2023 NCAA Division I softball season

2023 NCAA Division I softball season
Duration	February 11 – June 8, 2023
Number of teams	286
Defending Champions	Oklahoma
TV partner/s	ESPN & ESPN+
NCAA Tournament
Duration	May 19 – June 8
Most conference bids	SEC, 12 bids
Women's College World Series
Duration	June 1 – June 8
Champions	Oklahoma (7th title)
Runners-up	Florida State (12th WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Patty Gasso (7th title)
WCWS MOP	Jordy Bahl
Seasons
←  2022 2024  →

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.

Realignment

Further information: 2021–2024 NCAA conference realignment

Five schools began transitions from NCAA Division II to Division I on July 1, 2022. ^[1]

• Lindenwood and Southern Indiana joined the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).
• Queens joined the ASUN Conference (which has since reverted to its past name of Atlantic Sun Conference).
• Stonehill joined the Northeast Conference (NEC).
• Texas A&M–Commerce joined the Southland Conference (SLC).

A total of 17 softball-sponsoring schools changed conferences after the 2022 season.

• Austin Peay, Belmont, and Murray State left the Ohio Valley Conference. Peay joined the ASUN, ^[2] and Belmont and Murray State joined the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). ^{[3] [4]}
• Bryant and Mount St. Mary's left the NEC, respectively for the America East Conference and Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). ^{[5] [6]}
• Hampton, Monmouth, North Carolina A&T , and Stony Brook joined the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA; since renamed the Coastal Athletic Association). Hampton and A&T left the Big South Conference (the latter after only one season), Monmouth the MAAC, and Stony Brook the America East. ^{[7] [8]}
• Hartford, which began a transition to NCAA Division III in the 2021–22 school year, left the America East to become an independent for 2022–23 before joining the D-III Commonwealth Coast Conference in 2023. ^[9]
• James Madison, Marshall, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss joined the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). James Madison left the CAA, while the others left Conference USA (CUSA). ^{[10] [11]}
• Lamar, which had announced it would leave the WAC to return to its former home of the SLC in 2023–24, ^[12] expedited this move to 2022–23. ^[13]
• UIC left the Horizon League for the MVC. ^[14]
• UT Arlington left the SBC for the WAC. ^[15]

Incarnate Word had announced plans to leave the SLC for the WAC after the 2022 season, ^[16] but days before that move was to take effect, the school announced it was staying in the SLC. ^[17]

The 2023 season was the last for 14 softball schools in their current conferences, as well as the aforementioned Hartford's only season as a D-I independent.

• BYU, Houston, and UCF moved to the Big 12 Conference. BYU left the West Coast Conference, while the others left the American Athletic Conference (The American). ^{[18] [19]}
• Campbell left the Big South for the CAA. ^[20]
• Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, UAB, and UTSA left CUSA for The American. ^[21]
• Jacksonville State, Liberty, New Mexico State, and Sam Houston joined CUSA. Jacksonville State and Liberty left the ASUN, and New Mexico State and Sam Houston the WAC. ^[22]
• Western Illinois left the Summit League for the Ohio Valley Conference. ^[23]

Other changes from 2022

Two Division I members, both sponsoring softball, adopted new names after the 2022 season. Neither school's nickname was affected.

• Dixie State University changed its forward-facing name to Utah Tech University in May 2022, ahead of the legal name change on July 1. The nickname remains Trailblazers. ^[24]
• Houston Baptist University became Houston Christian University on September 21, 2022. The nickname remains Huskies. ^[25]

Other headlines

• On December 29, 2022, the Big West Conference announced it would add a softball tournament effective as early as the 2025 season. ^[26] The 2025 start date was later confirmed by a vote of the conference chancellors and presidents, with an official announcement in October 2023. ^[27]

Season outlook

Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I softball rankings

USA Today/NFCA DI Coaches Poll [28] Ranking Team 1 Oklahoma 2 UCLA 3 Oklahoma State 4 Florida 5 Florida State 6 Texas 7 Arkansas 8 Northwestern 9 Alabama 10 Clemson 11 Virginia Tech 12 Arizona 13 Tennessee 14 Washington 15 Georgia 16 Duke 17 Stanford 18 UCF 19 Oregon State 20 Kentucky 21 Auburn 22 Arizona State 23 Mississippi State 24 Oregon 25 LSU

ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Poll [29] Ranking Team 1 Oklahoma 2 UCLA 3 Oklahoma State 4 Florida State 5 Florida 6 Arkansas 7 Alabama 8 Northwestern 9 Texas 10 Clemson 11 Virginia Tech 12 Tennessee 13 Georgia 14 Stanford 15 Arizona 16 Washington 17 Kentucky 18 UCF 19 Duke 20 LSU 21 Auburn 22 Oregon 23 Missouri 24 Louisiana 25 Oregon State

D1Softball [30] Ranking Team 1 Oklahoma 2 UCLA 3 Oklahoma State 4 Florida State 5 Florida 6 Alabama 7 Northwestern 8 Arkansas 9 Clemson 10 Georgia 11 Stanford 12 Tennessee 13 Virginia Tech 14 Texas 15 UCF 16 Kentucky 17 LSU 18 Arizona 19 Auburn 20 Louisiana 21 Washington 22 Duke 23 Oregon 24 North Texas 25 Ole Miss

Softball America [31] Ranking Team 1 Oklahoma 2 Oklahoma State 3 Florida State 4 UCLA 5 Florida 6 Northwestern 7 Arkansas 8 Alabama 9 Texas 10 Clemson 11 Virginia Tech 12 Georgia 13 Tennessee 14 Arizona 15 Duke 16 UCF 17 Washington 18 Auburn 19 Kentucky 20 Stanford 21 Michigan 22 Louisiana 23 Mississippi State 24 Oregon State 25 Arizona State

Conference standings

2023 America East Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT UMBC  ‍†‍‡‍y 15 – 4 – 0   .789 25 – 17 – 0   .595 Binghamton  ‍‍‍ 13 – 7 – 0   .650 29 – 18 – 0   .617 Albany  ‍‍‍ 11 – 7 – 0   .611 24 – 19 – 0   .558 UMass Lowell  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12 – 0   .400 21 – 29 – 1   .422 Bryant  ‍‍‍ 6 – 12 – 0   .333 18 – 29 – 0   .383 Maine  ‍‍‍ 4 – 15 – 0   .211 16 – 39 – 0   .291 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 [32] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2023 American Athletic Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 21 Wichita State  ‍†‍‍y 16 – 2   .889 44 – 12   .786 UCF  ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 3   .833 40 – 21   .656 South Florida  ‍‍‍ 10 – 7   .588 32 – 24   .571 Tulsa  ‍‍‍ 9 – 9   .500 25 – 28   .472 Houston  ‍‍‍ 7 – 10   .412 20 – 30   .400 East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 3 – 15   .167 27 – 28   .491 Memphis  ‍‍‍ 2 – 16   .111 8 – 43   .157 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 [33] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2023 ASUN Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT No. 23 Central Arkansas  ‍‍‡‍y 22 – 2 – 0   .917 45 – 12 – 0   .789 Liberty  ‍‍‍y 19 – 5 – 0   .792 40 – 22 – 0   .645 Jacksonville State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 31 – 22 – 0   .585 Florida Gulf Coast  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 32 – 26 – 0   .552 North Alabama  ‍‍‍ 12 – 11 – 1   .521 34 – 16 – 1   .676 Stetson  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 28 – 28 – 0   .500 Austin Peay  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 27 – 24 – 0   .529 Jacksonville  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 25 – 27 – 0   .481 Kennesaw State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 20 – 32 – 0   .385 North Florida  ‍‍‍ 10 – 13 – 1   .438 29 – 23 – 1   .557 Eastern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 28 – 24 – 0   .538 Queens (NC)*  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 20 – 26 – 0   .435 Lipscomb  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15 – 0   .375 21 – 29 – 0   .420 Bellarmine*  ‍‍‍ 1 – 23 – 0   .042 4 – 45 – 0   .082 * ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 [34] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2023 Atlantic 10 Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Saint Louis  ‍†‍‍ 20 – 6 – 0   .769 30 – 26 – 0   .536 Loyola Chicago  ‍‍‍ 19 – 6 – 0   .760 28 – 23 – 0   .549 Dayton  ‍‍‍ 15 – 7 – 0   .682 35 – 19 – 0   .648 George Mason  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 10 – 0   .615 35 – 24 – 0   .593 Fordham  ‍‍‍ 11 – 10 – 0   .524 20 – 28 – 0   .417 Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 12 – 13 – 0   .480 23 – 31 – 1   .427 Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 20 – 28 – 0   .417 UMass  ‍‍‍ 8 – 18 – 0   .308 17 – 34 – 0   .333 George Washington  ‍‍‍ 7 – 19 – 0   .269 17 – 28 – 0   .378 St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 6 – 20 – 0   .231 11 – 36 – 1   .240 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 [35] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2023 Atlantic Coast Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT No. 3 Florida State  ‍†‍‡‍y 22 – 2 – 0   .917 58 – 11 – 0   .841 No. 5 Duke  ‍‍‍y 19 – 5 – 0   .792 48 – 11 – 0   .814 No. 10 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 18 – 6 – 0   .750 49 – 12 – 0   .803 Louisville  ‍‍‍y 16 – 7 – 0   .696 34 – 20 – 0   .630 No. 24 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y 14 – 10 – 0   .583 39 – 20 – 0   .661 North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13 – 10 – 0   .565 26 – 28 – 0   .481 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 11 – 12 – 1   .479 30 – 19 – 1   .610 Virginia  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 30 – 22 – 0   .577 Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 7 – 15 – 1   .326 19 – 25 – 1   .433 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17 – 0   .292 26 – 27 – 0   .491 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 6 – 17 – 0   .261 24 – 25 – 0   .490 Boston College  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18 – 0   .250 24 – 28 – 0   .462 NC State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18 – 0   .250 18 – 35 – 0   .340 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 8, 2023 [36] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2023 Big 12 Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT No. 1 Oklahoma  ‍†‍‡‍y 18 – 0 – 0   1.000 61 – 1 – 0   .984 No. 8 Texas  ‍‍‍y 11 – 7 – 0   .611 45 – 15 – 1   .746 No. 9 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y 10 – 8 – 0   .556 47 – 16 – 0   .746 No. 18 Baylor  ‍‍‍y 8 – 10 – 0   .444 40 – 18 – 0   .690 Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 12 – 0   .333 25 – 30 – 0   .455 Kansas  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13 – 0   .278 25 – 27 – 0   .481 Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13 – 0   .278 31 – 22 – 0   .585 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 8, 2023 [37] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2023 Big East Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UConn  ‍†‍‍ 19 – 5   .792 34 – 15   .694 Seton Hall  ‍‍‡‍y 18 – 6   .750 42 – 16   .724 Villanova  ‍‍‍ 18 – 6   .750 37 – 21   .638 Butler  ‍‍‍ 12 – 9   .571 18 – 35   .340 St. John's  ‍‍‍ 8 – 13   .381 23 – 29   .442 DePaul  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 19 – 32   .373 Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 16 – 32   .333 Creighton  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250 23 – 31   .426 Providence  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250 15 – 32   .319 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 20, 2023 [38] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2023 Big Sky Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Idaho State  ‍†‍‍ 10 – 5   .667 20 – 27   .426 Sacramento State  ‍†‍‍ 10 – 5   .667 27 – 20   .574 Northern Colorado  ‍‍‡‍y 8 – 7   .533 26 – 23   .531 Portland State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 9   .400 18 – 27   .400 Weber State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 9   .400 13 – 32   .289 Montana  ‍‍‍ 5 – 10   .333 11 – 36   .234 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 [39] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2023 Big South Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Longwood  ‍†‍‍ 15 – 5   .750 32 – 21   .604 Campbell  ‍†‍‡‍y 15 – 5   .750 42 – 18   .700 USC Upstate  ‍‍‍ 13 – 8   .619 38 – 17   .691 Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍ 11 – 9   .550 22 – 27   .449 Gardner-Webb  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12   .429 20 – 33   .377 Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 8 – 13   .381 26 – 24   .520 Presbyterian  ‍‍‍ 6 – 14   .300 25 – 22   .532 Radford  ‍‍‍ 5 – 16   .238 16 – 34   .320 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 [40] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2023 Big Ten Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 15 Northwestern  ‍†‍‡‍y 20 – 3   .870 42 – 13   .764 Indiana  ‍‍‍y 18 – 5   .783 44 – 18   .710 Minnesota  ‍‍‍y 17 – 6   .739 38 – 18   .679 Nebraska  ‍‍‍y 13 – 10   .565 36 – 22   .621 Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 12 – 10   .545 27 – 20   .574 Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 11   .522 33 – 20   .623 Maryland  ‍‍‍ 11 – 11   .500 38 – 19   .667 Penn State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 11   .500 31 – 16   .660 Iowa  ‍‍‍ 10 – 13   .435 35 – 27   .565 Michigan  ‍‍‍ 10 – 13   .435 26 – 25   .510 Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 9 – 14   .391 32 – 25   .561 Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6 – 16   .273 29 – 27   .518 Purdue  ‍‍‍ 6 – 17   .261 23 – 30   .434 Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 19   .174 14 – 32   .304 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 28, 2023 [41] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2023 Big West Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Long Beach State  ‍†‍‍y 21 – 6   .778 31 – 23   .574 Cal State Fullerton  ‍‍‍y 20 – 7   .741 34 – 21   .618 Cal State Northridge  ‍‍‍ 19 – 8   .704 28 – 22   .560 UC Davis  ‍‍‍ 15 – 12   .556 29 – 20   .592 Hawaii  ‍‍‍ 13 – 14   .481 30 – 23   .566 UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 13 – 14   .481 26 – 22   .542 Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 19 – 23   .452 UC Riverside  ‍‍‍ 11 – 16   .407 25 – 28   .472 UC San Diego*  ‍‍‍ 9 – 18   .333 19 – 33   .365 Cal State Bakersfield  ‍‍‍ 2 – 25   .074 7 – 43   .140 * ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 [42] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2023 Colonial Athletic Association softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Delaware  ‍†‍‍ 18 – 5   .783 29 – 20   .592 UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 17 – 7   .708 23 – 27   .460 Hofstra  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 7   .696 29 – 27   .518 Elon  ‍‍‍ 15 – 7   .682 22 – 26   .458 Towson  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 30 – 25   .545 Charleston  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12   .478 19 – 32   .373 Stony Brook  ‍‍‍ 10 – 13   .435 29 – 27   .518 North Carolina A&T  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 17 – 34   .333 Monmouth  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 10 – 34   .227 Drexel  ‍‍‍ 5 – 18   .217 12 – 37   .245 Hampton  ‍‍‍ 4 – 19   .174 15 – 31   .326 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 [43] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2023 Conference USA softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Charlotte  ‍†‍‍y 16 – 7   .696 35 – 23   .603 North Texas  ‍‍‍ 16 – 8   .667 35 – 22   .614 UAB  ‍‍‍ 16 – 8   .667 29 – 25   .537 Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9   .625 35 – 20   .636 Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 14 – 9   .609 30 – 24   .556 Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‡‍y 13 – 10   .565 42 – 20   .677 Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 32 – 24   .571 FIU  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 24 – 27   .471 UTSA  ‍‍‍ 3 – 20   .130 8 – 41   .163 UTEP  ‍‍‍ 2 – 22   .083 11 – 34   .244 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 21, 2023 [44] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2023 Horizon League softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Oakland  ‍†‍‍ 14 – 7   .667 21 – 21   .500 Robert Morris  ‍‍‍ 14 – 8   .636 24 – 23   .511 Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‡‍y 14 – 10   .583 24 – 32   .429 IUPUI  ‍‍‍ 12 – 10   .545 16 – 31   .340 Green Bay  ‍‍‍ 12 – 10   .545 22 – 31   .415 Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 10   .545 27 – 27   .500 Cleveland State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12   .478 15 – 32   .319 Purdue Fort Wayne  ‍‍‍ 9 – 14   .391 17 – 32   .347 Detroit Mercy  ‍‍‍ 3 – 20   .130 4 – 34   .105 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 [45] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2023 NCAA Division I softball independents standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Hartford  ‍‍‍ –   – 16 – 16   .500 y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 27, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2023 Ivy League softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Harvard  ‍†‍‡‍y 16 – 5 – 0   .762 29 – 17 – 1   .628 Princeton  ‍†‍‍ 16 – 5 – 0   .762 29 – 20 – 0   .592 Yale  ‍‍‍ 11 – 10 – 0   .524 20 – 23 – 0   .465 Columbia  ‍‍‍ 11 – 10 – 0   .524 17 – 23 – 0   .425 Cornell  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12 – 0   .429 16 – 26 – 0   .381 Brown  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12 – 0   .429 13 – 26 – 0   .333 Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 8 – 13 – 0   .381 14 – 25 – 0   .359 Penn  ‍‍‍ 4 – 17 – 0   .190 8 – 37 – 0   .178 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 [46] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2023 Mid-American Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Miami (OH)  ‍†‍‡‍y 21 – 8   .724 39 – 20   .661 Ohio  ‍‍‍ 20 – 9   .690 31 – 22   .585 Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 18 – 11   .621 29 – 26   .527 Ball State  ‍‍‍ 17 – 12   .586 27 – 26   .509 Akron  ‍‍‍ 16 – 13   .552 28 – 23   .549 Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 15 – 13   .536 26 – 25   .510 Toledo  ‍‍‍ 14 – 14   .500 21 – 25   .457 Kent State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 14   .481 18 – 31   .367 Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 11 – 15   .423 17 – 29   .370 Buffalo  ‍‍‍ 8 – 18   .308 14 – 36   .280 Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 2 – 28   .067 9 – 41   .180 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 21, 2023 [47] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2023 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Canisius  ‍†‍‍ 17 – 3 – 0   .850 30 – 16 – 1   .649 Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 15 – 5 – 0   .750 32 – 19 – 0   .627 Marist  ‍‍‡‍y 12 – 8 – 0   .600 29 – 28 – 0   .509 Fairfield  ‍‍‍ 11 – 9 – 0   .550 22 – 25 – 0   .468 Siena  ‍‍‍ 11 – 9 – 0   .550 32 – 21 – 0   .604 Iona  ‍‍‍ 10 – 10 – 0   .500 21 – 31 – 1   .406 Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍ 9 – 11 – 0   .450 30 – 21 – 0   .588 Rider  ‍‍‍ 9 – 11 – 0   .450 19 – 31 – 0   .380 Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12 – 0   .400 13 – 35 – 0   .271 Quinnipiac  ‍‍‍ 5 – 15 – 0   .250 17 – 25 – 0   .405 Niagara  ‍‍‍ 3 – 17 – 0   .150 9 – 34 – 0   .209 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 14, 2023 [48] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2023 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Morgan State  ‍†‍‍ 14 – 4   .778 24 – 21   .533 Norfolk State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 6   .700 24 – 23   .511 North Carolina Central  ‍‍‡‍y 12 – 7   .632 19 – 34   .358 Howard  ‍‍‍ 10 – 9   .526 20 – 26   .435 Coppin State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 11   .450 16 – 28   .364 Maryland Eastern Shore  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10   .444 14 – 30   .318 South Carolina State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 11   .353 8 – 27   .229 Delaware State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 17   .105 8 – 31   .205 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 [49] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2023 Missouri Valley Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Northern Iowa  ‍†‍‍ 26 – 1   .963 39 – 12   .765 Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 21 – 6   .778 31 – 20   .608 Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 19 – 7   .731 30 – 22   .577 Murray State  ‍‍‍ 17 – 10   .630 33 – 21   .611 Indiana State  ‍‍‍ 17 – 10   .630 32 – 25   .561 Southern Illinois  ‍‍‡‍y 13 – 14   .481 36 – 20   .643 Belmont  ‍‍‍ 12 – 14   .462 29 – 24   .547 Drake  ‍‍‍ 10 – 17   .370 18 – 34   .346 Evansville  ‍‍‍ 8 – 19   .296 22 – 32   .407 Bradley  ‍‍‍ 7 – 20   .259 15 – 40   .273 UIC  ‍‍‍ 7 – 20   .259 9 – 43   .173 Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 4 – 23   .148 8 – 41   .163 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 [50] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2023 Mountain West Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Boise State  ‍†‍‍ 16 – 5   .762 32 – 17   .653 San Diego State  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 6   .727 39 – 17   .696 Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 10   .524 31 – 21   .596 San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 11   .500 26 – 28   .481 Nevada  ‍‍‍ 10 – 12   .455 31 – 19   .620 Fresno State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 12   .455 24 – 34   .414 UNLV  ‍‍‍ 9 – 13   .409 23 – 27   .460 Utah State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 13   .409 18 – 26   .409 New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 6 – 16   .273 19 – 31   .380 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 28, 2023 [51] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2023 Northeast Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Saint Francis (PA)  ‍†‍‍ 15 – 6   .714 26 – 23   .531 Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 14 – 7   .667 21 – 16   .568 LIU  ‍‍‡‍y 14 – 7   .667 31 – 24   .564 Merrimack*  ‍‍‍ 11 – 10   .524 18 – 30   .375 Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 10 – 11   .476 24 – 27   .471 Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12   .429 18 – 29   .383 Wagner  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12   .429 13 – 27   .325 Stonehill  ‍‍‍ 2 – 19   .095 4 – 42   .087 * ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 14, 2023 [52] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2023 Ohio Valley Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Southeast Missouri State  ‍†‍‍ 20 – 2 – 0   .909 29 – 14 – 0   .674 Eastern Illinois  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 6 – 0   .727 34 – 21 – 0   .618 Southern Indiana*  ‍‍‍ 13 – 9 – 0   .591 21 – 23 – 0   .477 UT Martin  ‍‍‍ 13 – 10 – 0   .565 23 – 24 – 0   .489 SIU Edwardsville  ‍‍‍ 12 – 10 – 0   .545 30 – 26 – 0   .536 Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 11 – 0   .522 22 – 26 – 1   .459 Lindenwood*  ‍‍‍ 8 – 15 – 0   .348 16 – 32 – 0   .333 Morehead State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18 – 0   .250 11 – 33 – 0   .250 Tennessee Tech  ‍‍‍ 2 – 21 – 0   .087 6 – 44 – 0   .120 * ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 [53] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2023 Pac-12 Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT No. 2 UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 21 – 3 – 0   .875 52 – 7 – 0   .881 No. 6 Washington  ‍‍‍y 16 – 8 – 0   .667 44 – 14 – 0   .759 No. 17 Utah  ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 9 – 0   .625 42 – 16 – 0   .724 No. 7 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 14 – 10 – 0   .583 47 – 15 – 0   .758 No. 19 Oregon  ‍‍‍y 14 – 10 – 0   .583 38 – 17 – 0   .691 California  ‍‍‍y 9 – 14 – 1   .396 35 – 21 – 1   .623 Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 17 – 1   .271 15 – 29 – 1   .344 Arizona  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18 – 0   .250 29 – 25 – 0   .537 Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18 – 0   .250 22 – 26 – 0   .458 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 5, 2023 [54] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2023 Patriot League softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT No. 25 Boston University  ‍†‍‡‍y 17 – 1 – 0   .944 51 – 9 – 0   .850 Lehigh  ‍‍‍ 16 – 2 – 0   .889 40 – 14 – 0   .741 Army  ‍‍‍ 10 – 8 – 0   .556 22 – 37 – 0   .373 Bucknell  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10 – 0   .444 16 – 31 – 0   .340 Colgate  ‍‍‍ 6 – 12 – 0   .333 17 – 31 – 0   .354 Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 4 – 14 – 0   .222 8 – 36 – 1   .189 Holy Cross  ‍‍‍ 2 – 16 – 0   .111 15 – 36 – 1   .298 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 [55] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2023 Southeastern Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT No. 3 Tennessee  ‍†‍‡‍y 19 – 5 – 0   .792 51 – 10 – 0   .836 No. 14 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 16 – 7 – 0   .696 42 – 15 – 0   .737 No. 20 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 15 – 9 – 0   .625 43 – 19 – 0   .694 No. 7 Alabama  ‍‍‍y 14 – 10 – 0   .583 45 – 22 – 0   .672 No. 17 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 14 – 10 – 0   .583 40 – 19 – 0   .678 No. 16 LSU  ‍‍‍y 13 – 11 – 0   .542 42 – 17 – 0   .712 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 12 – 12 – 0   .500 35 – 21 – 0   .625 No. 21 Florida  ‍‍‍y 11 – 13 – 0   .458 38 – 22 – 0   .633 No. 24 Kentucky  ‍‍‍y 10 – 14 – 0   .417 31 – 22 – 1   .583 No. 25 South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 9 – 15 – 0   .375 40 – 22 – 0   .645 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 8 – 16 – 0   .333 32 – 28 – 0   .533 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 16 – 0   .304 28 – 25 – 0   .528 Missouri  ‍‍‍y 7 – 17 – 0   .292 35 – 26 – 0   .574 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 5, 2023 [56] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today [57]	2023 Southern Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UNC Greensboro  ‍†‍‡‍y 13 – 4   .765 37 – 22   .627 Samford  ‍‍‍ 12 – 6   .667 26 – 31   .456 Furman  ‍‍‍ 8 – 9   .471 20 – 32   .385 Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10   .444 21 – 26   .447 Mercer  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10   .444 20 – 37   .351 Chattanooga  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 25 – 27   .481 East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 12   .333 17 – 37   .315 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 [58] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2023 Southland Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT McNeese  ‍†‍‡‍y 21 – 3 – 0   .875 47 – 16 – 0   .746 Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 19 – 5 – 0   .792 47 – 14 – 0   .770 Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 29 – 24 – 0   .547 Lamar  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 22 – 34 – 0   .393 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 24 – 24 – 0   .500 Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 25 – 27 – 0   .481 Houston Christian  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15 – 0   .375 20 – 33 – 0   .377 Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 16 – 30 – 1   .351 Texas A&M–Commerce*  ‍‍‍ 5 – 19 – 0   .208 9 – 39 – 0   .188 * Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II [59] † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 21, 2023 [60] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT East Alabama State  x‍‍‍ 17 – 7 – 0   .708 30 – 21 – 0   .588 Bethune-Cookman  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 19 – 31 – 0   .380 Alabama A&M  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 22 – 19 – 0   .537 Florida A&M  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 20 – 22 – 0   .476 Jackson State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 24 – 26 – 0   .480 Mississippi Valley State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 23 – 0   .042 2 – 40 – 0   .048 West Prairie View A&M  x‍‍‡‍y 22 – 2 – 0   .917 28 – 20 – 0   .583 Grambling State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 33 – 21 – 1   .609 Texas Southern  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 16 – 24 – 0   .400 Alcorn State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 15 – 0   .423 18 – 30 – 0   .375 Southern  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 13 – 34 – 0   .277 Arkansas-Pine Bluff  ‍‍‍ 4 – 20 – 0   .167 10 – 38 – 0   .208 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 [61] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2023 Summit League softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT South Dakota State  ‍†‍‍ 17 – 0   1.000 37 – 17   .685 Omaha  ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 5   .750 33 – 17   .660 North Dakota State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 8   .619 30 – 21   .588 South Dakota  ‍‍‍ 11 – 9   .550 24 – 28   .462 North Dakota  ‍‍‍ 9 – 10   .474 12 – 38   .240 St. Thomas*  ‍‍‍ 6 – 14   .300 18 – 35   .340 Kansas City  ‍‍‍ 4 – 17   .190 9 – 43   .173 Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 3 – 15   .167 9 – 36   .200 * Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 [62] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2023 Sun Belt Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Louisiana  ‍†‍‡‍y 22 – 2 – 0   .917 47 – 14 – 0   .770 South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 20 – 4 – 0   .833 39 – 14 – 0   .736 Marshall  ‍‍‍ 17 – 5 – 0   .773 45 – 9 – 0   .833 Troy  ‍‍‍ 14 – 9 – 1   .604 33 – 19 – 1   .632 Texas State  ‍‍‍y 13 – 9 – 1   .587 34 – 23 – 1   .595 James Madison  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 28 – 19 – 0   .596 Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 36 – 20 – 0   .643 Louisiana-Monroe  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17 – 0   .292 25 – 32 – 0   .439 Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17 – 0   .292 18 – 36 – 0   .333 Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 6 – 17 – 0   .261 22 – 24 – 0   .478 Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18 – 0   .250 17 – 34 – 0   .333 Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 18 – 0   .182 23 – 28 – 0   .451 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 28, 2023 [63] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2023 Western Athletic Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Utah Tech*  ‍†‍‍ 19 – 5   .792 35 – 18   .660 Grand Canyon  ‍‍‡‍y 17 – 7   .708 47 – 13   .783 Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9   .625 30 – 24   .556 Seattle  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 36 – 20   .643 Tarleton*  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 30 – 27   .526 Sam Houston  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 22 – 35   .386 UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 22 – 30   .423 California Baptist  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 28 – 19   .596 New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 21 – 25   .457 Utah Valley  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 17 – 32   .347 Abilene Christian  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 15 – 36   .294 Southern Utah  ‍‍‍ 3 – 21   .125 6 – 33   .154 * Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 [64] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2023 West Coast Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Loyola Marymount  ‍†‍‍y 12 – 3 – 0   .800 26 – 23 – 0   .531 BYU  ‍‍‍ 11 – 4 – 0   .733 35 – 17 – 0   .673 Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍ 9 – 6 – 0   .600 20 – 29 – 0   .408 San Diego  ‍‍‍ 8 – 7 – 0   .533 23 – 29 – 1   .443 Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 4 – 11 – 0   .267 23 – 26 – 0   .469 Pacific  ‍‍‍ 1 – 14 – 0   .067 10 – 30 – 0   .250 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 [65] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

Awards

• USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year: Valerie Cagle, Clemson ^[66]
• NFCA National Player of the Year: Skylar Wallace, Florida ^[67]
• Softball America Player of the Year: Valerie Cagle, Clemson ^[68]
• NFCA National Pitcher of the Year: Ashley Rogers, Tennessee
• Softball America Pitcher of the Year: Montana Fouts, Alabama ^[69]
• NFCA National Freshman of the Year: NiJaree Canady, Stanford ^[70]
• Softball America Freshman of the Year: NiJaree Canady, Stanford ^[71]
• Softball America Defensive Player of the Year: Grace Turk, Oklahoma ^[72]
• NFCA Catcher of the Year: Terra McGowan, Oregon
• NFCA Golden Shoe Award: Mihyia Davis, Louisiana

All-America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams. ^[73]

First Team

Position	Player	Class	School
P	Ashley Rogers	GS	Tennessee
	Megan Faraimo	R-SR.	UCLA
	Montana Fouts	GS	Alabama
C	Terra McGowan	R-SR.	Oregon
1B	Baylee Klingler	GS	Washington
2B	Tiare Jennings	JR.	Oklahoma
3B	Alyssa Brito	SO.	Oklahoma
SS	Skylar Wallace	R-JR.	Florida
OF	Kiki Milloy	SR.	Tennessee
	Jayda Coleman	JR.	Oklahoma
	Jayda Kearney	JR.	Georgia
UT	Valerie Cagle	JR.	Clemson
	Rylin Hedgecock	R-JR.	Arkansas
AT-L	Sydney McKinney	SR.	Wichita State
	Maya Brady	R-JR.	UCLA
	Jordy Bahl	SO.	Oklahoma
	Maddie Penta	JR.	Auburn
	Kinzie Hansen	JR.	Oklahoma

Second Team

Position	Player	Class	School
P	Kathryn Sandercock	R-SR.	Florida State
	Kelly Maxwell	R-SR.	Oklahoma State
	Alana Vawter	SR.	Stanford
C	Kayla Kowalik	GS	Kentucky
1B	Shaylon Govan	SO.	Baylor
2B	Allee Bunker	GS	Oregon
3B	Megan Grant	FR.	UCLA
SS	Erin Coffel	JR.	Kentucky
OF	Yannira Acuña	GS	Arizona State
	D'Auna Jennings	FR.	Duke
	Alex Honnold	JR.	Missouri
UT	Taylor Roby	R-SR.	Louisville
	Karly Heath	JR.	Louisiana
AT-L	Taryn Kern	FR.	Indiana
	McKenna Gibson	SO.	Tennessee
	Rachel Becker	GS	Oklahoma State
	Autumn Pease	GS	Minnesota
	Chenise Delce	R-SR.	Arkansas

Third Team

Position	Player	Class	School
P	Lexi Kilfoyl	SR.	Oklahoma State
	Sydney Berzon	FR.	LSU
	Mariah Lopez	JR.	Utah
C	Taylor Krapf	SO.	Minnesota
	Julia Cottrill	JR.	Texas A&M
1B	Jordan Woolery	FR.	UCLA
2B	Sydney Kuma	JR.	Georgia
3B	Makena Smith	SR.	California
SS	Billie Andrews	SR.	Nebraska
OF	Sami Reynolds	GS	Washington
	Mihyia Davis	FR.	Louisiana
	Ashley Trierweiler	R-SO.	Santa Clara
UT	Brianna Copeland	FR.	Indiana
	Kayla Konwent	GS	Wisconsin
AT-L	Ruby Meylan	FR.	Washington
	Taylor Minnick	SO.	Indiana
	Autumn Owen	SO.	Marshall
	Kiley Naomi	GS	Oklahoma State
	Kayla Roncin	JR.	Boston University

See also

• 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season

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