Everything You Need to Know About the Women's College World Series: Bracket, Schedule, Location, TV Channel
The Women's College World Series begins tomorrow, Thursday May 28th, and a familiar face is shockingly out of the bracket.
The Oklahoma Sooners suffered a loss in the super regional round to un-seeded Mississippi State. Oklahoma had won six of the last nine World Series' and their exit opens the door for the rest of the competition.
Along with the Bulldogs, Alabama, Texas, Nebraska, Arkansas, Tennessee, UCLA, and Texas Tech round out the eight teams in the WCWS this year. Only the Longhorns and Bruins have won the World Series in the last 10 years out of the field, with five never winning it all.
Texas won it all last year and started the season in dominating fashion going 31-1 to open the season. They scuffled a bit to close, but the veteran leadership from last year's team is still there.
There's no clear favorite to win the title, with Bama and UCLA each being the top-two favorites at +375. Read about the rest of the odds for each team to win it here.
This is everything you need to know about the Women's College World Series and how you can catch the action.
2026 Women's College World Series Location & Dates
The Women's College World Series will be held at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The tournament will take place from Thursday, May 28th to June 4th or June 5th, depending on if Game 3 of the championship round will be necessary.
2026 Women's College World Series Bracket
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How to Watch the 2026 Women's College World Series
All Women's College World Series games will be broadcast on either ESPN, ESPN 2, or ABC, depending on the game. The full game schedule with each respective TV channel is below.
You can also stream each game via the ESPN app.
2026 Women's College World Series Schedule
Thursday, May 28
Game | Time (ET) | TV Channel |
Game 1: Texas Tech vs. Mississippi State | 12 p.m. | ESPN |
Game 2: Texas vs. Tennessee | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN |
Game 3: Alabama vs. UCLA | 7 p.m. | ESPN2 |
Game 4: Nebraska vs. Arkansas | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN2 |
Friday, May 29
Game | Time (ET) | TV Channel |
Game 5: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser | 7 p.m. | ESPN2 |
Game 6: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN2 |
Saturday, May 30
Game | Time (ET) | TV Channel |
Game 7: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner | 3 p.m. | ABC |
Game 8: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner | 7 p.m. | ESPN |
Sunday, May 31
Game | Time (ET) | TV Channel |
Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 8 loser | 3 p.m. | ABC |
Game 10: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 loser | 7 p.m. | ESPN2 |
Monday, June 1
Game | Time (ET) | TV Channel |
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 9 winner | 12 p.m. | ESPN |
Game 12: Game 11 rematch* | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN |
Game 13: Game 8 winner vs. Game 10 winner | 7 p.m. | ESPN2 |
Game 14: Game 13 rematch* | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN2 |
* If necessary
2026 Women's College World Series finals schedule
Date | Game | Time (ET) | TV Channel |
Wednesday, June 3 | Game 1 | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
Thursday, June 4 | Game 2 | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
Friday, June 5 | Game 3* | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
* If necessary
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