Alabama softballis the cream of the crop heading into the 2026 NCAA softball tournament, cemented as the No. 1 seed for the first time in 16 years.
TheCrimson Tide's ranking means it will host a regional and, if it advances, a super regional. The regional field will consist of USC Upstate (36-21), Belmont (40-11) and SE Louisiana (46-14).
The Tuscaloosa Regional is double elimination. Action will run through May 15-17, with a full schedule expected to release soon.
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It marks the 27th-straight NCAA Tournament appearance for Alabama and the 21st-straight season it is hosting a regional at Rhoads Stadium, not including the canceled 2020 season. The Crimson Tide has advanced to the Women’s College World Series 15 times and is looking to do so for the first time in two years. Alabama has one national championship, which came in 2012.
Alabama is coming off a championship title loss in the SEC Tournament.Seven unanswered runsled to a 7-1 fall to Texas, securing the Longhorns their first SEC Softball Tournament title during their second year in the conference on Saturday, May 9.
Alabama softball 2026 season schedule
Feb 5 (Thu)
Atlanta, Ga.
Buzz Classic
Feb 6 (Fri)
12:30 p.m. CT
East Carolina
Atlanta, Ga.
Buzz Classic
Feb 6 (Fri)
Georgia Tech
Atlanta, Ga.
Buzz Classic
Feb 7 (Sat)
12:30 p.m. CT
Atlanta, Ga.
Buzz Classic
Feb 7 (Sat)
Georgia Tech
Atlanta, Ga.
Buzz Classic
Feb 13 (Fri)
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
2026 Easton Bama Bash
Feb 13 (Fri)
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
2026 Easton Bama Bash
Feb 14 (Sat)
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
2026 Easton Bama Bash
Feb 14 (Sat)
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
2026 Easton Bama Bash
Feb 15 (Sun)
12:30 p.m. CT
Georgia Southern
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
2026 Easton Bama Bash
Feb 20 (Fri)
Tallahassee, Fla.
Dugout Club Classic
Feb 20 (Fri)
4:30 p.m. CT
#6/7 Florida State
Tallahassee, Fla.
Dugout Club Classic
Feb 21 (Sat)
#6/7 Florida State
Tallahassee, Fla.
Dugout Club Classic
Feb 21 (Sat)
4:30 p.m. CT
Tallahassee, Fla.
Dugout Club Classic
Feb 22 (Sun)
Tallahassee, Fla.
Dugout Club Classic
Feb 24 (Tue)
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Feb 27 (Fri)
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
2026 T-Mobile Crimson Classic
Feb 27 (Fri)
6:30 p.m. CT
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
2026 T-Mobile Crimson Classic
Feb 28 (Sat)
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
2026 T-Mobile Crimson Classic
Feb 28 (Sat)
1:30 p.m. CT
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
2026 T-Mobile Crimson Classic
Mar 1 (Sun)
11:30 a.m. CT
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
2026 T-Mobile Crimson Classic
Mar 1 (Sun)
1:30 p.m. CT
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
2026 T-Mobile Crimson Classic
Mar 6 (Fri)
Oxford, Miss
Mar 6 (Fri)
45 mins. after Gm 1
Oxford, Miss
Mar 8 (Sun)
Oxford, Miss
Mar 10 (Tue)
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Mar 13 (Fri)
#8/9 Arkansas
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Mar 14 (Sat)
#8/9 Arkansas
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Mar 15 (Sun)
1:30 p.m. CT
#8/9 Arkansas
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Mar 17 (Tue)
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Mar 20 (Fri)
Columbia, Mo.
Mar 21 (Sat)
Columbia, Mo.
Mar 22 (Sun)
Columbia, Mo.
Mar 25 (Wed)
3:30 p.m. CT
Jacksonville State
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Mar 25 (Wed)
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Mar 27 (Fri)
North Dakota State
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Mar 28 (Sat)
North Dakota State
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Apr 2 (Thu)
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Apr 3 (Fri)
7:30 p.m. CT
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Apr 4 (Sat)
12:30 p.m. CT
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Apr 7 (Tue)
South Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Apr 10 (Fri)
Auburn, Ala.
Apr 11 (Sat)
Auburn, Ala.
Apr 12 (Sun)
Auburn, Ala.
Apr 14 (Tue)
Birmingham, Ala.
Apr 17 (Fri)
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Apr 18 (Sat)
1:30 p.m. CT
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Apr 19 (Sun)
1:30 p.m. CT
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Apr 21 (Tue)
5:30 p.m. CT
Birmingham, Ala.
Apr 25 (Sat)
6:30 p.m. CT
#8/9 Tennessee
Knoxville, Tenn.
Apr 26 (Sun)
#8/9 Tennessee
Knoxville, Tenn.
Apr 27 (Mon)
#8/9 Tennessee
Knoxville, Tenn.
Apr 30 (Thu)
#RV/21 South Carolina
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
May 1 (Fri)
12:30 p.m. CT
#RV/21 South Carolina
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
May 2 (Sat)
#RV/21 South Carolina
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
May 7 (Thu)
Lexington, Ky.
2026 SEC Softball Tournament
May 8 (Fri)
Lexington, Ky.
2026 SEC Softball Tournament
May 9 (Sat)
Lexington, Ky.
2026 SEC Softball Tournament
Amelia Hurley covers high school and college sports for The Tuscaloosa News and USA TODAY Network. You can find her on X atameliahurley_or reach her at ahurley@usatodayco.com.
This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News:Alabama softball schedule in NCAA Tournament Tuscaloosa Regional
