PodiumOracle NCAA softball

2027: an early look

The rest of the season played 10,000 times from today's ratings, then the national championship decided by the league's own format.

Every team

TeamMake tournamentSuper regionalWomen's College World SeriesChampionship seriesWin title
Texas Longhorns100%85%65%29%18%
Alabama Crimson Tide100%82%60%22%13%
Nebraska Cornhuskers100%81%60%22%12%
Oklahoma Sooners100%77%53%17%9%
UCLA Bruins100%78%54%17%9%
Texas Tech Red Raiders100%76%52%15%8%
Arkansas Razorbacks100%69%42%11%5%
Tennessee Lady Volunteers100%67%39%10%5%
Florida Gators>99%63%35%8%4%
Georgia Bulldogs100%60%31%7%4%
LSU Tigers100%60%31%6%3%
Florida State Seminoles100%61%32%6%3%
Virginia Tech Hokies>99%53%24%4%1%
Arizona State Sun Devils>99%49%22%4%1%
Texas A&M Aggies>99%45%19%3%1%
Mississippi State Bulldogs>99%42%17%3%1%
Duke Blue Devils>99%42%17%3%1%
Oklahoma State Cowgirls>99%38%14%2%1%
Oregon Ducks>99%45%18%2%1%
Arizona Wildcats>99%28%10%1%<1%
Ole Miss Rebels99%24%8%1%<1%
Stanford Cardinal>99%32%11%1%<1%
South Carolina Gamecocks97%20%7%1%<1%
Grand Canyon Lopes>99%23%6%<1%<1%
Virginia Cavaliers98%18%5%<1%<1%
Indiana Hoosiers98%16%5%<1%<1%
Washington Huskies95%12%3%<1%<1%
Kansas Jayhawks97%14%4%<1%<1%
UCF Knights97%18%6%1%<1%
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets96%12%3%<1%<1%
Clemson Tigers95%15%5%<1%<1%
Auburn Tigers92%13%4%<1%<1%
Wichita State Shockers96%9%2%<1%<1%
Utah Utes96%10%2%<1%<1%
Missouri Tigers95%13%3%<1%<1%
North Carolina Tar Heels66%5%1%<1%<1%
South Florida Bulls96%9%2%<1%<1%
UL Monroe Warhawks81%4%1%<1%<1%
Northwestern Wildcats89%10%3%<1%<1%
Penn State Nittany Lions78%5%1%<1%<1%
Jacksonville State Gamecocks96%8%2%<1%<1%
Nevada Wolf Pack93%7%1%<1%<1%
Louisville Cardinals94%9%2%<1%<1%
Charlotte 49ers64%2%<1%<1%<1%
Michigan Wolverines90%9%2%<1%<1%
Wisconsin Badgers76%5%1%<1%<1%
Omaha Mavericks59%3%1%<1%<1%
Boston University Terriers1%<1%<1%<1%<1%
Texas State Bobcats96%10%2%<1%0%
Liberty Flames73%2%<1%<1%0%
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers77%2%1%<1%0%
New Mexico Lobos64%1%<1%0%0%
Florida Atlantic Owls76%3%<1%<1%0%
Marshall Thundering Herd66%2%<1%<1%0%
California Baptist Lancers70%2%<1%<1%0%
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs47%1%<1%0%0%
Delaware Blue Hens49%1%<1%0%0%
Florida International Panthers46%1%<1%0%0%
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns54%2%<1%0%0%
Iowa State Cyclones79%5%1%<1%0%
Iowa Hawkeyes55%2%<1%<1%0%
Utah Valley Wolverines29%<1%<1%0%0%
Ohio State Buckeyes69%4%1%<1%0%
East Carolina Pirates40%1%<1%0%0%
Tarleton State Texans34%1%<1%0%0%
New Mexico State Aggies26%<1%<1%0%0%
Boise State Broncos32%1%<1%<1%0%
James Madison Dukes57%2%<1%0%0%
South Alabama Jaguars53%2%<1%0%0%
Baylor Bears70%5%1%<1%0%
North Texas Mean Green29%1%<1%0%0%
Troy Trojans37%1%<1%0%0%
UNLV Rebels38%1%<1%0%0%
Sam Houston Bearkats11%<1%<1%0%0%
NC State Wolfpack48%2%<1%<1%0%
Purdue Boilermakers66%5%1%<1%0%
Fresno State Bulldogs22%<1%<1%0%0%
Notre Dame Fighting Irish46%2%<1%<1%0%
UT Arlington Mavericks13%<1%<1%0%0%
Tulsa Golden Hurricane17%<1%<1%0%0%
Southern Miss Golden Eagles26%1%<1%0%0%
San Diego State Aztecs15%<1%<1%0%0%
Georgia Southern Eagles11%<1%<1%0%0%
BYU Cougars26%1%<1%<1%0%
Southern Utah Thunderbirds3%0%0%0%0%
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers10%<1%<1%0%0%
Colorado State Rams7%<1%<1%0%0%
Rutgers Scarlet Knights25%2%<1%<1%0%
UAB Blazers4%<1%<1%0%0%
California Golden Bears11%<1%<1%0%0%
McNeese Cowgirls35%2%<1%<1%0%
Kentucky Wildcats38%4%1%<1%0%
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders2%<1%0%0%0%
Missouri State Bears1%<1%0%0%0%
Minnesota Golden Gophers3%<1%<1%0%0%
Maryland Terrapins6%<1%<1%0%0%
UTSA Roadrunners1%<1%0%0%0%
App State Mountaineers4%<1%0%0%0%
Pittsburgh Panthers3%<1%<1%0%0%
San José State Spartans1%<1%0%0%0%
Utah Tech Trailblazers1%0%0%0%0%
Loyola Marymount Lions12%1%<1%0%0%
SE Louisiana Lions9%<1%<1%0%0%
Michigan State Spartans1%0%0%0%0%
Memphis Tigers<1%0%0%0%0%
Utah State Aggies<1%0%0%0%0%
Georgia State Panthers<1%0%0%0%0%
Illinois Fighting Illini<1%<1%0%0%0%
Syracuse Orange1%<1%<1%0%0%
St. Thomas Tommies4%<1%<1%<1%0%
Idaho State Bengals1%<1%0%0%0%
Saint Mary's Gaels2%<1%0%0%0%
South Dakota State Jackrabbits2%<1%0%0%0%
Houston Cougars1%<1%0%0%0%
Boston College Eagles<1%<1%0%0%0%
Abilene Christian Wildcats0%0%0%0%0%
Cal State Fullerton Titans8%1%<1%0%0%
UTEP Miners0%0%0%0%0%
Lamar Cardinals<1%0%0%0%0%
Kennesaw State Owls0%0%0%0%0%
Miami (OH) RedHawks1%<1%<1%0%0%
Weber State Wildcats<1%0%0%0%0%
UConn Huskies<1%0%0%0%0%
South Dakota Coyotes<1%0%0%0%0%
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos<1%<1%0%0%0%
UNC Greensboro Spartans<1%0%0%0%0%
Creighton Bluejays<1%0%0%0%0%
Nicholls Colonels0%0%0%0%0%
Oregon State Beavers<1%0%0%0%0%
Stetson Hatters100%<1%<1%0%0%
Central Arkansas Bears0%0%0%0%0%
Sacramento State Hornets0%0%0%0%0%
Campbell Fighting Camels0%0%0%0%0%
Akron Zips0%0%0%0%0%
Santa Clara Broncos0%0%0%0%0%
Eastern Illinois Panthers<1%0%0%0%0%
SIU Edwardsville Cougars0%0%0%0%0%
Long Beach State 49ers0%0%0%0%0%
Southern Illinois Salukis0%0%0%0%0%
Samford Bulldogs0%0%0%0%0%
North Florida Ospreys0%0%0%0%0%
Howard Bison0%0%0%0%0%
Mercer Bears0%0%0%0%0%
Villanova Wildcats0%0%0%0%0%
Radford Highlanders0%0%0%0%0%
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles0%0%0%0%0%
Binghamton Bearcats0%0%0%0%0%
Belmont Bruins0%0%0%0%0%
Elon Phoenix0%0%0%0%0%
Longwood Lancers0%0%0%0%0%

Questions and answers

Who is favoured to win the 2027 national championship?

Texas Longhorns, at 18%, ahead of Alabama Crimson Tide (13%), Nebraska Cornhuskers (12%) and Oklahoma Sooners (9%). That's from 10,000 simulations of the next season, on last season's schedule with PodiumOracle's current ratings, updated 12 November 2026.