Four SAC Programs Advance to NCAA Softball Tournament

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division II Softball Committee has selected the 64 teams that will participate in the 2026 NCAA Division II Softball Championship. Four teams will participate at each of the 16 regional sites in double-elimination tournaments, held May 14-16. Winners will advance to the super-regionals, slated for May 21-22. The finals will be held May 28-June 3 at Frost Stadium at Warner Park and will be hosted by Lee University, the University of North Georgia and Chattanooga, Tennessee. 

The SAC was represented with four teams in the field. Lenoir-Rhyne, the SAC Regular Season Champs, earned the No. 3 seed while Anderson was the No. 6. Carson-Newman (No. 7) and SAC Tournament Champs Lincoln Memorial (No. 8) rounded out the regional. 

Southeast 1 Region at Dahlonega, Georgia
1.    *North Georgia (45-8)
4.    Columbus State (35-21)
5.    Lander (33-19)
8.    Lincoln Memorial (25-22)

Southeast 2 Region at Florence, South Carolina
2.    *Francis Marion (44-11)
3.    Lenoir-Rhyne (39-13)
6.    Anderson (South Carolina) (38-13)
7.    Carson-Newman (40-12)