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The Southeastern Conference canceled the championship of its softball tournament due to inclement weather, making OU and Texas A&M University co-champions.

The game was originally set to begin at 5 p.m. EST on SEC Network before being moved to 1 p.m. EST and later called off. OU reached the finale of the tournament after defeating the University of Arkansas 8-6 in the semifinals and Louisiana State University 4-1 in the quarterfinals, and Texas A&M overcame the University of Texas 14-2 in the semifinals and University of South Carolina 12-4 in the quarterfinals.

With OU's rich history of softball success, including four national championships from 2021 to 2024, fans are not pleased with the SEC's decision.

However, due to OU winning the regular-season title, it has earned an automatic qualifier for the 2025 national tournament, which selection for is 7 p.m. EST Sunday on ESPN2. 

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