2023 NCAA Division I softball rankings

Last updated

2023 NCAA Division I softball season
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Preseason No. 1 Oklahoma
Defending Champions Oklahoma
TV partner/s ESPN
NCAA Tournament
DurationMay 19 – June 8, 2023
Most conference bids SEC – 12 bids
Women's College World Series
DurationJune 1–9, 2023
Champions Oklahoma (7th title)
Runners-up Florida State (12th WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach Patty Gasso (7th title)
WCWS MOP Jordy Bahl (Oklahoma)
Seasons
  2022
2024  

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.

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

Preseason
Jan 31 [1]
Week 1
Feb 14 [2]
Week 2
Feb 20 [3]
Week 3
Feb 27 [4]
Week 4
Mar 6 [5]
Week 5
Mar 13 [6]
Week 6
Mar 20 [7]
Week 7
Mar 27 [8]
Week 8
Apr 3 [9]
Week 9
Apr 10 [10]
Week 10
Apr 17 [11]
Week 11
Apr 24 [12]
Week 12
May 1 [13]
Week 13
May 8 [14]
Week 14
May 15 [15]
Final
Jun 13 [16]
1. Oklahoma (32)Oklahoma (5–0) (32)UCLA (12–0) (29)Oklahoma (13–1) (31)Oklahoma (17–1) (30)Oklahoma (20–1) (30)Oklahoma (27–1) (32)Oklahoma (30–1) (32)Oklahoma (33–1) (32)Oklahoma (36–1) (32)Oklahoma (39–1) (32)Oklahoma (42–1) (32)Oklahoma (45–1) (32)Oklahoma (49–1) (32)Oklahoma (51–1) (32)Oklahoma (61–1) (32)1.
2. UCLA UCLA (6–0)Oklahoma (8–1) (3)UCLA (17–1) (1)UCLA (22–1) (2)Oklahoma State (20–2)Oklahoma State (25–2)Oklahoma State (29–2)Oklahoma State (32–2)UCLA (36–4)UCLA (39–4)UCLA (43–4)UCLA (46–4)UCLA (50–4)UCLA (52–5)Florida State (58–11)2.
3. Oklahoma State Florida (3–0)Florida (10–0)Oklahoma State (13–1)Oklahoma State (18–1)UCLA (25–2)UCLA (27–3)UCLA (29–4)UCLA (32–4)Oklahoma State (35–3)Oklahoma State (39–4)Tennessee (37–5)Florida State (43–8)Florida State (47–8)Florida State (50–8)Tennessee (51–10)3.
4. Florida Arkansas (5–0)Oklahoma State (8–1)Clemson (15–1)Clemson (20–1)Clemson (25–1) (1)Tennessee (24–1)Tennessee (26–2)Clemson (36–1)Florida State (32–7)Tennessee (34–5)Florida State (39–8)Tennessee (39–6)Tennessee (41–8)Tennessee (44–8)Stanford (47–15)4.
5. Florida State Oklahoma State (3–1)Clemson (10–0)Florida State (15–3)Florida State (20–3)Tennessee (20–1)Clemson (29–1)Clemson (32–1)Tennessee (29–3)Stanford (31–6)Florida State (35–8)Texas (39–9–1)Texas (39–9–1)Washington (37–11)Duke (45–10)Washington (44–15)5.
6. Texas Florida State (4–1)Florida State (9–3)Arkansas (13–3)Arkansas (19–3)Florida State (21–5)Florida State (24–6)Stanford (27–3)Florida State (29–7)Clemson (37–4)Clemson (40–5)Clemson (44–5)Stanford (38–10)Duke (43–9)Washington (38–12)Oklahoma State (47–16)6.
7. Arkansas Clemson (5–0)Arkansas (8–2)Tennessee (11–1)Tennessee (16–1)Stanford (22–2)Stanford (24–3)Florida State (26–7)Stanford (28–6)Tennessee (30–5)Texas (36–9–1)Oklahoma State (39–8)Oklahoma State (41–9)Stanford (39–12)Stanford (40–13)Alabama (45–22)7.
8. Northwestern Virginia Tech (5–0)Washington (9–1)Florida (11–3)Florida (14–3)Florida (19–4)Florida (22–5)Washington (25–6)Arkansas (27–9)Texas (33–8–1)Stanford (31–9)Duke (40–8)Duke (43–9)Oklahoma State (41–13)Texas (42–13–1)Utah (42–16)8.
9. Alabama Texas (2–1–1)Texas (8–1–1)Texas (11–2–1)Texas (17–2–1)Arkansas (20–6)Washington (22–6)Texas (30–5–1)Texas (30–8–1)Washington (29–8)Washington (31–9)Stanford (34–10)Washington (35–10)Clemson (45–8)Oklahoma State (41–14)Clemson (49–12)9.
10. Clemson Arizona (5–0)Virginia Tech (7–3)Virginia Tech (11–4)Washington (18–3)Washington (20–4)Texas (26–5–1)Arkansas (24–9)Washington (26–8)Arkansas (28–11)Duke (36–8)Washington (33–10)Clemson (45–8)Texas (40–12–1)Clemson (46–9)Duke (48–12)10.
11. Virginia Tech Tennessee (3–0)Alabama (6–2)Washington (13–3)Virginia Tech (14–4)Texas (21–4–1)Virginia Tech (22–5)Florida (24–7)Duke (28–8)Duke (30–8)Arkansas (31–12)Georgia (37–10)Georgia (38–10)LSU (40–14)LSU (40–15)Texas (45–15–1)11.
12. Arizona Washington (4–1)Tennessee (6–1)Duke (13–3)Stanford (19–2)LSU (21–1)Arkansas (21–8)Virginia Tech (25–6)LSU (31–6)Georgia (31–8)Georgia (33–10)Arkansas (34–13)Arkansas (36–14)Arkansas (38–16)Alabama (40–18)Northwestern (42–13)12.
13. Tennessee Georgia (5–0)Arizona (7–3)Alabama (11–3)Alabama (17–3)Virginia Tech (19–5)Kentucky (19–5–1)Duke (26–7)Virginia Tech (27–8)LSU (33–7)Florida (31–11)LSU (37–11)Oregon (35–11)Georgia (39–12)Arkansas (38–17)UCLA (52–7)13.
14. Washington Northwestern (2–2)Duke (7–3)Stanford (14–2)LSU (20–1)Kentucky (16–5–1)Duke (24–5)LSU (26–6)Georgia (29–6)Virginia Tech (31–9)Alabama (32–12)Florida (32–13)тAlabama (36–16)Alabama (38–17)Georgia (39–13)Georgia (42–15)14.
15. Georgia Alabama (2–1)LSU (10–0)LSU (15–1)Duke (17–4)Duke (20–5)LSU (23–5)Georgia (27–6)Florida (26–9)Florida (28–10)LSU (34–10)Oregon (31–11)тLSU (38–13)Baylor (39–15)Northwestern (38–11)Oregon (42–15)15.
16. Duke Duke (3–2)Stanford (8–2)Arizona (10–5)Kentucky (12–5–1)Alabama (20–6)Alabama (22–7)Kentucky (20–7–1)Alabama (26–11)Alabama (28–12)Baylor (34–10)Alabama (34–15)Florida (34–16)Auburn (39–16)Auburn (40–17)LSU (42–17)16.
17. Stanford Kentucky (2–0–1)Georgia (7–3)Kentucky (10–3–1)Arizona (15–6)Arizona (17–7)Georgia (24–6)Alabama (24–10)Kentucky (21–9–1)Kentucky (24–10–1)Oregon (28–11)Auburn (35–14)Auburn (37–15)Oregon (35–14)Utah (37–13)Arkansas (40–19)17.
18. UCF LSU (5–0)Kentucky (6–1–1)Georgia (12–4)Auburn (20–2)Georgia (20–6)Arizona (20–9)Oregon (20–10)Oregon (22–11)Baylor (30–9)Virginia Tech (32–12)Baylor (34–13)Wichita State (43–8)Florida (35–19)Baylor (39–16)Louisiana (50–16)18.
19. Oregon State Stanford (3–2)Northwestern (4–4)Auburn (15–1)Georgia (17–5)Auburn (21–5)Oregon (19–8)Auburn (24–9)Auburn (28–10)Oregon (25–11)Auburn (32–13)Wichita State (40–8)Northwestern (33–10)Northwestern (35–11)Oregon (35–15) San Diego State (39–17)19.
20. Kentucky UCF (3–1)Auburn (9–1)Oregon (12–3)Baylor (17–2)Oregon (17–6)Baylor (22–5)Arizona (20–12)Arizona (24–12)Wichita State (34–7)Kentucky (25–13–1)Kentucky (27–15–1)Baylor (36–15)Wichita State (43–9)Florida (36–20)Auburn (42–19)20.
21. Auburn Auburn (4–1)Maryland (8–1)Baylor (13–1)Oregon (16–4)Baylor (18–4)Auburn (22–9)Baylor (23–8)Baylor (27–9)Auburn (29–12)Northwestern (28–9)Virginia Tech (33–15)Virginia Tech (35–17)Utah (34–13)Wichita State (43–10)Florida (38–22)21.
22. Arizona State Arizona State (4–1)Oregon (8–2)Northwestern (6–6)Arizona State (15–3)Arizona State (16–5)Wichita State (23–6)Northwestern (17–8)Wichita State (30–7)Northwestern (24–9)Utah (29–8)Northwestern (30–10)Central Arkansas (36–9)Kentucky (30–19–1)Kentucky (30–20–1)Baylor (40–18)22.
23. Mississippi State Maryland (4–1)UCF (5–5) Arizona State (11–2)Wichita State (16–3)Wichita State (19–5) Utah (21–5)Wichita State (26–7)Northwestern (20–9)Texas A&M (24–13)Wichita State (36–8)Utah (30–10)Kentucky (28–18–1)Virginia Tech (36–17)Central Arkansas (44–10)Wichita State (44–12)23.
24. Oregon Oregon (3–2) Missouri (9–2)Missouri (12–4)Northwestern (9–7) Texas A&M (16–7)Northwestern (13–8)Utah (21–5)Texas A&M (22–13)Arizona (24–15) Central Arkansas (31–8)Central Arkansas (33–9)Utah (31–13)Central Arkansas (39–9)Virginia Tech (37–18)Kentucky (31–22–1)24.
25. LSU Michigan (4–1) Baylor (8–1) Wichita State (12–3)Missouri (15–6)Maryland (19–4) Louisiana (21–9)Texas A&M (19–11)Arizona State (20–11)Utah (24–8)Texas A&M (26–16)Texas A&M (29–17)Texas A&M (32–18) Boston University (48–8)Boston University (51–8) South Carolina (40–22)25.
Preseason
Jan 31 [17]
Week 1
Feb 14 [18]
Week 2
Feb 20 [19]
Week 3
Feb 27 [20]
Week 4
Mar 6 [21]
Week 5
Mar 13 [22]
Week 6
Mar 20 [23]
Week 7
Mar 27 [24]
Week 8
Apr 3 [25]
Week 9
Apr 10 [26]
Week 10
Apr 17 [27]
Week 11
Apr 24 [28]
Week 12
May 1 [29]
Week 13
May 8 [30]
Week 14
May 15 [31]
Final
Jun 13 [32]
Dropped:
  • No. 19 Oregon State
  • No. 23 Mississippi State
Dropped:
  • No. 22 Arizona State
  • No. 25 Michigan
Dropped:
  • No. 21 Maryland
  • No. 23 UCF
NoneDropped:
  • No. 24 Northwestern
  • No. 25 Missouri
Dropped:
  • No. 22 Arizona State
  • No. 24 Texas A&M
  • No. 25 Maryland
Dropped:
No. 25 Louisiana
Dropped:
No. 24 Utah
Dropped:
No. 25 Arizona State
Dropped:
  • No. 24 Arizona
NoneNoneDropped:
No. 25 Texas A&M
NoneDropped:
  • No. 23 Central Arkansas
  • No. 24 Virginia Tech
  • No. 25 Boston University

ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25

Preseason
Jan 24 [33]
Week 1
Feb 14 [34]
Week 2
Feb 21 [35]
Week 3
Feb 28 [36]
Week 4
Mar 7 [37]
Week 5
Mar 14 [38]
Week 6
Mar 21 [39]
Week 7
Mar 28 [40]
Week 8
Apr 4 [41]
Week 9
Apr 11 [42]
Week 10
Apr 18 [43]
Week 11
Apr 25 [44]
Week 12
May 2 [45]
Week 13
May 9 [46]
Week 14
May 16 [47]
Final
Jun 13 [48]
1. Oklahoma (25)Oklahoma (5–0) (25)UCLA (12–0) (25)Oklahoma (13–1) (25)Oklahoma (17–1) (25)Oklahoma (20–1) (25)Oklahoma (27–1)Oklahoma (30–1)Oklahoma (33–1)Oklahoma (36–1)Oklahoma (39–1)Oklahoma (42–1)Oklahoma (45–1)Oklahoma (49–1)Oklahoma (51–1)Oklahoma (61–1)1.
2. UCLA UCLA (6–0)Oklahoma (8–1)UCLA (17–1)UCLA (22–1)Oklahoma State (20–2)Oklahoma State (25–2)Oklahoma State (29–2)Oklahoma State (32–2)UCLA (36–4)UCLA (39–4)UCLA (43–4)UCLA (47–4)UCLA (50–4)UCLA (52–5)Florida State (58–11)2.
3. Oklahoma State Florida (3–0)Florida (10–0)Oklahoma State (13–1)Oklahoma State (18–1)UCLA (25–2)Tennessee (24–1)Tennessee (26–2)UCLA (32–4)Oklahoma State (35–3)Oklahoma State (39–4)Tennessee (37–5)Florida State (43–8)Florida State (47–8)Florida State (50–8)Stanford (47–15)3.
4. Florida State Arkansas (5–0)Oklahoma State (8–1)Clemson (15–1)Clemson (20–1)Clemson (25–1)тUCLA (27–3)UCLA (29–4)Clemson (36–1)Florida State (32–7)Tennessee (34–5)Florida State (39–8)Tennessee (39–6)Tennessee (41–8)Tennessee (44–8)Tennessee (51–10)4.
5. Florida Oklahoma State (3–1)Clemson (10–0)Florida State (15–3)Tennessee (16–1)Tennessee (20–1)тClemson (29–1)Clemson (32–1)Tennessee (29–3)Stanford (31–6)Florida State (35–8)Texas (39–9–1)Texas (39–9–1)Washington (37–11)Washington (38–12)Washington (44–15)5.
6. Arkansas Clemson (5–0)Florida Sate (9–3)Tennessee (11–1)Florida State (20–3)Florida State (21–5)Stanford (24–3)Stanford (27–3)Florida State (29–7)Tennessee (30–5)Clemson (40–5)Clemson (44–5)Oklahoma State (41–9)Stanford (39–12)Stanford (40–13)Oklahoma State (47–16)6.
7. Alabama Florida State (4–1)Alabama (6–2)Arkansas (13–3)Arkansas (19–3)Stanford (22–2)Florida State (24–6)Florida State (26–7)Stanford (28–6)Clemson (37–4)Texas (36–9–1)Oklahoma State (39–8)Stanford (38–10)Texas (40–12–1)Duke (45–10)Alabama (45–22)7.
8. Northwestern Tennessee (3–0)Arkansas (8–2)Stanford (14–2)Stanford (19–2)Washington (20–4)Texas (26–5–1)Texas (30–5–1)Georgia (29–6)Texas (33–8–1)Stanford (31–9)Stanford (34–10)Clemson (45–8)Oklahoma State (41–13)Texas (42–13–1)Utah (42–16)8.
9. Texas Virginia Tech (5–0)Tennessee (6–1)Alabama (11–3)Alabama (17–3)Texas (21–4–1)Washington (22–6)Washington (25–6)Arkansas (27–9)Georgia (31–8)Washington (31–9)Duke (40–8)Washington (35–10)Duke (43–9)Oklahoma State (41–14)Clemson (49–12)9.
10. Clemson Georgia (5–0)Washington (9–1)Florida (11–3)Texas (17–2–1)LSU (21–1)Florida (22–5)Georgia (27–6)Texas (30–8–1)Washington (29–8)Duke (36–8)Washington (33–10)Georgia (38–10)Clemson (45–8)Clemson (46–9)Duke (48–12)10.
11. Virginia Tech Northwestern (2–2)Stanford (8–2)Texas (11–2–1)Washington (18–3)Florida (19–4)Kentucky (19–5–1)Arkansas (24–9)Washington (26–8)тArkansas (28–11)Georgia (33–10)Georgia (37–10)Duke (43–9)Georgia (39–12)Alabama (40–18)Texas (45–15–1)11.
12. Tennessee Alabama (2–1)Virginia Tech (7–3)Washington (13–3)Florida (14–3)Arkansas (20–6)LSU (23–5)LSU (26–6)LSU (31–6)тLSU (33–7)Arkansas (31–12)Arkansas (34–13)Arkansas (36–14)Arkansas (38–16)Georgia (39–13)Georgia (42–15)12.
13. Georgia Texas (2–1–1)Texas (8–1–1)Virginia Tech (11–4)Virginia Tech (14–4)Alabama (20–6)Alabama (22–7)Florida (24–7)тDuke (28–8)Duke (30–8)Alabama (32–12)Oregon (31–11)Oregon (35–11)Alabama (38–17)Arkansas (38–17)Northwestern (42–13)13.
14. Stanford Washington (4–1)LSU (10–0)Duke (13–3)LSU (20–1)Kentucky (16–5–1)Virginia Tech (22–5)Alabama (24–10)тAlabama (26–11)Alabama (28–12)Florida (31–11)LSU (37–11)Alabama (36–16)LSU (40–14)Utah (37–13)Oregon (38–17)14.
15. Arizona Arizona (5–0)Duke (7–3)LSU (15–1)Duke (17–4)Virginia Tech (19–5)Duke (24–5)Duke (26–7)тKentucky (21–9–1)Florida (28–10)LSU (34–10)Florida (32–12)Auburn (37–15)Auburn (39–16)LSU (40–15)UCLA (52–7)15.
16. Washington Kentucky (2–0–1)Georgia (7–3)Georgia (12–4)тKentucky (12–5–1)тDuke (20–5)Georgia (24–6)Kentucky (20–7–1)тOregon (22–11)Kentucky (24–10–1)Oregon (28–11)Alabama (34–15)LSU (38–13)Baylor (39–15)Northwestern (38–11)Louisiana (50–16)16.
17. Kentucky Stanford (3–2)Northwestern (4–4)Kentucky (10–3–1)тBaylor (17–2)тGeorgia (20–6)Arkansas (21–8)Virginia Tech (25–6)тVirginia Tech (27–8)Virginia Tech (31–9)Northwestern (28–9)Auburn (35–14)Florida (34–16)Utah (34–13)Auburn (40–17)Arkansas (40–19)17.
18. UCF LSU (5–0)Kentucky (6–1–1)Arizona (10–5)Georgia (17–5)Arizona (17–7)Oregon (19–8)Oregon (20–10)Florida (26–9)Oregon (25–11)Utah (29–8)Northwestern (30–10)Northwestern (33–10)Oregon (35–14)Baylor (39–16) San Diego State (39–17)18.
19. Duke Duke (3–2)Arizona (7–3)Baylor (13–1)Oregon (16–4)Oregon (17–6)Utah (21–5)Utah (21–5)Texas A&M (22–13)Baylor (30–9)Baylor (34–10)Utah (30–10)Wichita State (43–8)Northwestern (35–11)Oregon (35–15)Auburn (43–19)19.
20. LSU UCF (3–1)Auburn (9–1)Oregon (12–3)Arizona (15–6)Baylor (18–4)Arizona (20–9)Northwestern (17–8)Northwestern (20–9)Northwestern (24–9)Kentucky (25–13–1)Baylor (34–13)Utah (31–13)Wichita State (43–9)Florida (36–20)LSU (42–17)20.
21. Auburn Auburn (4–1)Missouri (9–2)Auburn (15–1)Auburn (20–2)Texas A&M (16–7)Northwestern (13–8)Texas A&M (19–11)Arizona (24–12)Texas A&M (24–13)Auburn (32–13)Wichita State (40–8)Baylor (36–15)Florida (35–19)Wichita State (43–10)Florida (38–22)21.
22. Oregon Louisiana (4–0) Baylor (8–1)Northwestern (6–6)Northwestern (9–7)Auburn (21–5)Baylor (22–5)Baylor (23–8)Baylor (27–9)Utah (24–8)Virginia Tech (32–12)Kentucky (27–15–1)Virginia Tech (35–17)Virginia Tech (36–17)Louisiana (46–13)Baylor (40–18)22.
23. Missouri Missouri (3–2)Maryland (8–1)Missouri (12–4)Missouri (15–6)Louisiana (18–9)Louisiana (21–9)Auburn (24–9)Auburn (28–10)Wichita State (34–7)Wichita State (36–8)Texas A&M (29–17)Texas A&M (32–18)Texas A&M (33–18)Virginia Tech (37–18) South Carolina (40–22)23.
24. Louisiana Oregon (3–2)Oregon (8–2)Louisiana (9–6)Louisiana (13–8)тNorthwestern (9–7)Texas A&M (16–10)Arizona (20–12)Utah (22–7)Auburn (29–12)Texas A&M (26–16)Virginia Tech (33–15)Louisiana (39–13)Louisiana (43–13)Central Arkansas (44–10)Virginia Tech (39–20)24.
25. Oregon State Maryland (4–1)UCF (5–5) Texas A&M (11–4) Arizona State (15–3)т Utah (19–4)Auburn (22–9)Louisiana (23–10) Wichita State (30–7)Louisiana (30–10)Louisiana (33–12)Louisiana (36–13) Central Arkansas (36–9)Central Arkansas (39–9)Texas A&M (33–19)Wichita State (44–12)25.
Preseason
Jan 24 [49]
Week 1
Feb 14 [50]
Week 2
Feb 21 [51]
Week 3
Feb 28 [52]
Week 4
Mar 7 [53]
Week 5
Mar 14 [54]
Week 6
Mar 21 [55]
Week 7
Mar 28 [56]
Week 8
Apr 4 [57]
Week 9
Apr 11 [58]
Week 10
Apr 18 [59]
Week 11
Apr 25 [60]
Week 12
May 2 [61]
Week 13
May 9 [62]
Week 14
May 16 [63]
Final
Jun 13 [64]
Dropped:
No. 25 Oregon State
Dropped:
No. 22 Louisiana
Dropped:
  • No. 23 Maryland
  • No. 25 UCF
Dropped:
No. 25 Texas A&M
Dropped:
  • No. 23 Missouri
  • No. 24 Arizona State
NoneNoneDropped:
No. 25 Louisiana
Dropped:
No. 21 Arizona
NoneNoneDropped:
No. 22 Kentucky
NoneNoneDropped:
  • No. 24 Central Arkansas
  • No. 25 Texas A&M

Note: In Week 7 of the rankings, Florida, Alabama, and Duke were all tied for 13th, and Kentucky and Virginia Tech were tied for 16th.

D1Softball

Preseason
Jan 17 [65]
Week 1
Feb 13 [66]
Week 2
Feb 20 [67]
Week 3
Feb 27 [68]
Week 4
Mar 6 [69]
Week 5
Mar 13 [70]
Week 6
Mar 20 [71]
Week 7
Mar 27 [72]
Week 8
Apr 3 [73]
Week 9
Apr 10 [74]
Week 10
Apr 17 [75]
Week 11
Apr 24 [76]
Week 12
May 1 [77]
Week 13
May 7 [78]
Final
Jun 12 [79]
1. Oklahoma Oklahoma (5–0)UCLA (12–0)Oklahoma (13–1)Oklahoma (17–1)Oklahoma (20–1)Oklahoma (27–1)Oklahoma (30–1)Oklahoma (33–1)Oklahoma (36–1)Oklahoma (39–1)Oklahoma (42–1)Oklahoma (45–1)Oklahoma (49–1)Oklahoma (51–1)1.
2. UCLA UCLA (6–0)Oklahoma (8–1)UCLA (17–1)UCLA (22–1)Oklahoma State (20–2)Oklahoma State (25–2)Oklahoma State (29–2)Oklahoma State (32–2)UCLA (36–4)UCLA (39–4)UCLA (43–4)UCLA (47–4)UCLA (50–4)Florida State (50–8)2.
3. Oklahoma State Florida (3–0)Oklahoma State (8–1)Oklahoma State (13–1)Oklahoma State (18–1)UCLA (25–2)Tennessee (24–1)Tennessee (26–2)UCLA (32–4)Oklahoma State (35–3)Tennessee (34–5)Tennessee (37–5)Florida State (43–8)Florida State (47–8)Stanford (40–13)3.
4. Florida State Arkansas (5–0)Florida (10–0)Tennessee (11–1)Tennessee (16–1)Tennessee (20–1)UCLA (27–3)UCLA (29–4)Tennessee (29–3)Florida State (32–7)Oklahoma State (39–4)Florida State (39–8)Tennessee (39–6)Tennessee (41–8)Tennessee (44–8)4.
5. Florida Oklahoma State (3–1)Clemson (10–0)Florida State (15–3)Stanford (19–2)Stanford (22–2)Clemson (29–1)Clemson (32–1)Clemson (36–1)Stanford (31–6)Florida State (35–8)Texas (39–9–1)Texas (39–9–1)Washington (37–11)Oklahoma State (41–14)5.
6. Alabama Clemson (5–0)Alabama (6–2)Stanford (14–2)Florida State (20–3)Clemson (25–1)Stanford (24–3)Stanford (27–3)Florida State (29–7)Georgia (31–8)Clemson (40–5)Clemson (44–5)Georgia (38–10)Duke (43–9)Washington (38–12)6.
7. Northwestern Florida State (3–1)Florida State (9–3)Clemson (15–1)Clemson (20–1)Florida State (21–5)Florida State (24–6)Florida State (26–7)Stanford (28–6)Tennessee (30–5)Georgia (33–10)Georgia (37–10)Oklahoma State (41–9)Georgia (39–12)Utah (37–13)7.
8. Arkansas Georgia (5–0)Stanford (8–2)Arkansas (13–3)LSU (20–1)LSU (21–1)Kentucky (19–5–1)Georgia (27–6)Georgia (29–6)Clemson (37–4)Duke (36–8)Oklahoma State (39–8)Stanford (38–10)Stanford (39–12)Alabama (40–18)8.
9. Clemson Tennessee (3–0)Washington (9–1)LSU (15–1)Arkansas (19–3)Kentucky (16–5–1)Georgia (24–6)Washington (25–6)Arkansas (27–9)Texas (33–8–1)Texas (36–9–1)Duke (40–8)Duke (43–9)LSU (40–14)Clemson (46–9)9.
10. Georgia Washington (4–1)Arkansas (8–2)Baylor (13–1)Alabama (17–3)Florida (19–4)LSU (23–5)Texas (30–5–1)LSU (31–6)Washington (29–8)Stanford (31–9)Stanford (34–10)Clemson (45–8)Clemson (45–8)Duke (45–10)10.
11. Stanford Virginia Tech (5–0)Tennessee (6–1)Duke (13–3)Texas (17–2–1)Texas (21–4–1)Florida (22–5)LSU (26–6)Duke (28–8)LSU (33–7)Arkansas (31–12)Washington (33–10)Washington (35–10)Texas (40–12–1)Georgia (39–13)11.
12. Tennessee Alabama (2–1)LSU (10–0)Alabama (11–3)Baylor (17–2)Washington (20–4)Washington (22–6)Arkansas (24–9)Texas (30–8–1)Arkansas (28–11)Washington (31–9)LSU (37–11)Arkansas (36–14)Oklahoma State (41–13)UCLA (52–5)12.
13. Virginia Tech Northwestern (2–2)Duke (7–3)Florida (11–3)Florida (14–3)Texas A&M (16–7)Duke (24–5)Duke (26–7)Washington (26–8)Duke (30–8)Alabama (32–12)Arkansas (34–13)Auburn (37–15)Baylor (39–15)Texas (42–13–1)13.
14. Texas Stanford (3–2)Georgia (7–3)Kentucky (10–3–1)Duke (17–4)Duke (20–5)Texas (26–5–1)Kentucky (20–7–1)Texas A&M (22–13)Texas A&M (24–13)LSU (34–10)Baylor (34–13)Alabama (36–16)Arkansas (38–16)Northwestern (38–11)14.
15. UCF Kentucky (2–0–1)Virginia Tech (7–3)Texas (11–2–1)Washington (18–3)Arkansas (20–6)Alabama (22–7)Texas A&M (19–11)Alabama (26–11)Alabama (28–12)Baylor (34–10)Auburn (35–14)LSU (38–13)Auburn (39–16)Oregon (35–15)15.
16. Kentucky Texas (2–1–1)Kentucky (6–1–1)Washington (13–3)Virginia Tech (14–4)Virginia Tech (19–5)Virginia Tech (22–5)Alabama (24–10)Oregon (22–11)Baylor (30–9)Northwestern (28–9)Alabama (34–15)Oregon (35–11)Alabama (38–17)Louisiana (46–13)16.
17. LSU LSU (5–0)Texas (8–1–1)Virginia Tech (11–4)Kentucky (12–5–1)Arizona (17–7)Arkansas (21–8)Oregon (20–10)Kentucky (21–9–1)Oregon (25–11)Utah (28–8)Oregon (31–11)Northwestern (33–10)Utah (33–13)Arkansas (38–17)17.
18. Arizona Arizona (5–0)Auburn (9–1)Georgia (12–4)Georgia (17–5)Georgia (20–6)Oregon (19–8)Florida (24–7)Virginia Tech (27–8)Northwestern (24–9)Florida (31–11)Utah (29–10)Wichita State (43–8)Northwestern (35–11)LSU (40–15)18.
19. Auburn UCF (3–1)Texas A&M (9–2)Arizona (10–5)Oregon (16–4)Alabama (20–6)Utah (21–5)Virginia Tech (25–6)Indiana (28–9)Kentucky (24–10–1)Oregon (28–11)Northwestern (30–10)Central Arkansas (36–9)Central Arkansas (39–9) San Diego State (35–15)19.
20. Louisiana Duke (3–2)Arizona (7–3)Auburn (15–1)Arizona (15–6)Baylor (18–4)Texas A&M (16–10)Utah (21–5)Northwestern (20–9)Virginia Tech (31–9)Auburn (32–13)Wichita State (40–8)Baylor (36–15)Oregon (35–14)Auburn (40–17)20.
21. Washington Louisiana (4–0)Maryland (8–1) Oregon (12–3)Texas A&M (14–6)Oregon (17–6)Arizona (20–9)Northwestern (17–8)Arizona (24–12)Wichita State (34–7)Texas A&M (26–16)Florida (32–13)Utah (30–13)Wichita State (43–9)Baylor (39–16)21.
22. Duke North Texas (4–0)Northwestern (4–4)Texas A&M (11–4)Auburn (20–2)Maryland (19–4)Baylor (22–5)Arizona (20–12)Utah (22–7)Utah (24–8)Wichita State (36–8)Texas A&M (29–17)Florida (34–16)Texas A&M (33–18) McNeese (44–14)22.
23. Oregon Auburn (4–1) Baylor (8–1) Wichita State (12–3)Wichita State (16–3) Utah (19–4)Northwestern (13–8)Baylor (23–8)Wichita State (30–7)Florida (28–10)Kentucky (25–13–1)Central Arkansas (33–9)Texas A&M (32–18)Minnesota (36–16)Texas A&M (33–19)23.
24. North Texas Maryland (4–1)UCF (5–5)Missouri (12–4) Nebraska (14–6)Auburn (21–5)Louisiana (21–9) Indiana (22–9)Baylor (27–9)Indiana (30–11) Central Arkansas (31–8)Kentucky (27–15–1)Louisville (35–14)Louisville (35–17)Wichita State (43–10)24.
25. Ole Miss Texas A&M (6–0) Missouri (9–2)Northwestern (6–6)Maryland (15–4) Texas State (18–7)Maryland (22–5)Wichita State (26–7) California (24–9–1)Louisiana (30–10) South Carolina (30–12) Louisville (32–14) Minnesota (33–16) Cal State Fullerton (33–16) Liberty (38–20)25.
Preseason
Jan 17 [80]
Week 1
Feb 13 [81]
Week 2
Feb 20 [82]
Week 3
Feb 27 [83]
Week 4
Mar 6 [84]
Week 5
Mar 13 [85]
Week 6
Mar 20 [86]
Week 7
Mar 27 [87]
Week 8
Apr 3 [88]
Week 9
Apr 10 [89]
Week 10
Apr 17 [90]
Week 11
Apr 24 [91]
Week 12
May 1 [92]
Week 13
May 7 [93]
Final
Jun 12 [94]
Dropped:
  • No. 23 Oregon
  • No. 25 Ole Miss
Dropped:
  • No. 21 Louisiana
  • No. 22 North Texas
Dropped:
  • No. 21 Maryland
  • No. 24 UCF
Dropped:
  • No. 24 Missouri
  • No. 25 Northwestern
Dropped:
  • No. 23 Wichita State
  • No. 24 Nebraska
Dropped:
  • No. 24 Auburn
  • No. 25 Texas State
Dropped:
  • No. 24 Louisiana
  • No. 25 Maryland
Dropped:
No. 18 Florida
Dropped:
  • No. 21 Arizona
  • No. 25 California
Dropped:
  • No. 20 Virginia Tech
  • No. 24 Indiana
  • No. 25 Louisiana
Dropped:
No. 25 South Carolina
Dropped:
No. 24 Kentucky
Dropped:
No. 22 Florida
Dropped:
  • No. 19 Central Arkansas
  • No. 23 Minnesota
  • No. 24 Louisville
  • No. 25 Cal State Fullerton

Softball America

Source: [95]

Preseason
Jan 24
Week 1
Feb 14
Week 2
Feb 21
Week 3
Feb 28
Week 4
Mar 6
Week 5
Mar 14
Week 6
Mar 21
Week 7
Mar 28
Week 8
Apr 4
Week 9
Apr 11
Week 10
Apr 18
Week 11
Apr 25
Week 12
May 2
Week 13
May 9
Week 14
May 16
Week 15
May 23
Final
Jun 13
1. Oklahoma Oklahoma (5–0)UCLA (12–0)Oklahoma (13–1)Oklahoma (17–1)Oklahoma (21–1)Oklahoma (27–1)Oklahoma (30–1)Oklahoma (33–1)Oklahoma (36–1)Oklahoma (39–1)Oklahoma (42–1)Oklahoma (45–1)Oklahoma (49–1)Oklahoma (51–1)Oklahoma (54–1)Oklahoma (61–1)1.
2. Oklahoma State UCLA (6–0)Oklahoma (8–1)UCLA (17–1)UCLA (22–1)Tennessee (20–1)Tennessee (24–1)Oklahoma State (29–2)Oklahoma State (32–2)UCLA (36–4)UCLA (39–4)UCLA (43–4)UCLA (48–4)UCLA (50–4)UCLA (52–5)Tennessee (47–8)Florida State (58–11)2.
3. Florida State Florida (3–0)Oklahoma State (8–1)Oklahoma State (13–1)Oklahoma State (18–1)Oklahoma State (20–2)Oklahoma State (25–2)Tennessee (26–2)UCLA (32–4)Oklahoma State (35–3)Tennessee (34–5)Tennessee (38–5)Florida State (43–8)Florida State (47–8)Florida State (50–8)Florida State (53–9)Stanford (47–15)3.
4. UCLA Arkansas (5–0)Clemson (10–0)Tennessee (11–1)Tennessee (16–1)UCLA (25–2)Clemson (29–1)Clemson (32–1)Tennessee (29–3)Florida State (32–7)Oklahoma State (39–4)Florida State (39–8)Tennessee (39–7)Tennessee (41–8)Tennessee (44–8)Duke (48–10)Tennessee (51–10)4.
5. Florida Oklahoma State (3–1)Florida (10–0)Clemson (15–1)Clemson (20–1)Clemson (25–1)UCLA (27–3)UCLA (29–4)Clemson (36–1)Stanford (31–6)Florida State (35–8)Clemson (44–5)Georgia (38–10)Washington (37–11)Duke (45–10)Stanford (43–13)Washington (44–15)5.
6. Northwestern Florida State (3–1)Alabama (6–2)Florida State (15–3)Florida State (20–3)Stanford (22–2)Stanford (24–3)Stanford (27–3)Georgia (29–7)Tennessee (30–5)Clemson (40–5)Georgia (37–10)Texas (39–9–1)Duke (43–9)Washington (38–12)Washington (41–13)Oklahoma State (47–16)6.
7. Arkansas Clemson (5–0)Florida State (9–3)Stanford (14–2)Stanford (19–2)Florida State (21–5)Florida State (24–6)Georgia (27–6)Florida State (29–7)Georgia (31–8)Georgia (33–10)Duke (40–8)Oklahoma State (41–9)Clemson (45–8)Clemson (46–9)Georgia (42–13)Alabama (45–22)7.
8. Alabama Virginia Tech (5–0)Washington (9–2)Duke (13–3)Arkansas (19–4)LSU (22–2)Duke (24–5)Florida State (26–7)Stanford (28–6)Clemson (37–4)Duke (36–8)Texas (39–9–1)Stanford (38–10)Georgia (39–12)Stanford (40–13)Texas (45–13–1)Utah (42–16)8.
9. Texas Georgia (5–0)Duke (7–3)Arkansas (13–3)LSU (20–1)Kentucky (16–5–1)Kentucky (19–5–1)Washington (25–6)Duke (28–8)Duke (31–8)Stanford (32–9)Oklahoma State (39–8)Washington (35–10)Stanford (39–12)Georgia (39–13)Oklahoma State (44–14)Duke (48–12)9.
10. Clemson Tennessee (3–0)Arkansas (8–2)Baylor (13–1)Duke (17–4)Duke (20–5)Georgia (24–6)Texas (30–5–1)Arkansas (27–9)Washington (29–8)Texas (36–9–1)Stanford (34–10)Duke (43–9)Texas (40–12–1)Texas (42–13–1)Utah (40–13)Georgia (42–15)10.
11. Virginia Tech Washington (4–1)Stanford (8–2)LSU (15–1)Florida (14–3)Florida (19–4)Florida (22–5)Duke (26–7)LSU (31–6)Arkansas (28–11)Washington (31–9)Washington (33–10)Clemson (45–8)Oklahoma State (41–13)Oklahoma State (41–14)Northwestern (41–11)Texas (45–15–1)11.
12. Georgia Kentucky (2–0–1)Tennessee (6–1)Florida (11–3)Baylor (17–2)Arkansas (20–6)LSU (23–5)Arkansas (24–9)Washington (26–8)Texas A&M (25–13)Arkansas (31–12)Arkansas (35–13)Arkansas (37–14)LSU (40–14)Utah (37–13)Clemson (49–10)Northwestern (42–13)12.
13. Tennessee Arizona (5–0)Georgia (7–3)Alabama (11–3)Alabama (17–3)Washington (20–4)Washington (22–6)LSU (26–6)Texas A&M (22–13)Texas (33–8–1)Alabama (31–12)Oregon (31–11)Oregon (35–11)Baylor (39–15)Northwestern (38–11)Alabama (43–19)Clemson (49–12)13.
14. Arizona Northwestern (2–2)Kentucky (6–1–1)Kentucky (10–3–1)Texas (17–2–1)Texas (21–4–1)Texas (26–5–1)Alabama (24–10)Texas (30–8–1)LSU (33–7)Oregon (28–11)Auburn (35–14)Auburn (37–15)Arkansas (38–16)Alabama (40–18)Oregon (38–15)Oregon (38–17)14.
15. Duke Alabama (2–1)Arizona (7–3)Texas (11–2–1)Virginia Tech (14–4)Texas A&M (16–7)Virginia Tech (22–5)Texas A&M (19–11)Alabama (26–11)Oregon (25–11)Utah (29–8)Alabama (34–15)Alabama (36–16)Utah (33–13)LSU (40–15)Louisiana (50–14)Louisiana (50–16)15.
16. UCF Texas (2–1–1)Virginia Tech (7–3)Virginia Tech (11–4)Washington (18–3)Virginia Tech (19–5)Arkansas (22–8)Kentucky (20–7–1)Kentucky (22–9–1)Baylor (30–9)Baylor (34–10)Utah (30–10)Northwestern (33–10)Auburn (39–16)Baylor (39–16) San Diego State (38–15)San Diego State (39–17)16.
17. Washington Duke (3–2)LSU (10–0)Washington (13–3)Kentucky (12–5–1)Arizona (17–7)Alabama (22–8)Florida (24–7)Oregon (23–11)Alabama (28–12)Northwestern (28–9)Baylor (34–13)LSU (38–13)Alabama (38–17)Auburn (40–17)UCLA (52–7)UCLA (52–7)17.
18. Auburn UCF (3–1)Texas (8–1–1)Georgia (12–4)Georgia (17–5)Georgia (20–6)Oregon (19–8)Oregon (20–10)Utah (22–7)Kentucky (24–10–1)LSU (34–10)Northwestern (30–10)Baylor (36–15)Northwestern (35–11)Arkansas (38–17)LSU (42–17)LSU (42–17)18.
19. Kentucky Stanford (3–2)Texas A&M (9–2)Arizona (10–5)Arizona (15–6)Alabama (20–6)Utah (21–5)Utah (21–5)Arizona (24–12)Utah (24–8)Florida (31–11)LSU (37–11)Utah (31–13)Oregon (35–14)Oregon (35–15)Auburn (43–19)Auburn (43–19)19.
20. Stanford Louisiana (4–0)Maryland (8–1)Auburn (15–1)Auburn (20–2)Baylor (18–4)Arizona (20–9)Virginia Tech (25–6)Virginia Tech (27–8)Wichita State (34–7)Auburn (32–13)Florida (32–14)Wichita State (43–8)Texas A&M (33–18)South Carolina (37–20)South Carolina (40–22)South Carolina (40–22)20.
21. Michigan Auburn (4–1)Auburn (9–1) Oregon (12–3)Oregon (16–4)Oregon (18–6)Texas A&M (16–10)Northwestern (17–8)Florida (26–9)Northwestern (24–9)Texas A&M (26–16)Wichita State (40–8)Florida (34–16)Central Arkansas (39–9)Central Arkansas (44–10)Arkansas (40–19)Arkansas (40–19)21.
22. Louisiana LSU (5–0) Baylor (8–1)Texas A&M (11–4)Wichita State (16–3)Auburn (21–5)Baylor (22–5)Arizona (20–12)Northwestern (20–9)Virginia Tech (31–9)Wichita State (36–8)Texas A&M (29–17)Texas A&M (32–18)Wichita State (43–9)Wichita State (43–10)McNeese (47–16)McNeese (47–16)22.
23. Mississippi State Maryland (4–1)Missouri (9–2)Missouri (12–4) Nebraska (14–6) Utah (19–4)Northwestern (13–8)Baylor (23–8)Wichita State (30–7)Louisiana (30–10)Kentucky (25–13–1)Kentucky (27–15–1)Central Arkansas (36–9)Minnesota (36–16)Texas A&M (33–19) Middle Tennessee (42–20)Middle Tennessee (42–20)23.
24. Oregon State Texas A&M (6–0)UCF (5–5) Wichita State (12–3)Texas A&M (14–6)Maryland (19–4) Minnesota (19–10)Auburn (25–9)Baylor (27–9)Florida (28–10) South Carolina (30–12)Central Arkansas (33–9) Louisville (35–14)Virginia Tech (36–17)Indiana (42–16)Texas A&M (35–21)Texas A&M (35–21)24.
25. Arizona State Missouri (3–2)Northwestern (4–4)Northwestern (6–6)Missouri (15–6) Texas State (18–7) Wichita State (23–6)Wichita State (26–7) Indiana (28–9)Arizona (24–15) Central Arkansas (31–8) McNeese (34–12)Virginia Tech (35–17)Louisville (35–17) Boston University (51–8)Baylor (40–18)Baylor (40–18)25.
Preseason
Jan 24
Week 1
Feb 14
Week 2
Feb 21
Week 3
Feb 28
Week 4
Mar 6
Week 5
Mar 14
Week 6
Mar 21
Week 7
Mar 28
Week 8
Apr 4
Week 9
Apr 11
Week 10
Apr 18
Week 11
Apr 25
Week 12
May 2
Week 13
May 9
Week 14
May 16
Week 15
May 23
Final
Jun 13
Dropped:
  • No. 21 Michigan
  • No. 23 Mississippi State
  • No. 24 Oregon State
  • No. 25 Arizona State
Dropped:
No. 20 Louisiana
Dropped:
  • No. 20 Maryland
  • No. 24 UCF
Dropped:
No. 25 Northwestern
Dropped:
  • No. 22 Wichita State
  • No. 23 Nebraska
  • No. 25 Missouri
Dropped:
  • No. 22 Auburn
  • No. 24 Maryland
  • No. 25 Texas State
Dropped:
No. 24 Minnesota
Dropped:
No. 24 Auburn
Dropped:
No. 25 Indiana
Dropped:
  • No. 23 Louisiana
  • No. 25 Arizona
Dropped:
No. 24 South Carolina
Dropped:
  • No. 23 Kentucky
  • No. 25 McNeese
Dropped:
No. 21 Florida
Dropped:
  • No. 23 Minnesota
  • No. 24 Virginia Tech
  • No. 25 Louisville
Dropped:
  • No. 21 Central Arkansas
  • No. 22 Wichita State
  • No. 24 Indiana
  • No. 25 Boston University
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<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 at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium, ended in June 2023.

<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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 NCAA Division I softball season</span> College softball in the United States

The 2024 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, begins in February 2024. The season will progress through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and will conclude with the 2024 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2024 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 at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium, will end in June 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Southeastern Conference softball season</span> Sports season

The 2024 SEC softball season began play Thursday, February 8, and conference play begins on Friday, March 8. The 2024 Southeastern Conference softball tournament takes place May 7–11 at Jane B. Moore Field in Auburn, Alabama. Vanderbilt University is the only full member of the Southeastern Conference to not sponsor a softball program.

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