#4 National Seed

Lincoln Regional

2026 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament · Regional Round

#4 Seed·Lincoln Regional

Frahm's Husker Coronation In Lincoln

Our Pick

Nebraska

STRONG

Revelle's program-best .878 win percentage and Jordy Frahm doing two-way damage (1.25 ERA + 19 HR) make this the chalkiest top-half regional. Louisville is a power-conference at-large but no individual standout reported; Grand Canyon has a 47-win pedigree as a first-year Mountain West.

NebraskaFAVORITE

BatJordy Frahm — .429 BA, 19 HR, .890 SLG

CircleJordy Frahm — 1.25 ERA, 193 K, 10 SV

LouisvilleTHREAT

5-seed in ACC Tournament; quarterfinal exit vs Stanford.

Grand CanyonDARK HORSE

Won both regular-season AND tournament titles in first Mountain West year.

South DakotaEASY OUT

CircleEvans — One-hit complete game in title clincher

First conference title in program history.

X-Factor

Frahm's pitch count if she has to start AND close. Revelle's staff has Jensen (Big Ten Freshman of the Year) as the safety valve.

National Seed

Host

Nebraska

City

Lincoln, NE

Dates

May 15-17, 2026

Format

4-team double-elim

Bracket

Friday's first-round matchups

Game 1 — Fri 12:00 PM ET

Game 2 — Fri 2:30 PM ET

Winners meet Saturday at 2:30 PM ET. Losers play an elimination game at 12:00 PM ET. Regional championship Sunday at 12:00 PM ET, with an if-necessary game at 2:30 PM ET.

Schedule

All times Eastern

Game	Date	Time	Matchup	TV
Game 1	Fri, May 15	12:00 PM ET	#1 Nebraska vs #4 South Dakota	ESPN+
Game 2	Fri, May 15	2:30 PM ET	#2 Louisville vs #3 Grand Canyon	ESPN+
Game 3	Sat, May 16	12:00 PM ET	Loser G1 vs Loser G2 (Elimination)	ESPN+
Game 4	Sat, May 16	2:30 PM ET	Winner G1 vs Winner G2	ESPN+
Game 5	Sat, May 16	5:00 PM ET	Winner G3 vs Loser G4 (Elimination)	ESPN+
Game 6	Sun, May 17	12:00 PM ET	Regional Championship	ESPN2
Game 7	Sun, May 17	2:30 PM ET	Regional Championship (if necessary)	ESPN2

Path Forward

Super Regional pairing

The Lincoln Regional winner advances to face the winner of the Stillwater Regional (#4 vs #13) in the Super Regional round May 21-24, hosted at the higher national seed (Nebraska). Super Regionals are best-of-three; the winner advances to the Women’s College World Series at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, May 28 - June 5.

About the Host

Nebraska

Nebraska hosts the Lincoln Regional in Lincoln, NE as the #4 national seed of the 2026 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. Hosting rights are awarded to the top 16 seeds, and the Nebraska program earned its bid on the strength of its regular-season resume.

All games at this regional are played at the Nebraska home softball venue, with first pitch on Friday, May 15 and the championship round on Sunday, May 17.