According to Tennessee Athletics, Tennessee softball was announced as the #3 national seed in the 2024 NCAA Softball Tournament Sunday night when the bracket was revealed on ESPN2. The Lady Vols will play host to the NCAA Knoxville Regional for the 19th consecutive season.
The Lady Vols’ seeding is the highest in program history. UT is set to welcome Virginia, Miami (OH) and Dayton to Sherri Parker Lee Stadium for the NCAA Knoxville Regional this weekend from Friday, May 17 to Sunday, May 19. The four-team event will be double-elimination with the winner moving on to the NCAA Super Regional round.
Tennessee will play A10 champion Dayton on Friday at 1:30 p.m. on ESPN+. Virginia will take on Miami (OH) on Friday at 11:00 AM on ESPN+. The Lady Vols will make their 21st overall and 20th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance this weekend. Tennessee has advanced to the postseason every year since 2004 and has hosted 19 straight regional rounds in Knoxville.
Friday’s two winners will play in Game 3 on Saturday at 12 p.m. The losers from Friday’s games will play in Game 4 at 2:30 p.m., and the loser from Game 3 will face the winner from Game 4 at 5 p.m. to conclude play on Saturday. Times for Game 6 and the if necessary Game 7 on Sunday are still to be determined. The 16 winning teams from their respective regional sites will advance the Super Regional round, which will take place from May 23-26, depending on the host site. All Super Regional sites will feature broadcasts on the ESPN family of networks.