Oklahoma vs Texas in WCWS: Full list of conference matchups for college softball national championship

With Oklahoma softball moving onto the Women’s College World Series final after its dramatic walk-off win over Florida, it sets up a rivalry matchup for all the marbles.

The No. 2 Sooners will take on No. 1 Texas in a Red River Rivalry series for the national championship, just weeks before both programs officially become members of the SEC on July 1.

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The two best teams in college softball all season will both look to make history in the series, as well. Oklahoma is looking to become the first team ever to win four consecutive national championships in softball, while Texas hopes to earn its first championship in program history.

It also won’t be the first time two teams from the same conference met for the championship, either. It marks a long, storied history of teams from the same conference competing for the ultimate prize in the sport.

With that, here’s the full list of WCWS matchups between two programs from the same conference, which added another in 2024:

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List of conference matchups for college softball national championship

Note: Winner of matchup is in bold.

Here’s the full list of matchups between conference opponents for the national championship in college softball history, which has been dominated by the Pac-12 (formerly known as the Pac-10):

• 2024: Oklahoma vs. Texas (Bg 12)
• 2022: Oklahoma vs. Texas (Big 12)
• 2014: Florida vs. Alabama (SEC)
• 2010: UCLA vs. Arizona (Pac-10)
• 2004: UCLA vs. Cal (Pac-10)
• 2003: UCLA vs. Cal (Pac-10)
• 2002: Cal vs. Arizona (Pac-10)
• 2001: Arizona vs. UCLA (Pac-10)
• 1999: UCLA vs. Arizona (Pac-10)
• 1997: Arizona vs. UCLA (Pac-10)
• 1996: Arizona vs. Washington (Pac-10)
• 1995: UCLA vs. Arizona (Pac-10)
• 1993: Arizona vs. UCLA (Pac-10)
• 1992: UCLA vs. Arizona (Pac-10)
• 1991: Arizona vs. UCLA (Pac-10)

Oklahoma-Texas WCWS matchup in 2022

Oklahoma and Texas’ 2024 national championship matchup is a rematch of sorts from the 2022 series, when the Sooners defeated the Longhorns in two games 16-1 and 10-5.

However, the Sooners, even at 57-7, aren’t quite as dominant as they were two years ago, losing the regular-season series to Texas this year in Austin, Texas. Oklahoma did, however, best the Longhorns in the Big 12 championship, winning 5-1 in Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma softball record vs Texas 2024

Here’s Oklahoma’s game-by-game finishes against Texas this season:

• April 5: Oklahoma 5, Texas 2
• April 6: Texas 2, Oklahoma 1
• April 7: Texas 2, Oklahoma 1
• May 11 (Big 12 Championship): Oklahoma 5, Texas 1

With that, Oklahoma and Texas enter the Women’s College World Series tied at 2-2 in head-to-head meetings this year, meaning whoever wins the national championship will also claim the Red River Rivalry for the 2024 college softball season.