2017 NCAA Division I softball tournament

The 2017 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 18 through June 7, 2017, as the final part of the 2017 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 participating NCAA Division I college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 293 teams on May 14, 2017. Thirty-two teams were awarded automatic bids as champions of their conferences, and the remaining 32 were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I softball selection committee. The tournament culminated with eight teams playing in the 2017 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma would repeat as National Champions, defeating Florida in 2 games and 17 innings in the first game. Oklahoma became the lowest seeded team to ever win the National Championship, winning as the 10 seed.

Automatic bids
The Big West, Mountain West, Pac-12, and West Coast Conference bids were awarded to the regular-season champion. All other conferences have the automatic bid go to the conference tournament winner.

National seeds
16 National Seeds were announced on the Selection Show Sunday, May 14 at 10 p.m. EDT on ESPN2. The 16 national seeds host the Regionals. Teams in italics advanced to Super Regionals. Teams in bold advance to Women's College World Series.

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10. Oklahoma

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16. Alabama

Regionals and Super Regionals
The Regionals took place May 18–21. One regional, Salt Lake City, took place May 18–20 because of BYU's no-Sunday-play policy; all other regionals occurred May 19–21. The Super Regionals took place from May 25–28.

Women's College World Series
The Women's College World Series will be held June 1 through June 7, 2017, in Oklahoma City.

Participants
† = From NCAA Division I Softball Championship Results

All-tournament Team
The following players were members of the Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team.

Record by conference
The columns RF, SR, WS, NS, F, and NC respectively stand for the Regional Finals, Super Regionals, College World Series Teams, National Semi-Finals, Finals, and National Champion.

Radio
Westwood One provided nationwide radio coverage of the championship series. It was streamed online at westwoodsports.com, through TuneIn, and on SiriusXM. Kevin Kugler and Leah Amico provided the call for Westwood One.

Television
ESPN holds exclusive rights to the tournament. They aired games across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ESPN3 and Longhorn Network. For the first time in the history of the women's softball tournament ESPN covered every regional.

Broadcast assignments
Regionals Super Regionals Women's College World Series
 * Salt Lake: Alex Perlman & Megan Turk
 * Gainesville: Melissa Lee & Lee Dakich
 * Lexington: Jenn Hildreth & Carol Bruggeman
 * Norman: Alex Loeb & Megan Willis
 * Baton Rouge: Lyn Rollins & Yvette Girouard
 * Knoxville: Lisa Byington & Jennie Ritter
 * Auburn: Mark Neely & Jenny Dalton-Hill
 * Tuscaloosa: Pam Ward & Cheri Kempf
 * Gainesville: Eric Collins & Amanda Scarborough
 * Los Angeles: Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe
 * Auburn: Mark Neely & Jenny Dalton-Hill
 * Tallahassee: Jenn Hildreth & Carol Bruggeman
 * Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge (afternoons, early Fri)
 * Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe (evenings minus early Fri)

Regionals Super Regionals Women's College World Series Finals
 * Tallahassee: Eric Frede & Leah Amico
 * Waco: Brenda VanLengen & Francesca Enea
 * College Station: Tyler Denning & Erin Miller
 * Oxford: Eric Collins & Amanda Scarborough
 * Tucson: Dean Linke & Kenzie Fowler
 * Eugene: Trey Bender & Danielle Lawrie
 * Los Angeles: Tracy Warren & Amanda Freed
 * Seattle: Beth Mowins & Michele Smith
 * Knoxville: Alex Loeb & Megan Willis
 * Eugene: Trey Bender & Danielle Lawrie
 * Tucson: Pam Ward & Cheri Kempf
 * Seattle: Courtney Lyle & Lee Dakich
 * Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe