The 2023 Big 12 Softball Tournament will be played May 11-13 at the USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. Seven teams will compete in the single elimination championship.
The winner of the Big 12 tournament will automatically receive an application to the 2023 NCAA DI Softball Championship field. which will be announced on Sunday, May 14 at 7pm ET on ESPN2.
was Follow the DI softball automatic qualifiers and conference tournaments here.
Oklahoma, the regular-season Big 12 champion and reigning national champion, is No. 1 in the conference tournament and earns a bye to Friday’s semifinals. Texas, last year’s Women’s College World Series runner-up, and Oklahoma State, last year’s Big 12 winner, are seeded 2nd and 3rd, respectively. The official site of the Big 12 softball tournament can be found here.
Below is the full TV schedule and final results for the 2023 Big 12 Softball Tournament (all times ET):
Thursday May 11 | First round
- Game 1 – No. 5 Iowa State 8#4 Baylor 1
- Game 2 – 4 p.m.: #2 Texas vs. #7 Texas Tech | Big 12 now on ESPN+
- Game 3-7 p.m.: #3 Oklahoma State vs. #6 Kansas | Big 12 now on ESPN+
Friday May 12 | semifinals
- Game 4-2 p.m.: #1 Oklahoma vs. #5 Iowa State | ESPNU
- Game 5 – 5 p.m.: Game 2 Winner vs. Game 3 Winner | Big 12 now on ESPN+
Saturday May 13 | championship
- Game 6 – 3 p.m.: Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner | ESPN2
Here is the seven-team standings for the 2023 Big 12 Softball Championship:
Former winners of the Big 12 tournament
Here are the annual Big 12 softball tournament winners since the tournament began in 1996. From 2011 through 2016, the Big 12 did not host a conference tournament.
YEAR | CHAMPION |
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1996 | Oklahoma |
1997 | Missouri |
1998 | Nebraska |
1999 | Texas |
2000 | Nebraska |
2001 | Oklahoma |
2002 | Texas |
2003 | Texas |
2004 | Nebraska |
2005 | Texas |
2006 | Kansas |
2007 | Oklahoma |
2008 | Texas A&M |
2009 | Missouri |
2010 | Oklahoma |
2011-16 | There was no conference tournament |
2017 | Oklahoma |
2018 | Oklahoma |
2019 | Canceled due to rain |
2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
2021 | Oklahoma |
2022 | State of Oklahoma |