WCWS preview: A look at the rest of the field, history with OSU

defending national champions, looking for their third-straight national championship.

only Bedlam rematch would come in the finals.

The stage is set 60 miles south of Stillwater.

The Division I softball season will come to its apex in Oklahoma City at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium, where the Oklahoma State Cowgirls head into the Women’s College World Series as the No. 6 seed.

OSU starts play against No. 3-seed Florida State on Thursday at 7 p.m. The Seminoles are just one of seven teams standing in the way of a Cowgirl WCWS title. Here’s a look at the rest of the field at the WCWS, which runs from Thursday until June 9. No. 1 Oklahoma The Sooners are the

Oklahoma has won five national championships in the last six seasons. The Sooners (56-1) set the all-time Division I record for consecutive wins this season with 48. This is their 11th appearance in the WCWS in the last 12 seasons. The Sooners have made it to the WCWS 15 times and have been ranked for 406 consecutive weeks.

The Cowgirls went winless against the Sooners in this season’s Bedlam series in Stillwater. OSU has not defeated OU since playing in the Big 12 Championship last season, when the Cowgirls took the conference title in a 4-3 victory. With the Cowgirls and Sooners on the opposite side of the bracket, the

Oklahoma begins its run Thursday at 2:30 p.m. against Stanford. No. 3 Florida State Florida State has a rich history when it comes to softball. The Seminoles have appeared in the WCWS 11 times, with championships in 2018 and 2020. FSU (55-9) is one of nine schools to make an NCAA Regional every year since 2000.

The Cowgirls played the Seminoles earlier this season in Stillwater. OSU won the first game 3-2 and the second game 9-1. The Cowgirls have not faced the Seminoles in the WCWS since 2021, when FSU eliminated the Cowgirls, 4-2.