Alabama softball will be the team to beat. The Crimson Tide not only earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA softball tournament but also received the top overall seed in the entire bracket. Alabama will play host to the Tuscaloosa regional starting this weekend.

Alabama softball has been revealed as the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. Here is who the Crimson Tide play and when.

Alabama softball may not have ended the SEC Tournament the way it had hoped, but the Crimson Tide has certainly made a statement to be a top seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Crimson Tide (49-7) ended its tournament run with a 7-1 loss to Texas. Beforehand ...

TUSCALOOSA- For the first time since 2010, Patrick Murphy's team sits atop the NCAA Tournament bracket.  Alabama softball earned the top overall seed in the field. They'll host a regional for the 21st-consecutive year.

Alabama baseball is expected to make a fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament run in 2026. Where the Crimson Tide stands in projections to start May.

All three opponents have been sent to Tuscaloosa for a regional within the last two seasons. USC Upstate and Southeastern Louisiana played at Rhoads in the 2024 postseason, and Belmont played in the Tuscaloosa Regional last season. Belmont has one of the best pitchers in the country in the country with a 27-2 record and 0.66 ERA.

Top seed honor: Alabama secured the No. 1 overall seed for the 2026 NCAA softball tournament, only the second such honor in program history. Home field advantage: The Crimson Tide will host the Tuscaloosa Regional starting May 15, opening against USC ...