a plethora of teams projected in the field-of-64 for our first bracketology of the season. This can drastically change over the next couple of weeks as conference play begins, and teams begin to heat up and cool off. One thing that surprises me is the lack of ACC teams in the bracket, even though Virginia and Louisville are just sitting outside. However, we have a long way to go and I anticipate at least 7-8 ACC teams in the bracket when all is said and done, if not more!
ACC: Clemson*, Florida State, Duke, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech
American: Wichita State*
Big East: Connecticut*
Big 12: Oklahoma*, Oklahoma State, Texas, Baylor, Texas Tech
Big Ten: Maryland*, Penn State, Nebraska, Minnesota
Pac-12: UCLA*, Stanford, Washington, Arizona State, Arizona, Utah, Oregon, California
SEC: LSU*, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia, South Carolina, Kentucky, Texas A&M, Missouri, Mississippi State
A-10: Dayton
America East: Binghamton
A-Sun: Central Arkansas
Big Sky: Sacramento State
Big South: USC-Upstate
Big West: Cal State Fullerton
CAA: UNC Wilmington
C-USA: Charlotte
Horizon: Robert Morris
Ivy: Harvard
MAAC: Canisius
MAC: Miami (OH)
MEAC: Morgan State
MVC: Southern Illinois
MWC: Nevada*, San Diego State
NEC: Fairleigh Dickinson
OVC: Southeast Missouri
Patriot: Boston U
Southern: UNC Greensboro
Southland: USC-Upstate
Summit: South Dakota State
Sun Belt: Louisiana*, Coastal Carolina, Texas State
SWAC: Florida A&M
WCC: BYU
WAC: Grand Canyon