Entering the NCAA Tournament Selection Show, the Virginia Tech softball team was on the bubble as to whether or not the Hokies would be hosting the first weekend as a Top 16 National Seed. After the 64-team field was announced on May 11, Tech was snubbed for one of the final Top 16 seeds and had to hit the road to Alabama for the Tuscaloosa Regional.
After splitting the two regular-season games with the Crimson Tide, Virginia Tech dropped both meetings that weekend in Alabama and were eliminated short of the Super Regionals. The loss ended the Hokies' season at 43-13 and well short of their preseason goal of making it to Oklahoma City for the College World Series.
Virginia Tech softball receives a final Top 20 ranking from D1 Softball
After Texas beat Texas Tech in three games to win the National Championship last week, D1 Softball released their final Top 25 rankings for the season, and Virginia Tech dropped five spots from their pre-NCAA Tournament ranking to finish at No. 20.
Truth be told, the Hokies were in the situation they were in for seeding in the NCAA Tournament because of a couple of hiccups they had. The first one was in April when they dropped two out of three at Pittsburgh, then in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament at Boston College, they held a 9-2 lead in the bottom of the sixth before Clemson rallied with eight runs in the pouring rain to pickup a stunning 10-9 victory.
That game should not have been used for NCAA Tournament seeding purposes, as it was unfair to both teams to play in those conditions, something the ACC failed both schools with. Now, the Hokies will look back and wonder, what if? They will need to replace a lot of talent going into 2026, something that head coach Pete D'Amour is already doing.