2020 NCAA Division I softball rankings

Last updated

2020 NCAA Division I softball season
NCAA logo.svg
DurationFebruary 6 – June 3, 2020
Number of teams286
Preseason No. 1 Alabama (USA Softball/ESPN, D1S);
Washington (NFCA, SA);
UCLA (FloSoftball)
Defending Champions UCLA
TV partner/s ESPN
NCAA Tournament
DurationMay 15 – June 3, 2020
Women's College World Series
DurationMay 28 – June 3, 2020
Seasons
←  2019
2021  →

The following human polls made up the 2020 NCAA Division I women's softball rankings. The NFCA/USA Today Poll was voted on by a panel of 32 Division I softball coaches. The ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Poll was voted on by a panel of 20 voters. The NFCA/USA Today poll, the Softball America poll, the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate rankings, and D1Softball ranked the top 25 teams nationally.

Contents

Legend

 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
Italics Number of first place votes
(#–#) Win–loss record
тTied with team above or below also with this symbol

NFCA/USA Today

The final NFCA/USA Today poll was announced on April 7, 2020 after the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season was cancelled due to COVID-19.

Preseason
Jan 28 [1] 		Week 1
Feb 11 [2] 		Week 2
Feb 18 [3] 		Week 3
Feb 25 [4] 		Week 4
Mar 3 [5] 		Week 5
Mar 10 [6] 		Week 6
April 7 [7] 		Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Final
1. Washington (7)Washington (25) (5–0)UCLA (30) (11–0)UCLA (31) (15–0)UCLA (26) (19–1)UCLA (31) (25–1)UCLA (32) (25–1)1.
2. Alabama (11)Oklahoma (2) (4–0)Washington (1) (10–1)Washington (1) (15–1)Washington (4) (19–2)Washington (1) (23–2)Washington (23–2)2.
3. Oklahoma (4)UCLA (4) (6–0)Oklahoma (8–1)Texas (15–1)Texas (2) (20–3)Texas (24–3)Texas (24–3)3.
4. UCLA (9)Arizona (5–0)Texas (10–0)LSU (13–1)Arizona (17–3)Arizona (21–3)Arizona (22–3)4.
5. Arizona (1)Florida State (1) (5–0)Arizona (9–1)Oklahoma (11–3)LSU (16–3)LSU (20–3)LSU (21–3)5.
6. Texas Texas (6-0)LSU (8–1)Florida (16–2)Oklahoma (15–4)Oklahoma (20–4)Oklahoma (20–4)6.
7. Florida LSU (5–0)Florida (11–1)Arizona (12–3)Florida (17–4)Florida (21–4)Florida (23–4)7.
8. Minnesota Florida (4–1)Michigan (1) (9–0)Alabama (9–5)Louisiana (14–5)Louisiana (16–6)Louisiana (18–6)8.
9. Florida State Alabama (1–3)Florida State (7–4)Florida State (7–4)Alabama (12–7)Oregon (21–2)Oregon (22–2)9.
10. Louisiana Kentucky (4–0)Alabama (4–5)Louisiana (11–3) тKentucky (17–3)Alabama (14–8)Alabama (14–8)10.
11. LSU Michigan (5–0)Louisiana (7–2)Oregon (14–0) тOregon (17–2)Kentucky (18–4)Kentucky (20–4)11.
12. Tennessee Tennessee (2–1)Tennessee (6–2)Kentucky (12–3)Florida State (10–6)Florida State (17–6)Florida State (17–7)12.
13. Oklahoma State Louisiana (3–1)Kentucky (7–2)Michigan (10–3)Georgia (20–4)Oklahoma State (18–5)Oklahoma State (19–5)13.
14. Northwestern Minnesota (3–2)Oklahoma State (6–3)Georgia (14–3)Oklahoma State (13–5)Georgia (22–5)Georgia (23–5)14.
15. Kentucky Georgia (5–0)Oregon (9–0)Oklahoma State (8–5)South Carolina (14–4)Arizona State (20–7)South Carolina (17–6)15.
16. Georgia Oklahoma State (2–2)Arizona State (10–2)South Carolina (10–3)Michigan (12–6)South Carolina (15–6)Virginia Tech (21–4)16.
17. Michigan Texas Tech (5–0)Minnesota (5–4)Arizona State (12–5)Arizona State (16–6)Virginia Tech (19–4)Arizona State (22–7)17.
18. Texas Tech South Carolina (4–0)Missouri (9–2)Minnesota (8–6)Minnesota (12–7)Michigan (15–8)Michigan (15–8)18.
19. South Carolina Missouri (5–0)Georgia (8–3)Virginia Tech (12–3)Virginia Tech (16–4)Minnesota (14–9–1)Arkansas (19–6)19.
20. James Madison James Madison (0–0)Texas Tech (7–3)Tennessee (7–6)Arkansas (16–4)Arkansas (17–6)Mississippi State (25–3)20.
21. Ole Miss Northwestern (2–3) тJames Madison (2–1)Missouri (12–5)Baylor (17–4)Mississippi State (23–3)UCF (21–5–1)21.
22. Arizona State Oregon (5–0) тSouth Carolina (5–3)Arkansas (12–2) UCF (16–2)UCF (19–5–1)Minnesota (15–9–1)22.
23. Auburn Arizona State (4–1)Arkansas (7–1) Baylor (13–2)Missouri (15–6)Missouri (19–6)Baylor (19–5)23.
24. Arkansas Arkansas (4–1) Virginia Tech (7–3)James Madison (6–3) Mississippi State (18–3)Baylor (17–5)Fresno State (27-4)24.
25. Wisconsin North Carolina (3–2)Northwestern (4–5)Texas Tech (10–5) Fresno State (16–4)Fresno State (27–4)Missouri (19–7)25.
Preseason
Jan 28 [8] 		Week 1
Feb 11 [9] 		Week 2
Feb 18 [10] 		Week 3
Feb 25 [11] 		Week 4
Mar 3 [12] 		Week 5
Mar 10 [13] 		Week 6
April 7 [14] 		Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Final
Dropped:
No. 21 Ole Miss
No. 23 Auburn
No. 25 Wisconsin		Dropped:
No. 25 North Carolina		Dropped:
No. 25 Northwestern		Dropped:
No. 20 Tennessee
No. 24 James Madison
No. 25 Texas Tech		NoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNone

ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25

The final ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll was announced on April 7, 2020 after the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season was cancelled due to COVID-19.

Preseason
Jan 28 [15] 		Week 1
Feb 11 [16] 		Week 2
Feb 18 [17] 		Week 3
Feb 25 [18] 		Week 4
Mar 3 [19] 		Week 5
Mar 10 [20] 		Week 6
April 7 [21] 		Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Final
1. Alabama (12)Washington (10) (5–0)UCLA (19) (11–0)UCLA (20) (15–0)UCLA (15) (19–1)UCLA (16) (25–1)UCLA (20) (25–1)1.
2. Washington (2)UCLA (7) (6–0)Washington (10–1)Washington (15–1)Texas (5) (20–3)Texas (4) (24–3)Washington (23–2)2.
3. Oklahoma (3)Oklahoma (2) (4–0)Oklahoma (8–1)Texas (15–1)Washington (19–2)Washington (23–2)Texas (24–3)3.
4. UCLA (3)Arizona (5–0)Texas (10–0)LSU (13–1)LSU (16–3)Arizona (21–3)Arizona (22–3)4.
5. Arizona Florida State (1) (5–0)Arizona (9–1)Oklahoma (11–3)Arizona (17–3)LSU (20–3)LSU (21–3)5.
6. Texas Texas (6–0)Michigan (1) (9–0)Florida (16–2)Oklahoma (15–4)Oklahoma (20–4)Florida (23–4)6.
7. Minnesota LSU (5–0)LSU (8–1)Arizona (12–3)Louisiana (14–5)Florida (21–4)Oklahoma (20–4)7.
8. Florida State Michigan (5–0)Florida State (7–4)Florida State (7–4)Florida (17–4)Louisiana (16–6)Oregon (22–2)8.
9. Florida Alabama (1–3)Florida (11–1)Louisiana (11–3)Oregon (17–2)Oregon (21–2)Louisiana (18–6)9.
10. Louisiana Kentucky (4–0)Louisiana (7–2)Oregon (14–0)Kentucky (17–3)Florida State (17–6)Kentucky (20–4)10.
11. LSU тFlorida (4–1)Kentucky (7–2)Michigan (10–3)Florida State (10–6)Kentucky (18–4)Oklahoma State (19–5)11.
12. Tennessee тTennessee (2–1)Tennessee (7–2)Alabama (9–5)Oklahoma State (13–5)Oklahoma State (18–5)Florida State (17–7)12.
13. Oklahoma State Minnesota (3–2)Alabama (4–5)Kentucky (12–3)Alabama (12–7)Alabama (14–8)Alabama (14–8)13.
14. Michigan Louisiana (3–1)Oklahoma State (6–3)Oklahoma State (8–5)Georgia (20–4)Georgia (22–5)Georgia (23–5)14.
15. Northwestern Georgia (5–0)Minnesota (5–4)Georgia (14–3)Arizona State (16–6)Arizona State (20–7)Arizona State (22–7)15.
16. Kentucky Oklahoma State (2–2)Arizona State (9–2)Arizona State (12–5)Michigan (12–6)South Carolina (15–6)South Carolina (17–6)16.
17. Georgia South Carolina (4–0)Oregon (9–0)South Carolina (10–3)South Carolina (14–4)Michigan (15–8)Baylor (19–5)17.
18. James Madison Missouri (5–0)Georgia (8–3)Minnesota (8–6)Baylor (17–4)Baylor (17–5)Virginia Tech (25–1)18.
19. Texas Tech Texas Tech (5–0)Missouri (9–2) Baylor (13–2)Minnesota (12–7)Minnesota (14–9–1)Michigan (15–8)19.
20. Arkansas James Madison (0–0)Texas Tech (7–3)Virginia Tech (12–3)Arkansas (16–4)Arkansas (17–6)Mississippi State (25–3)20.
21. South Carolina Oregon (5–0)James Madison (2–1)Arkansas (12–2)Virginia Tech (16–4)Virginia Tech (19–4)Arkansas (18–6)21.
22. Arizona State Arizona State (4–1)South Carolina (5–3)Tennessee (7–6)Mississippi State (18–3) тMississippi State (24–3)Minnesota (15–9–1)22.
23. Wisconsin Northwestern (2–3)Arkansas (7–1)Missouri (12–5) UCF (16–2) тUCF (19–5–1)Fresno State (21–4)23.
24. Oregon Arkansas (4–1) Mississippi State (9–1)Texas Tech (10–5)Missouri (15–6)Missouri (19–6)UCF (21–5–1)24.
25. Ole Miss North Carolina (3–2) Virginia Tech (7–3)James Madison (6–3) Utah (12–2) Fresno State (21–4) Duke (23–4)25.
Preseason
Jan 28 [22] 		Week 1
Feb 11 [23] 		Week 2
Feb 18 [24] 		Week 3
Feb 25 [25] 		Week 4
Mar 3 [26] 		Week 5
Mar 10 [27] 		Week 6
April 7 [28] 		Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Final
Dropped:
No. 23 Wisconsin
No. 25 Ole Miss		Dropped:
No. 23 Northwestern
No. 25 North Carolina		Dropped:
No. 24 Mississippi State		Dropped:
No. 22 Tennessee
No. 24 Texas Tech
No. 25 James Madison		Dropped:
No. 25 Utah		Dropped:
No. 24 Missouri		NoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNone

D1Softball

Preseason
Jan 21 [29] 		Week 1
Feb 10 [30] 		Week 2
Feb 17 [31] 		Week 3
Feb 24 [32] 		Week 4
Mar 2 [33] 		Week 5
Mar 9 [34] 		Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Final
1. Alabama UCLA (6–0)UCLA (11–0)UCLA (15–0)UCLA (19–1)UCLA (25–1)1.
2. Washington Washington (5–0)Oklahoma (8–1)Washington (15–1)Texas (20–3)Texas (24–3)2.
3. Arizona Arizona (5–0)Texas (10–0)Texas (15–1)Washington (19–2)Washington (23–2)3.
4. UCLA Oklahoma (4–0)Arizona (9–1)LSU (13–1)Arizona (17–3)Arizona (21–3)4.
5. Oklahoma Florida State (5–0)Washington (10–1)Arizona (12–3)LSU (16–3)LSU (20–3)5.
6. Texas Texas (6–0)LSU (8–1)Oklahoma (11–3)Louisiana (14–5)Oklahoma (20–4)6.
7. Minnesota LSU (5–0)Florida State (7–4)Louisiana (11–3)Oklahoma (15–4)Louisiana (16–6)7.
8. Louisiana Alabama (1–3)Oklahoma State (6–3)Florida State (7–4)Florida (17–4)Florida (21–4)8.
9. Florida Oklahoma State (2–2)Alabama (4–5)Florida (16–2)Florida State (10–6)Oklahoma State (18–5)9.
10. Florida State Kentucky (4–0)Louisiana (7–2)Alabama (9–5)Alabama (12–7)Florida State (17–6)10.
11. LSU Minnesota (3–2)Michigan (9–0)Oklahoma State (8–5)Oklahoma State (13–5)Alabama (14–8)11.
12. Oklahoma State Louisiana (3–1)Oregon (9–0)Oregon (14–0)Oregon (17–2)Oregon (21–2)12.
13. Northwestern Michigan (5–0)Kentucky (7–2)Michigan (10–3)Kentucky (17–3)Kentucky (18–4)13.
14. Tennessee Oregon (5–0)Florida (11–1)Kentucky (12–3)Georgia (20–4)Georgia (22–5)14.
15. Georgia Florida (4–1)Missouri (9–2)Georgia (14–3)Arizona State (16–6)Missouri (19–6)15.
16. Texas Tech Missouri (5–0)Minnesota (5–4)Missouri (12–5)Missouri (15–6)Arizona State (21–7)16.
17. Kentucky Texas Tech (5–0)Arizona State (9–2)Arizona State (12–5)South Carolina (14–4)South Carolina (15–6)17.
18. Michigan Georgia (5–0)Tennessee (6–2)South Carolina (10–3)Michigan (12–6)Michigan (15–8)18.
19. Oregon Tennessee (2–1)Texas Tech (7–3)Minnesota (8–6)Minnesota (12–7)Virginia Tech (19–4)19.
20. South Carolina South Carolina (4–0)Georgia (8–3)Utah (10–2)Utah (12–2)Minnesota (14–9–1)20.
21. Arkansas Arizona State (4–1)South Carolina (5–3)Virginia Tech (12–3)Virginia Tech (16–4)Utah (14–4)21.
22. Auburn North Carolina (3–2)North Carolina (5–5)Texas Tech (10–5)Arkansas (16–4)Fresno State (21–4)22.
23. Arizona State Arkansas (4–1)Utah (7–2)Arkansas (12–2)Baylor (17–4)Arkansas (17–6)23.
24. Wisconsin Northwestern (2–3)Arkansas (7–1) Baylor (13–2)UCF (16–2)Baylor (17–5)24.
25. Missouri Utah (5–0) Virginia Tech (7–3) UCF (13–2) Fresno State (16–4)UCF (19–5–1)25.
Preseason
Jan 21 [35] 		Week 1
Feb 10 [36] 		Week 2
Feb 17 [37] 		Week 3
Feb 24 [38] 		Week 4
Mar 2 [39] 		Week 5
Mar 9 [40] 		Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Final
Dropped:
No. 22 Auburn
No. 24 Wisconsin		Dropped:
No. 24 Northwestern		Dropped:
No. 18 Tennessee
No. 22 North Carolina		Dropped:
No. 22 Texas Tech		NoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNone

Softball America

The final Softball America poll was announced on March 24, 2020 after the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season was cancelled due to COVID-19.

Preseason
Jan 28 [41] 		Week 1
Feb 11 [42] 		Week 2
Feb 18		Week 3
Fed 25		Week 4
Mar 3		Week 5
Mar 10		Week 6
Mar 24		Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Final
1. Washington Washington (5–0)UCLA (11–0)UCLA (15–0)Texas (20–3)Texas (24–3)Texas (24–3)1.
2. Alabama UCLA (6–0)Texas (10–0)Washington (15–1)UCLA (19–1)UCLA (25–1)UCLA (25–1)2.
3. UCLA Florida State (5–0)Washington (10–1)Texas (15–1)Washington (19–2)Washington (23–2)Washington (23–2)3.
4. Oklahoma Oklahoma (4–0)Oklahoma (8–1)Oklahoma (11–3)Arizona (17–3)Arizona (21–3)Arizona (22–3)4.
5. Arizona Texas (6–0)Arizona (9–1)Arizona (12–3)Louisiana (14–5)Oklahoma (20–4)Oklahoma (20–4)5.
6. Minnesota Arizona (5–0)Michigan (9–0)LSU (13–1)Oklahoma (15–4)LSU (20–3)LSU (21–3)6.
7. Florida State LSU (5–0)Florida State (7–4)Florida State (7–4)LSU (16–3)Florida (21–4)Florida (23–4)7.
8. Louisiana Michigan (5–0)LSU (8–1)Louisiana (11–3)Florida (17–4)Oklahoma State (18–5)Oklahoma State (19–5)8.
9. Oklahoma State Kentucky (4–0)Louisiana (7–2)Oregon (14–0)Oklahoma State (13–5)Louisiana (16–6)Louisiana (18–6)9.
10. Texas Missouri (5–0)Oregon (9–0)Florida (16–2)Kentucky (17–3)Florida State (17–6)Florida State (17–7)10.
11. Florida Alabama (1–3)Florida (11–1)Michigan (10–3)Alabama (12–7)Kentucky (19–4)Kentucky (20–4)11.
12. Northwestern Georgia (5–0)Oklahoma State (6–3)Alabama (9–5)Florida State (10–6)Alabama (14–8)Alabama (14–8)12.
13. LSU Oregon (5–0)Alabama (4–5)Oklahoma State (8–5)Oregon (17–2)Oregon (21–2)Oregon (22–2)13.
14. Tennessee Florida (4–1)Kentucky (7–2)Kentucky (12–3)Georgia (20–4)Georgia (22–5)Georgia (23–5)14.
15. Michigan Texas Tech (5–0)Missouri (9–2)Georgia (14–3)Arizona State (16–6)South Carolina (15–6)South Carolina (17–6)15.
16. Georgia South Carolina (4–0)Arizona State (9–2)South Carolina (10–3)South Carolina (14–4)Arizona State (21–7)Arizona State (22–7)16.
17. Arkansas Oklahoma State (2–2)Minnesota (5–4)Missouri (12–5)Michigan (12–6)Missouri (19–6)Missouri (19–7)17.
18. Texas Tech Louisiana (3–1)Texas Tech (7–3)Arizona State (12–5)Missouri (15–6)Virginia Tech (19–4)Virginia Tech (21–4)18.
19. James Madison Tennessee (3–1)Tennessee (6–2)Texas Tech (10–5)Minnesota (12–7)Michigan (15–8)Michigan (15–8)19.
20. Kentucky Arizona State (4–1)Georgia (8–3)Minnesota (8–6)Arkansas (16–4)Arkansas (17–6)Arkansas (19–6)20.
21. Wisconsin Minnesota (3–2)Arkansas (7–1) UCF (13–2)UCF (16–2)Minnesota (14–9–1)Minnesota (15–9–1)21.
22. South Carolina Arkansas (4–1)South Carolina (5–3)Virginia Tech (12–3)Virginia Tech (16–4)UCF (19–5–1)UCF (21–5–1)22.
23. Auburn James Madison (0–0) Virginia Tech (7–3)Arkansas (12–2)Baylor (17–4) Fresno State (21–4)Fresno State (21–4)23.
24. Arizona State Northwestern (2–3)James Madison (2–1) Baylor (13–2)Utah (12–2)Baylor (17–5)Baylor (19–5)24.
25. Oregon North Carolina (3–2) Utah (7–2)Utah (12–2) Mississippi State (19–3)Mississippi State (24–3)Mississippi State (25–3)25.
Preseason
Jan 28 [43] 		Week 1
Feb 11 [44] 		Week 2
Feb 18		Week 3
Fed 25		Week 4
Mar 3		Week 5
Mar 10		Week 6
Mar 24		Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Final
Dropped:
No. 21 Wisconsin
No. 23 Auburn		Dropped:
No. 24 Northwestern
No. 25 North Carolina		Dropped:
No. 19 Tennessee
No. 24 James Madison		Dropped:
No. 19 Texas Tech		Dropped:
No. 24 Utah		NoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNone

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The following human polls make up the 2022 NCAA Division I women's softball rankings. The NFCA/USA Today Poll is voted on by a panel of 32 Division I softball coaches. The NFCA/USA Today poll, the Softball America poll, the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate rankings, and D1Softball rank the top 25 teams nationally.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Oklahoma Sooners softball team</span> NCAA Division I college softball season

The 2022 Oklahoma Sooners softball team was an American college softball team that represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Sooners were led by Patty Gasso in her twenty-eighth season, and played their home games at OU Softball Complex. They competed in the Big 12 Conference, where they finished the season with a 59–3 record, including 17–1 in conference play.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Oklahoma Sooners softball team</span> American college softball team

The 2023 Oklahoma Sooners softball team was an American college softball team that represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season. The Sooners were led by Patty Gasso in her twenty-ninth season, and played their home games at OU Softball Complex. They competed in the Big 12 Conference, where they finished with a 61–1 record, including 18–0 in conference play. The Sooners only loss on the season was during an early season tournament in Waco, Texas to the Baylor Bears, 3–4.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 NCAA Division I softball season</span> College softball in the United States

The 2023 NCAA Division I softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 2023. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2023 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2023 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA tournament and held annually in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended in June 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 NCAA Division I softball rankings</span> Womens softball

The following human polls made up the 2023 NCAA Division I women's softball rankings. The NFCA/USA Today Poll was voted on by a panel of 32 Division I softball coaches. The NFCA/USA Today poll, the Softball America poll, the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate rankings, and D1Softball rank the top 25 teams nationally.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Southeastern Conference softball season</span> Sports season

The 2023 SEC softball season began play Thursday, February 9, and conference play began on Friday, March 10. Tennessee clinched the regular season conference championship on May 6. Tennessee also won the 2023 Southeastern Conference softball tournament which took place from May 9–13 at Bogle Park in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Vanderbilt University is the only full member of the Southeastern Conference to not sponsor a softball program. Of the 13 teams in the SEC, 12 played in the NCAA tournament. Of the top 16 seeds hosting Regionals, five are from the SEC. Three of the five win their Regionals, being the only SEC teams to win Regionals. Two of the three win their Super Regionals and advance to the 2023 Women's College World Series (WCWS).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Southeastern Conference softball season</span> Sports season

The 2022 SEC softball season began play Thursday, February 10, and conference play began on Thursday, March 11. The 2022 Southeastern Conference softball tournament was May 10–14 at Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium in Gainesville, Florida. Arkansas played Missouri in the tournament final, winning by a score of 4–0. Vanderbilt University is the only full member of the Southeastern Conference to not sponsor a softball program.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Southeastern Conference softball season</span> Sports season

The 2021 SEC softball season began play Thursday, February 11, and conference play began on Thursday, March 11. The 2021 Southeastern Conference softball tournament was May 11–13 at Rhoads Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Alabama played Florida in the tournament final, winning by a score of 4–0. Vanderbilt University is the only full member of the Southeastern Conference to not sponsor a softball program.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 NCAA Division I softball rankings</span>

The following human polls make up the 2024 NCAA Division I women's softball rankings. The NFCA/USA Today Poll is voted on by a panel of 32 Division I softball coaches. The NFCA/USA Today poll, the Softball America poll, the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate rankings, and D1Softball rank the top 25 teams nationally.

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