Other top-seeded teams in the 2025 NCAA softball tournament outside the SEC include No. 5 seed Florida State, No. 9 seed UCLA, No. 11 seed Clemson, No. 13 seed Arizona State, No. 14 seed Duke and No. 16 seed Oregon.

OU fell behind 6-1 to Arkansas in the third inning of last Friday’s SEC tournament semifinal, got to within 6-5 by the sixth, then won 8-6 on Garcia’s walk-off three-run homer. It was the biggest comeback in SEC tourney history. The next day’s championship game against Texas A&M was rained out and the teams were named co-champions.

Following its series win over No. 1 Oklahoma, Florida softball is building confidence at the right time heading into postseason. It's a team no one wants to see.