2020 NCAA Division I softball season

2020 NCAA Division I softball season
Duration	February 6 – March 12, 2020 (cancellation)
Number of teams	286
Preseason No. 1	Alabama (USA Softball/ESPN, D1S); Washington (NFCA, SA); UCLA (FloSoftball)
Defending Champions	UCLA
TV partner/s	ESPN & ESPN+
NCAA Tournament
Duration	not held
Women's College World Series
Duration	not held
Seasons
←  2019 2021  →

The 2020 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 February 6, 2020. The season ended on March 12, 2020, when the NCAA cancelled all winter championships and spring sports seasons due to the coronavirus pandemic. ^[1] The 2020 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2020 Women's College World Series, which were to be held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, did not occur.

Coronavirus impact and cancellation

As of March 12, 2020, the NCAA cancelled both the remainder of the season and the tournament due to the coronavirus pandemic. ^[2]

As of 2021, all Division I softball players were given another year of eligibility due to the restraints and cancellations from the coronavirus pandemic. Each player is given the option to use their extra year of eligibility or not.

Ballpark changes

• The 2020 season was the first for Virginia at Palmer Park, replacing The Park. The team played its first game there on March 3 against James Madison.
• The 2020 season was the first for Clemson at Clemson Softball Stadium, and its first season altogether.

Season outlook

Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I softball rankings

USA Today / NFCA DI Coaches Poll [3] Ranking Team 1 Washington 2 Alabama 3 Oklahoma 4 UCLA 5 Arizona 6 Texas 7 Florida 8 Minnesota 9 Florida State 10 Louisiana 11 LSU 12 Tennessee 13 Oklahoma State 14 Northwestern 15 Kentucky 16 Georgia 17 Michigan 18 Texas Tech 19 South Carolina 20 James Madison 21 Ole Miss 22 Arizona State 23 Auburn 24 Arkansas 25 Wisconsin

ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Poll [4] Ranking Team 1 Alabama 2 Washington 3 Oklahoma 4 UCLA 5 Arizona 6 Texas 7 Minnesota 8 Florida State 9 Florida 10 Louisiana T11 LSU T11 Tennessee 13 Oklahoma State 14 Michigan 15 Northwestern 16 Kentucky 17 Georgia 18 James Madison 19 Texas Tech 20 Arkansas 21 South Carolina 22 Arizona State 23 Wisconsin 24 Oregon 25 Ole Miss

D1Softball [5] Ranking Team 1 Alabama 2 Washington 3 Arizona 4 UCLA 5 Oklahoma 6 Texas 7 Minnesota 8 Louisiana 9 Florida 10 Florida State 11 LSU 12 Oklahoma State 13 Northwestern 14 Tennessee 15 Georgia 16 Texas Tech 17 Kentucky 18 Michigan 19 Oregon 20 South Carolina 21 Arkansas 22 Auburn 23 Arizona State 24 Wisconsin 25 Missouri

Softball America [6] Ranking Team 1 Washington 2 Alabama 3 UCLA 4 Oklahoma 5 Arizona 6 Minnesota 7 Florida State 8 Louisiana 9 Oklahoma State 10 Texas 11 Florida 12 Northwestern 13 LSU 14 Tennessee 15 Michigan 16 Georgia 17 Arkansas 18 Texas Tech 19 James Madison 20 Kentucky 21 Wisconsin 22 South Carolina 23 Auburn 24 Arizona State 25 Oregon

FloSoftball [7] Ranking Team 1 UCLA 2 Oklahoma 3 Washington 4 Alabama 5 Arizona 6 Minnesota 7 Texas 8 Louisiana 9 Oklahoma State 10 Florida State 11 Michigan 12 Tennessee 13 Northwestern 14 James Madison 15 LSU 16 Florida 17 Arkansas 18 Ole Miss 19 Wisconsin 20 Arizona State 21 South Carolina 22 Virginia Tech 23 Georgia 24 Kentucky 25 Notre Dame

Conference standings

• Note: Records as of cancellation of season on March 12, 2020.

2020 America East Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Stony Brook  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 10 – 4   .714 Hartford  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 5 – 4   .556 Albany  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545 UMass Lowell  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 7 – 9   .438 UMBC  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 5 – 9   .357 Maine  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 2 – 7   .222 Binghamton  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 3 – 12   .200 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 [8] Rankings from NFCA	2020 American Athletic Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT No. 22 UCF  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 21 – 5 – 1   .796 UConn  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 16 – 5 – 0   .762 Houston  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 16 – 6 – 0   .727 Memphis  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 16 – 9 – 0   .640 South Florida  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 16 – 9 – 0   .640 East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 14 – 9 – 0   .609 Tulsa  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 13 – 11 – 0   .542 Wichita State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 11 – 16 – 0   .407 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 [9] Rankings from NFCA	2020 Atlantic 10 Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT George Washington  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 10 – 14   .417 St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 2 – 3   .400 Dayton  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 8 – 12   .400 Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 8 – 13   .381 George Mason  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 7 – 12   .368 UMass  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 4 – 7   .364 Fordham  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 7 – 13   .350 Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 4 – 11   .267 Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 4 – 14   .222 La Salle  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 10   .000 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 [10] Rankings from NFCA
2020 Atlantic Coast Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 17 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 21 – 4   .840 NC State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 19 – 6   .760 Clemson  ‍‍‍ 5 – 1   .833 19 – 8   .704 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 12 – 11   .522 Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 10 – 10   .500 North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 3 – 3   .500 10 – 14   .417 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4   .333 13 – 9   .591 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4   .333 8 – 12   .400 Duke  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 23 – 4   .852 Boston College  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 9 – 12   .429 No. 12 Florida State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 17 – 7   .708 Louisville  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 10 – 13   .435 Virginia  ‍‍‍ 0 – 6   .000 10 – 12   .455 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 [11] Rankings from NFCA	2020 ASUN Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Kennesaw State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 21 – 4   .840 Florida Gulf Coast  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 19 – 8   .704 North Alabama  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 16 – 7   .696 North Florida  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 12 – 6   .667 Jacksonville  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 15 – 11   .577 Lipscomb  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 12 – 10   .545 Stetson  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 12 – 15   .444 Liberty  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 10 – 13   .435 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 [12] Rankings from NFCA	2020 Big 12 Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 3 Texas  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 24 – 3   .889 No. 6 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 20 – 4   .833 No. 24 Baylor  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 19 – 5   .792 No. 13 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 19 – 5   .792 Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 17 – 9   .654 Kansas  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 13 – 13   .500 Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 11 – 13   .458 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 [13] Rankings from NFCA
2020 Big East Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Butler  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 15 – 8   .652 Creighton  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 13 – 12   .520 Villanova  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 14 – 13   .519 Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 10 – 14   .417 DePaul  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 8 – 12   .400 Providence  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 6 – 11   .353 Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 8 – 15   .348 St. John's  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 8 – 15   .348 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 [14] Rankings from NFCA	2020 Big Sky Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Sacramento State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 14 – 11   .560 Montana  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 12 – 12   .500 Weber State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 10 – 14   .417 Northern Colorado  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 10 – 15   .400 Idaho State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 7 – 14   .333 Southern Utah  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 5 – 14   .263 Portland State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 6 – 18   .250 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 [15] Rankings from NFCA	2020 Big South Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Gardner–Webb  ‍‍‍ 1 – 0   1.000 24 – 5   .828 Radford  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 13 – 3   .813 Hampton  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 14 – 4   .778 USC Upstate  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 17 – 7   .708 Presbyterian  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 16 – 8   .667 Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 13 – 10   .565 Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 10 – 9   .526 Longwood  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 10 – 11   .476 Campbell  ‍‍‍ 0 – 1   .000 10 – 15   .400 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 [16] Rankings from NFCA
2020 Big Ten Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Iowa  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 17 – 5 – 0   .773 No. 18 Michigan  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 15 – 8 – 0   .652 No. 19 Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 15 – 9 – 1   .620 Purdue  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 15 – 10 – 0   .600 Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 14 – 10 – 0   .583 Indiana  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 12 – 9 – 0   .571 Maryland  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 12 – 11 – 0   .522 Illinois  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 11 – 11 – 0   .500 Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 9 – 9 – 0   .500 Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 11 – 12 – 0   .478 Penn State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 11 – 15 – 0   .423 Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 10 – 14 – 0   .417 Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 9 – 14 – 0   .391 Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 6 – 16 – 0   .273 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 [17] Rankings from NFCA	2020 Big West Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Cal State Northridge  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 16 – 8   .667 Cal State Fullerton  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 14 – 10   .583 UC Davis  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 16 – 12   .571 Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 13 – 12   .520 UC Riverside  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 13 – 12   .520 Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 10 – 13   .435 UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 12 – 16   .429 Hawaii  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 9 – 15   .375 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 [18] Rankings from NFCA	2020 Colonial Athletic Association softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Delaware  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 19 – 4   .826 James Madison  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 12 – 6   .667 Towson  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 8 – 7   .533 Charleston  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 10 – 10   .500 Elon  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 11 – 11   .500 Drexel  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 4 – 5   .444 UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 7 – 16   .304 Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 3 – 15   .167 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 [19] Rankings from NFCA
2020 Conference USA softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 20 – 5   .800 Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 14 – 13   .519 Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 8 – 14   .364 Marshall  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 18 – 7   .720 FIU  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 8 – 9   .471 Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 15 – 13   .536 West North Texas  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 19 – 5   .792 Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 8 – 16   .333 UTSA  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 14 – 11   .560 UTEP  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 5 – 17   .227 Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 14 – 8   .636 UAB  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 15 – 11   .577 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 [20] Rankings from NFCA	2020 Horizon League softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 8 – 7   .533 Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 9 – 10   .474 UIC  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 9 – 11   .450 Cleveland State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 8 – 11   .421 Oakland  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 7 – 11   .389 Wright State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 7 – 11   .389 IUPUI  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 5 – 15   .250 Green Bay  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 4 – 15   .211 Detroit Mercy  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 2 – 21   .087 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 [21] Rankings from NFCA	2020 Ivy League softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Columbia  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 5 – 4   .556 Penn  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 7 – 6   .538 Princeton  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 4 – 4   .500 Cornell  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 4 – 5   .444 Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 4 – 5   .444 Yale  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 5 – 10   .333 Harvard  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 2 – 8   .200 Brown  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 1 – 9   .100 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 [22] Rankings from NFCA
2020 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Monmouth  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 11 – 9   .550 Marist  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 10 – 9   .526 Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 6 – 6   .500 Canisius  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 8 – 9   .471 Niagara  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 3 – 5   .375 Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 4 – 10   .286 Fairfield  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 4 – 11   .267 Iona  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 2 – 6   .250 Siena  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 3 – 10   .231 Quinnipiac  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 2 – 9   .182 Rider  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 1 – 10   .091 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 [23] Rankings from NFCA	2020 Mid-American Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Ball State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 18 – 9   .667 Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 11 – 6   .647 Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 12 – 8   .600 Toledo  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 11 – 12   .478 Kent State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 9 – 10   .474 Ohio  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 11 – 15   .423 Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 7 – 15   .318 Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 6 – 13   .316 Akron  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 6 – 19   .240 Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 5 – 16   .238 Buffalo  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 2 – 11   .154 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 [24] Rankings from NFCA	2020 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Norfolk State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 7 – 14   .333 Morgan State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 5 – 11   .313 North Carolina A&T  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 4 – 19   .174 Bethune–Cookman  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 5 – 28   .152 Florida A&M  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 3 – 17   .150 Maryland Eastern Shore  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 3 – 18   .143 Howard  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 3 – 21   .125 Coppin State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 1 – 8   .111 North Carolina Central  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 1 – 15   .063 Delaware State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 1 – 20   .048 South Carolina State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 10   .000 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 [25] Rankings from NFCA
2020 Missouri Valley Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 15 – 6   .714 Bradley  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 14 – 9   .609 Loyola Chicago  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 12 – 9   .571 Evansville  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 12 – 11   .522 Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 12 – 11   .522 Indiana State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 11 – 12   .478 Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 9 – 10   .474 Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 7 – 12   .368 Drake  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 8 – 16   .333 Northern Iowa  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 7 – 14   .333 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 [26] Rankings from NFCA	2020 Mountain West Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 25 Fresno State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 21 – 4   .840 San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 21 – 5   .808 UNLV  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 21 – 5   .808 San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 17 – 11   .607 Boise State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 14 – 11   .560 Utah State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 13 – 11   .542 Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 11 – 12   .478 New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 11 – 15   .423 Nevada  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 10 – 14   .417 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 [27] Rankings from NFCA	2020 Northeast Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 8 – 7   .533 LIU Brooklyn  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 12 – 12   .500 Robert Morris  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 8 – 11   .421 Wagner  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 3 – 6   .333 Bryant  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 4 – 11   .267 Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 1 – 3   .250 Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 4 – 12   .250 Saint Francis (PA)  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 5 – 18   .217 Merrimack  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 2 – 10   .167 Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 2 – 17   .105 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 [28] Rankings from NFCA
2020 Ohio Valley Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Eastern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 22 – 2   .917 SIU Edwardsville  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 13 – 5   .722 Southeast Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 12 – 5   .706 Jacksonville State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 12 – 9   .571 Murray State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 12 – 10   .545 UT Martin  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 12 – 10   .545 Tennessee Tech  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 10 – 9   .526 Eastern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 11 – 10   .524 Austin Peay  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 11 – 12   .478 Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 7 – 11   .389 Morehead State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 6 – 10   .375 Belmont  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 4 – 14   .222 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 [29] Rankings from NFCA	2020 Pac-12 Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 1 UCLA  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 25 – 1   .962 No. 2 Washington  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 23 – 2   .920 No. 9 Oregon  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 22 – 2   .917 No. 4 Arizona  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 22 – 3   .880 Stanford  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 22 – 4   .846 Utah  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 14 – 4   .778 No. 15 Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 22 – 7   .759 Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 18 – 8   .692 California  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 13 – 11   .542 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 [30] Rankings from NFCA	2020 Patriot League softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Boston University  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 14 – 8   .636 Army  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 14 – 9   .609 Colgate  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 11 – 9   .550 Lehigh  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 8 – 9   .471 Bucknell  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 8 – 14   .364 Holy Cross  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 2 – 9   .182 Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 1 – 11   .083 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 [31] Rankings from NFCA
2020 Southeastern Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 7 Florida  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 23 – 4   .852 No. 23 Missouri  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 19 – 7   .731 No. 11 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 20 – 4   .833 No. 14 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 23 – 5   .821 No. 10 Alabama  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 14 – 8   .636 No. 20 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 19 – 6   .760 No. 16 South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 17 – 6   .739 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 17 – 9   .654 No. 21 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 25 – 3   .893 No. 5 LSU  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 21 – 3   .875 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 14 – 9   .609 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 16 – 11   .593 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 12 – 13   .480 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 [32] Rankings from NFCA	2020 Southern Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 15 – 7   .682 East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 9 – 13   .409 Samford  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 10 – 16   .385 Mercer  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 10 – 17   .370 Chattanooga  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 7 – 14   .333 Furman  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 7 – 19   .269 Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 3 – 13   .188 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 [33] Rankings from NFCA	2020 Southland Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 19 – 4   .826 McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 19 – 7   .731 Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 15 – 7   .682 Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 17 – 9   .654 Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 15 – 8   .652 Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 12 – 14   .462 Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 12 – 10   .545 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 6 – 16   .273 Lamar  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 9 – 12   .429 Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 9 – 17   .346 Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 8 – 16   .333 Abilene Christian  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 7 – 17   .292 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 [34] Rankings from NFCA
2020 Southwestern Athletic Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Alabama State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 10 – 15   .400 Jackson State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 9 – 14   .391 Mississippi Valley State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 5 – 15   .250 Alcorn State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 5 – 21   .192 Alabama A&M  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 2 – 11   .154 West Texas Southern  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 8 – 14   .364 Southern  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 4 – 11   .267 Prairie View A&M  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 3 – 9   .250 Grambling State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 3 – 13   .188 Arkansas–Pine Bluff  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 1 – 15   .063 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 [35] Rankings from NFCA	2020 Summit League softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT South Dakota State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 15 – 8   .652 Omaha  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 12 – 12   .500 South Dakota  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 11 – 18   .379 Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 6 – 13   .316 North Dakota State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 7 – 16   .304 North Dakota  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 7 – 17   .292 Purdue Fort Wayne  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 3 – 21   .125 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 [36] Rankings from NFCA	2020 Sun Belt Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 8 Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 18 – 6   .750 Texas State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 15 – 9   .625 Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 14 – 10   .583 UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 12 – 13   .480 South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 8 – 17   .320 Troy  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 16 – 6   .727 Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 13 – 8   .619 Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 13 – 9   .591 Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 10 – 14   .417 Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 7 – 16   .304 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 [37] Rankings from NFCA
2020 West Coast Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT BYU  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 14 – 8 – 0   .636 Pacific  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 15 – 10 – 0   .600 San Diego  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 15 – 12 – 0   .556 Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 12 – 10 – 0   .545 Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 8 – 14 – 0   .364 Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 7 – 18 – 1   .288 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 [38] Rankings from NFCA	2020 Western Athletic Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 15 – 8   .652 Utah Valley  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 12 – 7   .632 California Baptist  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 10 – 14   .417 Seattle  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 9 – 15   .375 Kansas City  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 6 – 13   .316 Grand Canyon  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 7 – 20   .259 Cal State Bakersfield  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 1 – 13   .071 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 [39] Rankings from NFCA

Awards

• Softball America Player of the Year: Miranda Elish, Texas ^[40]
• Softball America Pitcher of the Year: Megan Faraimo, UCLA ^[41]
• Softball America Freshman of the Year: Maya Brady, UCLA ^[42]
• Softball America Defensive Player of the Year: Sis Bates, Washington ^[43]

Coaching changes

This table lists programs that changed head coaches at any point from the first day of the 2020 season until the day before the first day of the 2021 season. ^[44]

Team	Former coach	Interim coach	New coach	Reason
California	Diane Ninemire	Tammy Lohmann		On March 4, 2020, Longtime Cal head coach Diane Ninemire steps down after 32 years for health reasons. Associate head coach Tammy Lohmann will serve as interim head coach for the remainder of the season. [45]
Minnesota	Jamie Trachsel		Piper Ritter	On April 23, 2020, Ole Miss hired Jamie Trachsel as their head coach. [46] On May 3, 2020, Minnesota announced the hiring of pitching coach Piper Ritter as their new head coach. [47]
Ole Miss	Ruben Felix		Jamie Trachsel	On April 23, 2020, Ole Miss hired Minnesota head coach Jamie Trachsel as their head coach replacing interim coach Ruben Felix. [48]

See also

• 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season

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