The No. 2 Sooners face No. 7 Tennessee in the first round of the WCWS, and will likely face Lady Vols ace Karlyn Pickens, one of the best pitchers in college softball. Tennessee already beat Oklahoma in a three-game series in Norman earlier this season.

When the 64-team field was set, the SEC had nine regional hosts and 14 teams, the most for a single conference in tournament history. The ACC had a conference-record nine teams in the field and three hosts.