Michigan Headed to Orlando for NCAA Regional, Matched Against South Dakota State
5/15/2022 8:02:00 PM | Softball
• NCAA Bracket
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- The University of Michigan softball team earned its 27th consecutive -- and 29th overall -- selection to the NCAA Tournament and will head to the Orlando Regional to open play against South Dakota State at 3:30 p.m. on Friday (May 20) at UCF Softball Complex. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+.
No. 16 seed UCF will serve as the host school and face Villanova at 6 p.m. on Friday on the other side of the regional bracket. The regional round is a four-team, double-elimination tournament played over three days.
The winner of the Orlando Regional will move on to a super regional against the winner of the regional being hosted by Oklahoma in Norman. That regional consists of No. 1 overall seed Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Minnesota and Prairie View A&M. The super regional is a best-of-three format with the winner advancing to the eight-team Women's College World Series, scheduled for June 2-8 in Oklahoma City, Okla.
Michigan (36-16) is making its 29th NCAA Tournament appearance (1992-93, '95-2022) and has earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament every season since 1995. It is just the eighth time in program history that U-M will play a regional round on the road. The Wolverines are 86-21 all-time in the NCAA Regional round and have won 18 regional titles.
Orlando Regional Schedule
Friday, May 20
Game 1 -- #2 seed Michigan vs. #3 seed South Dakota State, 3:30 p.m.
Game 2 -- #1 seed UCF vs. #4 seed Villanova, 6 p.m.
Saturday, May 21
Game 3 -- Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 11 a.m.
Game 4 -- Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 1:30 p.m.
Game 5 -- Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner, 4 p.m.
Sunday, May 22
Game 6 -- Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 2 p.m.
Game 7 (if necessary) -- Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser, 4:30 p.m.
