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"Nobody watches women's sports." Always lazy. Now it's disproven. This season, Nielsen ranked the Top 10 most-watched teams in the 2026 NCAA softball tournament. Alabama took the top spot as the most-watched team – drawing at least 1.4M viewers every WCWS game. Their losses to Texas Tech pulled 2M viewers each, and wins over UCLA and Nebraska averaged 1.35M and 1.5M, respectively. Here's the part that should make advertisers pay attention: Alabama's losses outdrew its wins. People weren't tuning in for a guaranteed outcome; they were tuning in for the drama. That's not casual viewership; that's fan base. #WomensSports #NCAASoftball #SportsBusiness #Nielsen #WCWS

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