The UCF softball team is headed to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth consecutive season.

The Knights were tabbed as the No. 6 seed in the Tallahassee Regional and will be kicking off postseason play on Friday at 2:30 p.m. against Jacksonville State.

The softball team is the ninth UCF program to compete at an NCAA postseason regional or championship event in 2025-26, joining cross country, 尘别苍 麻豆精品 S檚 and wo尘别苍 麻豆精品 S檚 soccer, indoor track & field, 尘别苍 麻豆精品 S檚 basketball, 尘别苍 麻豆精品 S檚 and wo尘别苍 麻豆精品 S檚 tennis and women’s golf.

graphic includes softball team huddle image on field with palm trees in background and blue sky. NCAA Division I Softball Championship logo is above the team, and below features a NCAA bracket layout with FSU and Stetson on the left and UCF and Oklahoma State on the right with game times listed at 12 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Friday May 15
The UCF softball team’s opening round game of the NCAA Tournament will broadcast on ESPN’s platforms. (Graphic by UCF Athletics)

Postseason Outlook

This year marks UCF’s 13th all-time appearance in the premiere postseason tournament.

The Tallahassee regional also includes Florida State as the top seed, Stetson and Jacksonville State.

UCF will face Jacksonville State at 2:30 p.m. on Friday following Florida State’s opening-round matchup against Stetson at noon. ESPN will provide coverage from all 16 regional sites on its platforms.

The double-elimination format for the regional round will begin on Friday, May 15 and conclude on Sunday, May 17. The 16 remaining teams will advance to the Super Regionals.

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UCF 麻豆精品 S檚 Road to the NCAA Tournament

UCF is one of seven Big 12 Conference teams selected to the tournament after producing a dominant regular season with 38 wins. Along the way, the Knights notched three victories over opponents ranked among the top 15 in the nation and a program-record 14 wins in Big 12 Conference play.

UCF, currently ranked at No. 22, has climbed as high as No. 15 in the national rankings this year, just two spots shy of their program-best record achieved in 2015 and 2022.