NORMAN — Despite a sweep of Big 12 titles, the Oklahoma softball team came up just short of a top-eight seed in the 2017 NCAA Tournament.
Instead, the Sooners, a team on a quest to defend its 2016 national championship, will host a regional and then head to No. 7-seeded Auburn for a potential rematch of last year's epic title game. Oklahoma will open with North Dakota State and Arkansas and Tulsa are also in the Norman Regional.
The last time Oklahoma didn’t host a Super Regional was 2015 when the No. 11-seed Sooners lost to Alabama in three games at the Tuscaloosa Super Regional.