Tuscaloosa NCAA Softball Regional Field Announced
5/12/2003 12:00:00 AM | Softball
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The NCAA announced the field of 64 for the 2003 NCAA Softball Championships and the Crimson Tide was announced as the top seed and host of the NCAA Region VIII Championship beginning on Thursday, May 15.
Joining Alabama in the tournament will be Stanford University, the University of Massachusetts, University of Illinois, Georgia Tech, Southern Illinois University, the University of Chattanooga and Southern University.
The Crimson Tide received Southeastern Conference's automatic bid on Sunday when the team won the SEC Tournament Championship. UMass, Chattanooga and Southern also received automatic bids by virtue of winning their conference tournaments.
Stanford, Illinois, Georgia Tech and Southern Illinois all received at-large bids into the tournament.
Alabama is making its fifth consecutive appearance in the tournament and is hosting for the second time in three years. The Crimson Tide also hosted an NCAA Regional tournament in 2001.
Alabama won the NCAA Region IV Championship in Tempe, Arizona in 2000, earning its first trip to the Women's College World Series.
Tickets are still available and can be purchased at the University of Alabama Athletic Ticket Office located in Coleman Coliseum, or fans can call 205.348.BAMA.
Action will begin Thursday at 9:30 a.m. between Illinois and Georgia Tech followed by Alabama and Southern University at 12 p.m. UMass and Southern Illinois will square off at 2:30 p.m. followed by Stanford and Chattanooga at 5 p.m. An elimination will game will close out the first day of action at 7:30 p.m.
The dates, sites and pairings are as follows:
DATES/SITES/PAIRINGS:
* Indicates host institution
Seed No. 1 - May 15-18 at Tucson, Arizona
No. 1 seed *Arizona (50-5)
No. 2 seed South Carolina (38-18)
No. 3 seed Texas A&M (35-20)
No. 4 seed Minnesota (35-18-1)
No. 5 seed Cal State Northridge (26-21)
No. 6 seed Boston College (33-20)
No. 7 seed Princeton (23-19-1)
No. 8 seed Colorado State (35-13)
Seed No. 2 - May 15-18 at Fresno, California
No. 1 seed UCLA (45-6)
No. 2 seed Georgia (55-12)
No. 3 seed Michigan State (37-17)
No. 4 seed *Fresno State (33-20)
No. 5 seed Long Beach State (29-17)
No. 6 seed North Carolina (39-20-1)
No. 7 seed Long Island (29-19)
No. 8 seed Colgate (30-13)
Seed No. 3 - May 15-18 at Austin, Texas
No. 1 seed *Texas (43-7)
No. 2 seed Northwestern (35-17)
No. 3 seed Arizona State (30-23)
No. 4 seed LSU (49-16)
No. 5 seed Hawaii (37-18)
No. 6 seed Southwest Texas State (43-16-1)
No. 7 seed Tennessee Tech (41-14)
No. 8 seed Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (31-22)
Seed No. 4 - May 15-18 at Gainesville, Florida
No. 1 seed Oklahoma (39-12)
No. 2 seed Florida State (45-9)
No. 3 seed *Florida (40-23)
No. 4 seed South Florida (53-17)
No. 5 seed Florida Atlantic (42-26)
No. 6 seed Oregon State (32-29)
No. 7 seed Texas-Arlington (39-15)
No. 8 seed Bethune-Cookman (45-19)
Seed No. 5 - May 15-18 at Lincoln, Nebraska
No. 1 seed Washington (40-14-1)
No. 2 seed *Nebraska (36-15)
No. 3 seed Iowa (40-13)
No. 4 seed Mississippi State (33-28)
No. 5 seed Florida International (35-25)
No. 6 seed Pacific (Cal.) (34-22)
No. 7 seed Hofstra (37-15)
No. 8 seed Creighton (25-22)
Seed No. 6 - May 15-18 at Fullerton, California
No. 1 seed *Cal State Fullerton (39-13)
No. 2 seed Oklahoma State (36-13)
No. 3 seed Oregon (32-17)
No. 4 seed Louisiana-Lafayette (43-8)
No. 5 seed San Diego State (37-18)
No. 6 seed Penn State (30-21)
No. 7 seed Boston U. (33-21)
No. 8 seed Rider (24-23)
Seed No. 7 - May 15-18 at Ann Arbor, Michigan
No. 1 seed DePaul (46-5-1)
No. 2 seed California (41-18)
No. 3 seed *Michigan (40-14)
No. 4 seed Notre Dame (36-15)
No. 5 seed Missouri (29-18)
No. 6 seed Western Michigan (30-22)
No. 7 seed Oakland (33-23)
No. 8 seed Wright State (15-35)
Seed No. 8 - May 15-18 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama
No. 1 seed *Alabama (45-19)
No. 2 seed Stanford (40-24)
No. 3 seed Massachusetts (36-13)
No. 4 seed Illinois (38-15-1)
No. 5 seed Georgia Tech (35-23)
No. 6 seed Southern Illinois (36-12)
No. 7 seed Chattanooga (35-28)
No. 8 seed Southern U. (19-10)
*Host institution.
