According to reports, the NCAA Softball Tournament will double from 16 national seeds to 32 in 2026.

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel (PROP) recently approved the double first base bag along with several other key changes for the 2025-2026 Division I softball season.

NCAA softball is finally expanding its tournament. Just like women’s volleyball and soccer, the road to the Women’s College World Series will now seed 32 teams.

College softball’s postseason will begin seeding the top 32 teams in the tournament, following the same model used by women’s soccer and volleyball.