INDIANAPOLIS - Four Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference softball programs were selected to compete in the 2026 NCAA Division II Softball Championship -- and claimed the top three seeds in the Atlantic Region bracket. No. 1 seed and 2026 PSAC Champion Shippensburg will host one Atlantic Region pod and faces No. 8 Claflin, the CIAA champion. Also at Shippensburg in the other Atlantic Region quarterfinal are No. 4 Glenville St. (the MEC champion) and No. 5 Charleston. No. 2 seed East Stroudsburg's pod finds them taking on No. 7 Fairmont St. in the quarters -- with the winner advancing to face the winner of No. 3 Kutztown and No. 6 West Chester.
 

The 64-team championship field will start with regionals on Thursday, May 14, with Super Regionals beginning on Thursday, May 21. The Finals take place from Thursday, May 28 through Wednesday, June 3 at Frost Stadium at Warner Park, Chattanooga, TN. First, four teams will participate at each of 16 regional sites in a double-elimination tournament. The 16 teams advancing from regional competition will then participate in a two-team, best-of-three super regional at eight sites. The finals will include the eight super regional winners. The national champion will be determined in a best-of-three final series.