NCAA Division I Softball: ESPN Networks to Carry 400 Games
Previous Announcements:
SEC Network Softball Schedule
Longhorn Network Softball Schedule
More than 100 Games Televised; Additional 300 Games Available on ESPN3 and SEC Network +
ESPN will offer its most robust NCAA Division I Softball slate to date with more than 100 games televised across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network (schedule) and Longhorn Network (schedule) and at least 300 games carried on ESPN3 and SEC Network +, totaling more than 400 games available this spring. ESPN will also have extensive coverage of the 2015 NCAA Division I Softball Championship, including every game televised from the Super Regionals and Women’s College World Series.
ESPNU’s schedule begins with a top five matchup when the defending National Champions and preseason No. 1 Florida Gators take on No. 4 Alabama (Saturday, March 21 and Sunday, March 22). More ESPNU television highlights, including games on ESPN and ESPN2:
- An additional 16 games featuring ranked teams going head-to-head, including four more top 10 matchups:
- 4 Alabama at No. 7 Kentucky
- 2 Oregon at No. 6 UCLA
- 1 Florida at No. 10 Georgia (twice)
- 1 Florida, No. 2 Oregon, No. 3 Oklahoma, No. 4 Alabama, and No. 5 Florida State will make a combined 19 appearances, including the following matchups:
- 2 Oregon at No. 6 UCLA
- 2 Oregon at No. 12 Arizona
- 11 Baylor at No. 3 Oklahoma
- 4 Alabama at No. 19 Auburn
- Four conference tournament championship games:
- ACC, American, SEC, and SWAC
All rankings are per ESPN.com/USA Softball (January 27)
2015 NCAA Division I Softball Television Schedule (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU)
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network |
| Sun, March 15 | 5:30 p.m. | No. 19 Auburn at Ole Miss | ESPNU |
| Fri, March 20 | 7 p.m. | No. 3 Oklahoma at No. 18 LSU | ESPNU |
| Sat, March 21 | 2 p.m. | No. 1 Florida at No. 4 Alabama | ESPNU |
| Sun, March 22 | 5:30 p.m. | No. 1 Florida at No. 4 Alabama | ESPNU |
| Sat, April 4 | 12 p.m. | No. 4 Alabama at No. 7 Kentucky | ESPNU |
| Sun, April 5 | 3 p.m. | No. 2 Oregon at No. 6 UCLA | ESPN2 |
| Sat, April 11 | 12 p.m. | Radford at Coastal Carolina | ESPNU |
| 2 p.m. | No. 19 Auburn at No. 24 Texas A&M | ESPNU | |
| 5 p.m. | No. 18 LSU at No. 14 Tennessee | ESPN | |
| Sun, April 12 | 7 p.m. | No. 5 Florida State at Louisville | ESPNU |
| Mon, April 13 | 7 p.m. | No. 5 Florida State at Louisville | ESPNU |
| Thu, April 16 | 9 p.m. | No. 11 Baylor at No. 3 Oklahoma | ESPN2 |
| Fri, April 17 | 8:30 p.m. | No. 4 Alabama at No. 19 Auburn | ESPNU |
| Sat, April 18 | 4 p.m. | No. 1 Florida at No. 10 Georgia | ESPN2 |
| 6 p.m. | No. 4 Alabama at No. 19 Auburn | ESPNU | |
| Sun, April 19 | 1 p.m. | No. 1 Florida at No. 10 Georgia | ESPNU |
| 3 p.m. | No. 2 Oregon at Stanford | ESPN | |
| Wed, April 22 | 4 p.m. | Cal State Fullerton at Long Beach State | ESPNU |
| 6:30 p.m. | Cal State Fullerton at Long Beach State | ESPNU | |
| Thu, April 23 | 8 p.m. | No. 14 Tennessee at No. 4 Alabama | ESPN |
| Sat, April 25 | 2 p.m. | Houston at Tulsa | ESPNU |
| Sun, April 26 | 3:30 p.m. | North Carolina State at Virginia Tech | ESPNU |
| Mon, April 27 | 7 p.m. | North Carolina at Notre Dame | ESPNU |
| Fri, May 1 | 3 p.m. | Norfolk State at Hampton | ESPNU |
| Sat, May 2 | 3 p.m. | Long Beach State at Cal Poly | ESPNU |
| 5 p.m. | No. 12 Arizona at No. 6 UCLA | ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | No. 7 Kentucky at No. 14 Tennessee | ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 4 Alabama at Arkansas | ESPNU | |
| Sun, May 3 | 1 p.m. | No. 7 Kentucky at No. 14 Tennessee | ESPN2 |
| 3 p.m. | No. 19 Auburn at No. 18 LSU | ESPN | |
| Wed, May 6 | 8 p.m. | No. 25 Texas at No. 11 Baylor | ESPN2 |
| Fri, May 8 | 3 p.m. | SEC Tournament: Semifinal No. 1 | ESPNU |
| 5:30 p.m. | SEC Tournament: Semifinal No. 2 | ESPNU | |
| Sat, May 9 | 1 p.m. | ACC Tournament: Championship | ESPN |
| 1 p.m. | American Athletic Conference Tournament: Championship | ESPN2 | |
| 3 p.m. | Oklahoma State at No. 3 Oklahoma | ESPN2 | |
| 8 p.m. | SEC Tournament: Championship | ESPN2 | |
| 11:30 p.m. | No. 2 Oregon at No. 12 Arizona | ESPNU | |
| Sun, May 10 | 11 a.m. | SWAC Tournament: Championship* | ESPNU |
*Will be live on ESPN3 on Saturday, May 9
ESPN3’s NCAA Division I Softball Schedule will be announced at a later date
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Media contact: Derek Volner at 860-384-9986; [email protected] and @DerekVolner
