The road to Oklahoma City and theWomen's College World Seriesbegins Friday with a full slate of regional action in the NCAA Division I softball tournament. The OklahomaSoonershave claimed the last four titles. They could earn a fifth as the tournament's No. 2 overall seed, but they have plenty of competition in this year's field, much of which figures to come from their new conference. SEC schools earned seven of the top eight seeds, headed by top overall selectionTexas A&M, with the league receiving 14 bids in all to the 64-team field. Here's a quick guide to Friday's first-round action, starting with a refresher on the tournament format. Like the Division I baseball tournament, the 64 teams selected are placed in 16 regionals of four teams each. The NCAA denotes these regionals by the city or town in which the host school is located. The regionals are double elimination, and the 16 winners advance to best-of-three super regionals that will take place next weekend. The eight winners of those series will move on to the WCWS in Oklahoma City. The ESPN family of channels will be airing selected contests throughout the day. But don't worry if your favorite team doesn't happen to be on the lineup. Every game is available for streaming via ESPN+. Keep in mind, however, that the TV coverage might bounce around if Mother Nature intervenes and some venues experience weather delays. The bracket is set! 🥎👉https://t.co/5oYyDNlWix🎟️https://t.co/QxhUYg5UXP#RoadToWCWSpic.twitter.com/fYEHtYaMY0 — NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball)May 11, 2025 Here's the full Friday schedule of 32 games (all times eastern). Liberty vs. Marist, 1 p.m. No. 1 Texas A&M vs. St. Francis, 3:30 p.m., SECN California vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 3:30 p.m. No. 2 Oklahoma vs. Boston University, 6 p.m., ESPNU Florida Atlantic vs. Georgia Tech, 2 p.m., ESPNU No. 3 Florida vs. Mercer, 4:30 p.m. Oklahoma State vs. Indiana, 4 p.m., ESPN2 No. 4 Arkansas vs. Saint Louis, 6:30 p.m. Auburn vs. South Florida, noon, ESPNU No. 5 Florida State vs. Robert Morris, 2:30 p.m., ACCN Central Florida vs. Michigan, 2 p.m., ESPN2 No. 6 Texas vs. Eastern Illinois, 4:30 p.m. No. 7 Tennessee vs. Miami (Ohio), 1:30 p.m., SECN Ohio State vs. North Carolina, 4 p.m., ESPNU Virginia vs. North Florida, 3 p.m. No. 8 South Carolina vs. Elon, 5:30 p.m. No. 9 UCLA vs. UC Santa Barbara, 7:30 p.m. Arizona State vs. San Diego State, 10 p.m., ESPN2 Nebraska vs. Connecticut, 3 p.m. No. 10 LSU vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 5:30 p.m., SECN Kentucky vs. Northwestern, 2 p.m. No. 11 Clemson vs. USC Upstate, 4:30 p.m., ACCN No. 12 Texas Tech vs. Brown, 5:30 p.m. Mississippi State vs. Washington, 8 p.m., ESPN2 No. 13 Arizona vs. Santa Clara, 7:30 p.m. Mississippi vs. Grand Canyon, 10 p.m., ESPNU No. 14 Duke vs. Howard, noon, ACCN Georgia vs. Coastal Carolina, 2:30 p.m. Virginia Tech vs. Belmont, 3:30 p.m. No. 15 Alabama vs. Jackson State, 6 p.m. Stanford vs. Binghamton, 5 p.m. No. 16 Oregon vs. Weber State, 7:30 p.m. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:College softball games: Today's schedule, TV for NCAA tournament