Household names in OKC
Four of the eight WCWS entrants have been in at least the past three tournaments.
Bracket 1
No. 7 Gophers (46-12): First appearance
No. 2 UCLA (51-6): Fifth straight, 29th overall
No. 3 Washington (50-7): Third straight, 14th overall
No. 6 Arizona (47-12): First since 2010, 23rd overall
Bracket 2
No. 1 Oklahoma (51-3): Fourth straight, eighth in the past nine years, 13th overall
No. 5 Florida (49-16): Third straight, 10th overall
No. 8 Alabama (57-8): First since 2016, 12th overall
No. 13 Oklahoma State (44-15): First since 2011, eighth overall
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