2026 Oklahoma Sooners softball team

2026 Oklahoma Sooners softball
SEC regular season champions
NCAA Norman Regional champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record52–10 (20–4 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumLove's Field
2026 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Oklahoma  ‍†‍‍y 20–4 .83352–10 .839
No. 3 Alabama  ‍‍‍y 19–5 .79256–9 .862
No. 9 Florida  ‍‍‍y 17–7 .70852–12 .813
No. 1 Texas  ‍‍‡‍y 16–8 .66753–12 .815
No. 4 Tennessee  ‍‍‍y 16–8 .66749–12 .803
No. 20 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 16–8 .66738–19 .667
No. 7 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 15–9 .62547–13 .783
No. 18 LSU  ‍‍‍y 13–11 .54240–19 .678
No. 15 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 12–12 .50041–20 .672
No. 10 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 9–15 .37543–21 .672
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37528–29 .491
South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 7–17 .29232–28 .533
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 6–18 .25036–26 .581
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 4–20 .16727–28 .491
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 1–23 .04226–29 .473
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 4, 2026[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today[2]

The 2026 Oklahoma Sooners softball team was an American college softball team that represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2026 NCAA Division I softball season. The team was coached by Patty Gasso in her thirty-second season, and played their home games at Love's Field.

Previous season

The Sooners finished the 2025 season 52–9 overall, and 17–7 in the SEC, finishing in first place in their conference. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Sooners were named 2025 SEC tournament co-champion, and received an automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[3] They advanced to the semifinals of the 2025 Women's College World Series, before being eliminated by Texas Tech.[4]

Offseason

Departures

Oklahoma outgoing transfers
Player Position Year New team Ref
Maya Bland Outfielder Junior Texas A&M [5]
Sophia Bordi Pitcher Sophomore Texas [6]
Hannah Coor Outfielder Redshirt Redshirt senior Nebraska [7]
Corri Hicks Catcher Sophomore Clemson [8]
Kadey Lee McKay Infielder Sophomore North Texas [9]
Paytn Monticelli Pitcher Senior LSU [10]

Additions

Oklahoma incoming transfers
Player Position Year Previous team Ref
Sydney Berzon Pitcher Senior LSU [11]
Miali Guachino Pitcher Sophomore Ole Miss [12]

Roster and personnel

Schedule

2026 Oklahoma Sooners softball game log
Regular season (48–7)
Postseason (4–3)
  •   Win
  •   Loss
  •   Postponement
  • Bold: Sooners team member
  • Reference:[15][16]
  • Rankings from NFCA:
  • (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Record vs. conference opponents

. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

Source: 2026 SEC softball game results, 2026 SEC softball schedule

TmW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZOKLOMSSCATENTEXTAMTmSRSW
ALA19–52–13–0..3–0..2–1.3–03–01–22–1.ALA7–14–0
ARK15–91–23–02–12–1..2–12–11–2...2–1.ARK6–21–0
AUB4–200–30–31–2.2–10–3.0–30–31–2....AUB1–70–5
FLA17–7.1–22–11–23–0.2–13–0..3–02–1..FLA6–23–0
UGA12–12.1–2.2–13–0.2–12–10–3...1–21–2UGA4–41–1
KEN1–230–3.1–20–30–3...0–3..0–30–30–3KEN0–80–7
LSU13–11..3–0...1–22–11–23–02–10–3.1–2LSU4–42–1
MSU9–15.1–2.1–21–2.2–1..1–22–11–2.0–3MSU2–60–1
MIZ9–151–21–23–00–31–2.1–2...1–21–2..MIZ1–71–1
OKL20–4.2–13–0.3–03–02–1..3–0..2–12–1OKL8–04–0
OMS6–180–3.2–1...0–32–1.0–3.2–10–30–3OMS3–50–5
SCA7–170–3..0–3..1–21–22–1..1–20–32–1SCA2–60–3
TEN16–82–1..1–2.3–03–02–12–1.1–22–1..TEN6–22–0
TEX16–81–21–2..2–13–0...1–23–03–0.2–1TEX6–23–0
TAM16–8....2–13–02–13–0.1–23–01–2.1–2TAM5–33–0
TmW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZOKLOMSSCATENTEXTAMTeamSRSW

Updated for entire regular season. [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53]
Tie breakers: TEX>TEN>TAM, SCA common. MSU>MIZ, FLA common.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
NFCA / USA Today34т5666653211112
Softball America34476655331211
ESPN.com/USA Softball344544433211114
D1Softball34454455321111

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