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Tennessee Upsets Defending Champion Texas at Women's College World Series

Tennessee defeated the reigning national champions, Texas, on Thursday in Oklahoma City, sending them to the losers' bracket on Day 1 of the 2026 Women's College World Series.

CBS Sports·May 28, 2026·via CBS Sports

Tennessee Upsets Defending Champion Texas at Women's College World Series

The 2026 Women's College World Series is underway in Oklahoma City, and the tournament already delivered its first upset Thursday afternoon as No. 7 Tennessee knocked off reigning national champion and No. 2 seed Texas, 6-3, in the opening round. The Longhorns entered the WCWS with one of the more favorable draws in the bracket, but now must fight through the losers' bracket to keep their repeat hopes alive and avoid another loss before next week's championship series.

Tennessee advances to face No. 11 Texas Tech after the Red Raiders opened their WCWS run with an 8-0 run-rule victory over Mississippi State in five innings. Ace NiJaree Canady again starred in the circle as last year's runner-up, Texas Tech, moved one step closer to returning to the national championship series. Mississippi State will now meet Texas in an elimination game on Friday.

Elsewhere in the bracket, No. 1 overall seed Alabama makes its first WCWS appearance since 2021 as it seeks the second national title in program history. No. 4 Nebraska returns to Oklahoma City for the first time since 2013 behind All-American Jordy Frahm -- formerly Jordy Bahl -- while No. 8 UCLA continues another postseason run for the sport's most decorated program with 12 NCAA titles.

The SEC placed five teams in this year's WCWS field, including first-time participants Arkansas and Mississippi State. However, Oklahoma is absent from the WCWS for the first time since 2015, ending a nine-year run of appearances that included six national championships.

For the complete schedule and results for every matchup at Devon Park, follow along right here at CBS Sports.

All times ET

Thursday, May 28

Game 1: No. 11 Texas Tech 8, Mississippi State 0 (F/5) Game 2: No. 7 Tennessee 6, No. 2 Texas 3 Game 3: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 8 UCLA (7 p.m. ESPN2) Game 4: No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 5 Arkansas (9:30 p.m. ESPN2)

Friday, May 29

Game 5: Mississippi State vs. No. 2 Texas (7 p.m. ESPN2) Game 6: Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4 (9:30 p.m. ESPN2)

Saturday, May 30

Game 7: No. 11 Texas Tech vs. No. 7 Tennessee (3 p.m. ABC) Game 8: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 (7 p.m. ESPN)

Sunday, May 31

Game 9: Winner of Game 5 vs. Loser of Game 8 (3 p.m. ABC) Game 10: Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 7 (7 p.m. ESPN2)

Monday, June 1

Game 11: Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 9 Game 12 (if necessary): Rematch of Game 11 Game 13: Winner of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 10 Game 14 (if necessary): Rematch of Game 13