The tournament culminated with eight teams playing in the 2018 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.
The Washington Huskies made their fourth appearance in the Championship Series.
16 National Seeds were announced on the Selection Show Sunday, May 13 at 10 p.m. EDT on ESPN2.
One regional- Eugene, Oregon, took place May 17–19, 2018, because of BYU's no-Sunday-play policy; all other regionals occurred May 18–20, 2018.
The Women's College World Series was held May 31 through June 6, 2018, in Oklahoma City.
† = From NCAA Division I Softball Championship Results The following players were members of the Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team.
[2] The columns RF, SR, WS, NS, F, and NC respectively stand for the Regional Finals, Super Regionals, College World Series Teams, National Semi-Finals, Finals, and National Champion.
Westwood One provided nationwide radio coverage of the championship series.
John Sadak made his softball radio debut and joined returning analyst Leah Amico for Westwood One.
For the second time in the history of the women's softball tournament ESPN covered every regional.