The Clemson Tigers will enter the 2024 NCAA Softball Tournament ranked in the Top 25.
Coach John Rittman’s team is No. 23 in the USA TODAY/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll after the conclusion of conference tournaments over the weekend. It’s the same spot the Tigers landed a week ago before being eliminated in the ACC Tournament by Duke in 10 innings on Friday.
Clemson is 34-17 overall entering the field of 64 that will compete for a berth in the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City.
First up for the Tigers in the postseason is a trip to Alabama for the four-team, double-elimination Tuscaloosa Regional. Clemson will open the regional on Friday against Southeastern Louisiana (45-13). First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. EDT. The game can be seen on ACC Network.
Joining Clemson in the Tuscaloosa Regional are the host site Crimson Tide (33-17) and USC Upstate (30-21).
The winner of the Tuscaloosa Regional would advance to the best-of-three Knoxville Super Regional to face Tennessee, should the Volunteers win their regional. Tennessee earned the No. 3 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Texas (47-7) is the No. 1 overall national seed in addition to being ranked No. 1 in the coaches poll for the sixth consecutive week as tournament play gets set to begin.