2024 NCAA Division I softball season

2024 NCAA Division I softball season
Duration	February 8 – June 7, 2024
Number of teams	286
Defending Champions	Oklahoma
TV partner/s	ESPN & ESPN+
NCAA Tournament
Women's College World Series
Seasons
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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.

Realignment

Further information: 2021–2024 NCAA conference realignment

One school began a transition from NCAA Division II to Division I on July 1, 2023. ^[1]

• Le Moyne joined the Northeast Conference.

A total of 15 softball-sponsoring schools changed conferences after the 2023 season. ^[2]

• BYU, Houston, and UCF joined the Big 12 Conference. ^{[3] [4]}
• Campbell joined the Coastal Athletic Association. ^[5]
• Charlotte, FAU, North Texas, UAB and UTSA joined the American Athletic Conference. ^[6]
• Jacksonville State, Liberty, New Mexico State, and Sam Houston joined Conference USA. ^[7]
• Western Illinois joined the Ohio Valley Conference. ^[8]

The 2024 season is the last for 15 softball schools in their current conferences.

• Eight of the nine softball-sponsoring members of the Pac-12 Conference will leave for other conferences:
  • Arizona, Arizona State, and Utah will join the Big 12 Conference. ^[9]
  • California and Stanford will join the Atlantic Coast Conference. ^[10]
  • Oregon, UCLA, and Washington will join the Big Ten Conference. ^{[11] [12]}
• Kennesaw State will leave the Atlantic Sun Conference for Conference USA. ^[13]
• Merrimack and Sacred Heart will leave the Northeast Conference for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. ^[14]
• Oklahoma and Texas will leave the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference. ^[15]
• Oregon State, the last softball-sponsoring school remaining in the Pac-12, will house most of its non-football sports, including softball, in the West Coast Conference for at least the 2025 and 2026 seasons. ^[16]
• UTRGV will leave the Western Athletic Conference for the Southland Conference. ^[17]

Other headlines

• March 3 – Louisiana defeated Oklahoma 7–5 in 8 innings, ending the Sooners' Division I-record 71-game winning streak. ^[18]

Season outlook

Further information: 2024 NCAA Division I softball rankings

USA Today/NFCA DI Coaches Poll [19] Ranking Team 1 Oklahoma 2 Tennessee 3 Florida Stateт 4 Stanfordт 5 Clemson 6 Georgia 7 Washington 8 Texas 9 Oklahoma State 10 UCLA 11 Duke 12 Alabama 13 Utah 14 LSU 15 Oregon 16 Arkansas 17 Florida 18 Nebraska 19 Auburn 20 Northwestern 21 Louisiana 22 Baylor 23 South Carolina 24 San Diego State 25 Kentucky

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

D1Softball [21] Ranking Team 1 Oklahoma 2 Stanford 3 Tennessee 4 Florida State 5 Texas 6 Georgia 7 Clemson 8 Duke 9 UCLA 10 Washington 11 Alabama 12 Oklahoma State 13 Nebraska 14 Oregonт 15 Utahт 16 Baylor 17 LSU 18 Arkansas 19 Auburn 20 Florida 21 Louisiana 22 South Carolina 23 San Diego State 24 Northwestern 25 Texas A&M

Softball America [22] Ranking Team 1 Oklahoma 2 Tennessee 3 Florida State 4 Stanford 5 Clemson 6 Georgia 7 Texas 8 Arkansas 9 Duke 10 UCLA 11 Baylor 12 LSU 13 Utah 14 Oklahoma State 15 Nebraska 16 Oregon 17 South Carolina 18 Virginia Tech 19 Texas A&M 20 Auburn 21 Alabama 22 Washington 23 Louisiana 24 Florida 25 San Diego State

Conference standings

2024 America East Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Bryant  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 12 – 6   .667 Binghamton  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 14 – 8   .636 Albany  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 9 – 6   .600 UMBC  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 8 – 9   .471 UMass Lowell  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 3 – 14   .176 Maine  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 1 – 17   .056 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 18, 2024 [23] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2024 American Athletic Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍ 5 – 1   .833 23 – 7   .767 Tulsa  ‍‍‍ 5 – 1   .833 18 – 8   .692 Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 5 – 1   .833 16 – 9   .640 North Texas  ‍‍‍ 5 – 1   .833 15 – 12   .556 Wichita State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 2   .667 13 – 10   .565 UAB  ‍‍‍ 3 – 3   .500 12 – 15   .444 South Florida  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4   .333 22 – 11   .667 UTSA  ‍‍‍ 1 – 5   .167 9 – 21   .300 East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 0 – 6   .000 21 – 8   .724 Memphis  ‍‍‍ 0 – 6   .000 3 – 22   .120 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 18, 2024 [24] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2024 ASUN Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Eastern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0 – 0   1.000 20 – 4 – 0   .833 North Florida  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0 – 0   1.000 19 – 8 – 0   .704 Florida Gulf Coast  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0 – 0   1.000 20 – 10 – 0   .667 North Alabama  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1 – 0   .667 19 – 8 – 0   .704 Bellarmine*  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1 – 0   .667 10 – 15 – 0   .400 Kennesaw State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1 – 0   .667 9 – 18 – 0   .333 Jacksonville  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2 – 0   .333 11 – 15 – 0   .423 Lipscomb  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2 – 0   .333 11 – 17 – 0   .393 Stetson  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2 – 0   .333 10 – 18 – 0   .357 Austin Peay  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3 – 0   .000 14 – 13 – 0   .519 Queens (NC)*  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3 – 0   .000 10 – 11 – 0   .476 Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3 – 0   .000 8 – 19 – 0   .296 * ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 18, 2024 [25] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2024 Atlantic 10 Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0 – 0   1.000 9 – 14 – 0   .391 Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1 – 0   .667 14 – 9 – 0   .609 Dayton  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1 – 0   .667 12 – 9 – 0   .571 George Washington  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1 – 0   .667 13 – 12 – 0   .520 Fordham  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1 – 0   .667 10 – 15 – 1   .404 Loyola Chicago  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2 – 0   .333 11 – 12 – 0   .478 George Mason  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2 – 0   .333 8 – 18 – 0   .308 UMass  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2 – 0   .333 5 – 17 – 0   .227 Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2 – 0   .333 3 – 18 – 0   .143 St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3 – 0   .000 1 – 13 – 0   .071 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 18, 2024 [26] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2024 Atlantic Coast Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT No. 15 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 9 – 0 – 0   1.000 25 – 5 – 1   .823 No. 5 Duke  ‍‍‍ 7 – 2 – 0   .778 26 – 3 – 0   .897 No. 16 Clemson  ‍‍‍ 6 – 3 – 0   .667 22 – 9 – 0   .710 No. 19 Florida State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 2 – 0   .667 21 – 9 – 0   .700 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 8 – 4 – 0   .667 22 – 12 – 0   .647 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 0   .556 20 – 10 – 0   .667 Virginia  ‍‍‍ 7 – 5 – 0   .583 20 – 10 – 0   .667 Boston College  ‍‍‍ 3 – 3 – 0   .500 19 – 9 – 0   .679 North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5 – 0   .444 22 – 8 – 0   .733 Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 2 – 7 – 0   .222 14 – 13 – 0   .519 Louisville  ‍‍‍ 1 – 5 – 0   .167 20 – 12 – 0   .625 NC State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 8 – 0   .111 18 – 12 – 0   .600 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 0 – 9 – 0   .000 8 – 21 – 0   .276 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of March 25, 2024 [27] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2024 Big 12 Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT No. 1 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 9 – 0 – 0   1.000 31 – 1 – 0   .969 No. 2 Texas  ‍‍‍ 7 – 1 – 0   .875 27 – 3 – 0   .900 No. 8 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 2 – 0   .778 26 – 5 – 0   .839 Kansas  ‍‍‍ 5 – 2 – 0   .714 20 – 8 – 1   .707 Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4 – 0   .333 21 – 8 – 0   .724 Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4 – 0   .333 11 – 16 – 0   .407 Houston  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5 – 0   .286 19 – 10 – 0   .655 UCF  ‍‍‍ 2 – 6 – 0   .250 14 – 13 – 0   .519 BYU  ‍‍‍ 2 – 7 – 0   .222 17 – 12 – 0   .586 No. 23 Baylor  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 0   .125 17 – 10 – 0   .630 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of March 27, 2024 [28] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2024 Big East Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Villanova  ‍‍‍ 6 – 0   1.000 14 – 11   .560 UConn  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 13 – 11   .542 Creighton  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 17 – 9   .654 St. John's  ‍‍‍ 4 – 2   .667 13 – 13   .500 Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 3 – 3   .500 9 – 11   .450 Butler  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4   .333 13 – 15   .464 DePaul  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4   .333 6 – 19   .240 Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 1 – 5   .167 10 – 16   .385 Providence  ‍‍‍ 1 – 5   .167 7 – 12   .368 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of March 18, 2024 [29] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2024 Big Sky Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Sacramento State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 18 – 11   .621 Idaho State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 16 – 13   .552 Northern Colorado  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 15 – 17   .469 Portland State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 10 – 14   .417 Weber State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 10 – 14   .417 Montana  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 10 – 16   .385 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 18, 2024 [30] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2024 Big South Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT USC Upstate  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 11 – 13   .458 Presbyterian  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 11 – 17   .393 Longwood  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 9 – 18   .333 Gardner-Webb  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 21 – 10   .677 Radford  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 14 – 13   .519 Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 11 – 16   .407 Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 13 – 12   .520 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 18, 2024 [31] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2024 Big Ten Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Penn State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 0   1.000 22 – 6   .786 Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 1 – 0   1.000 14 – 7   .667 Michigan  ‍‍‍ 1 – 0   1.000 18 – 11   .621 Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 1 – 0   1.000 19 – 12   .613 Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 2 – 0   1.000 18 – 13   .581 Iowa  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 14 – 11   .560 Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 1 – 1   .500 15 – 14   .517 Maryland  ‍‍‍ 1 – 1   .500 14 – 15   .483 Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 12 – 17   .414 Indiana  ‍‍‍ 0 – 2   .000 22 – 8   .733 Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 1   .000 16 – 9   .640 Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 1   .000 12 – 15   .444 Purdue  ‍‍‍ 0 – 1   .000 12 – 15   .444 Illinois  ‍‍‍ 0 – 2   .000 12 – 15   .444 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of March 23, 2024 [32] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2024 Big West Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 13 – 9   .591 UC San Diego*  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 10 – 18   .357 Cal State Fullerton  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 16 – 11   .593 UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 8 – 16   .333 Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 6 – 22   .214 UC Davis  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 10 – 12   .455 Hawaii  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 7 – 16   .304 UC Riverside  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 7 – 16   .304 Cal State Northridge  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 16 – 10   .615 Cal State Bakersfield  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 2 – 21   .087 * ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 18, 2024 [33] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2024 Colonial Athletic Association softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 6 – 0 – 0   1.000 15 – 9 – 0   .625 Delaware  ‍‍‍ 5 – 1 – 0   .833 16 – 7 – 0   .696 Campbell  ‍‍‍ 4 – 2 – 0   .667 12 – 14 – 1   .463 Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 4 – 2 – 0   .667 6 – 13 – 0   .316 Monmouth  ‍‍‍ 3 – 2 – 0   .600 9 – 17 – 0   .346 Stony Brook  ‍‍‍ 3 – 3 – 0   .500 11 – 9 – 0   .550 Towson  ‍‍‍ 3 – 3 – 0   .500 11 – 15 – 0   .423 Elon  ‍‍‍ 3 – 3 – 0   .500 8 – 18 – 0   .308 Drexel  ‍‍‍ 2 – 3 – 0   .400 5 – 13 – 0   .278 Charleston  ‍‍‍ 1 – 5 – 0   .167 7 – 17 – 0   .292 Hampton  ‍‍‍ 1 – 5 – 0   .167 7 – 20 – 0   .259 North Carolina A&T  ‍‍‍ 0 – 6 – 0   .000 6 – 18 – 0   .250 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 18, 2024 [34] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2024 Conference USA softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍ 5 – 1 – 0   .833 19 – 5 – 0   .792 Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 5 – 1 – 0   .833 18 – 8 – 1   .685 Liberty  ‍‍‍ 5 – 1 – 0   .833 14 – 12 – 0   .538 UTEP  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1 – 0   .667 16 – 6 – 0   .727 New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 2 – 0   .667 14 – 11 – 0   .560 Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4 – 0   .333 13 – 18 – 0   .419 FIU  ‍‍‍ 1 – 5 – 0   .167 13 – 17 – 0   .433 Sam Houston  ‍‍‍ 0 – 6 – 0   .000 11 – 16 – 0   .407 Jacksonville State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3 – 0   .000 10 – 18 – 0   .357 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 18, 2024 [35] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2024 Horizon League softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 14 – 10   .583 Oakland  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 9 – 8   .529 Cleveland State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 6 – 12   .333 Green Bay  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 6 – 16   .273 Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 8 – 10   .444 Robert Morris  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 6 – 13   .316 IUPUI  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 5 – 22   .185 Detroit Mercy  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 1 – 20   .048 Purdue Fort Wayne  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 5 – 17   .227 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 18, 2024 [36] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2024 Ivy League softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Yale  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 6 – 16   .273 Princeton  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 9 – 7   .563 Brown  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 5 – 9   .357 Penn  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 5 – 9   .357 Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 3 – 7   .300 Columbia  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 4 – 13   .235 Cornell  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 2 – 12   .143 Harvard  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 9 – 10   .474 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 18, 2024 [37] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2024 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍ 1 – 1   .500 8 – 10   .444 Niagara  ‍‍‍ 1 – 1   .500 5 – 10   .333 Siena  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 12 – 6   .667 Marist  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 17 – 9   .654 Quinnipiac  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 9 – 6   .600 Canisius  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 5 – 10   .333 Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 6 – 12   .333 Rider  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 6 – 14   .300 Iona  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 3 – 13   .188 Fairfield  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 3 – 15   .167 Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 3 – 18   .143 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 18, 2024 [38] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2024 Mid-American Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 18 – 6   .750 Ball State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 15 – 14   .517 Buffalo  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 10 – 12   .455 Akron  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 10 – 15   .400 Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 5 – 18   .217 Ohio  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 13 – 14   .481 Toledo  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 10 – 12   .455 Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 7 – 15   .318 Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 2 – 15   .118 Kent State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 14 – 8   .636 Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 10 – 13   .435 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 18, 2024 [39] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2024 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Morgan State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 0   1.000 11 – 11   .500 Howard  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 18 – 7   .720 Coppin State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 7 – 9   .438 South Carolina State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 4 – 13   .235 Maryland Eastern Shore  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 6 – 17   .261 North Carolina Central  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 5 – 21   .192 Norfolk State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 2 – 25   .074 Delaware State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 2   .000 6 – 11   .353 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 18, 2024 [40] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2024 Missouri Valley Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 5 – 0   1.000 20 – 4   .833 Evansville  ‍‍‍ 4 – 1   .800 8 – 19   .296 Northern Iowa  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 13 – 10   .565 Bradley  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 11 – 13   .458 Belmont  ‍‍‍ 3 – 2   .600 16 – 9   .640 Murray State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 2   .500 14 – 15   .483 Indiana State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 3   .400 13 – 15   .464 Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 3   .400 5 – 16   .238 Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 7 – 20   .259 UIC  ‍‍‍ 1 – 3   .250 8 – 19   .296 Drake  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 11 – 13   .458 Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 6 – 18   .250 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 18, 2024 [41] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2024 Mountain West Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Nevada  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 22 – 7   .759 San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 15 – 12   .556 San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 11 – 11   .500 Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 1   .500 18 – 9   .667 UNLV  ‍‍‍ 1 – 1   .500 16 – 9   .640 Fresno State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 18 – 9   .667 Utah State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 16 – 11   .593 New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 9 – 22   .290 Boise State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 19 – 10   .655 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 18, 2024 [42] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2024 Northeast Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Saint Francis (PA)  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 16 – 11   .593 Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 7 – 14   .333 Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 12 – 5   .706 LIU  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 14 – 12   .538 Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 9 – 11   .450 Stonehill  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 4 – 11   .267 Wagner  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 5 – 7   .417 Le Moyne*  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 6 – 15   .286 Merrimack*  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 5 – 17   .227 * ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 18, 2024 [43] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2024 Ohio Valley Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Eastern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 5 – 1   .833 17 – 8   .680 Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 1   .833 14 – 11   .560 Tennessee Tech  ‍‍‍ 4 – 2   .667 12 – 9   .571 Southern Indiana*  ‍‍‍ 4 – 2   .667 10 – 11   .476 Southeast Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 2   .667 9 – 17   .346 UT Martin  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4   .333 14 – 12   .538 Lindenwood*  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4   .333 12 – 14   .462 Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4   .333 12 – 15   .444 Morehead State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 5   .167 7 – 11   .389 SIU Edwardsville  ‍‍‍ 1 – 5   .167 9 – 17   .346 * ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 18, 2024 [44] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2024 Pac-12 Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT No. 7 Stanford  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0 – 0   1.000 22 – 5 – 0   .815 No. 14 UCLA  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0 – 0   1.000 17 – 6 – 0   .739 No. 9 Washington  ‍‍‍ 4 – 2 – 0   .667 20 – 4 – 0   .833 No. 24 Oregon  ‍‍‍ 4 – 2 – 0   .667 16 – 10 – 0   .615 No. 21 Arizona  ‍‍‍ 3 – 3 – 0   .500 20 – 7 – 1   .732 Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 3 – 0   .500 14 – 16 – 0   .467 Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4 – 0   .333 17 – 11 – 0   .607 No. 18 California  ‍‍‍ 1 – 5 – 0   .167 21 – 7 – 0   .750 Utah  ‍‍‍ 1 – 5 – 0   .167 16 – 11 – 0   .593 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of March 18, 2024 [45] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2024 Patriot League softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT No. 25 Boston University  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 20 – 3 – 0   .870 Colgate  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 11 – 14 – 0   .440 Lehigh  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 10 – 13 – 0   .435 Holy Cross  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 7 – 11 – 0   .389 Bucknell  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 9 – 15 – 0   .375 Army  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 4 – 19 – 0   .174 Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 3 – 17 – 0   .150 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 18, 2024 [46] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2024 Southeastern Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT No. 4 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 6 – 0 – 0   1.000 25 – 4 – 0   .862 No. 11 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 8 – 1 – 0   .889 28 – 4 – 0   .875 No. 10 Florida  ‍‍‍ 5 – 1 – 0   .833 29 – 4 – 0   .879 No. 3 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 5 – 1 – 0   .833 27 – 4 – 0   .871 No. 6 LSU  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 0   .556 25 – 4 – 0   .862 No. 17 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 0   .556 24 – 7 – 0   .774 No. 20 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 3 – 3 – 0   .500 24 – 8 – 0   .750 No. 12 Missouri  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5 – 0   .444 25 – 7 – 0   .781 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 3 – 6 – 0   .333 20 – 11 – 0   .645 No. 13 Alabama  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4 – 0   .333 24 – 6 – 1   .790 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 2 – 7 – 0   .222 15 – 9 – 1   .620 No. 22 South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 0 – 6 – 0   .000 22 – 10 – 0   .688 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 0 – 6 – 0   .000 19 – 11 – 1   .629 ‡ – Tournament champion As of March 25, 2024 [47] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today [48]	2024 Southern Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Chattanooga  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 17 – 8   .680 UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 15 – 13   .536 Wofford  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 10 – 9   .526 Furman  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 11 – 14   .440 Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 7 – 11   .389 Mercer  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 9 – 15   .375 Samford  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 6 – 18   .250 East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 4 – 14   .222 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 18, 2024 [49] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2024 Southland Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Lamar  ‍‍‍ 8 – 1   .889 22 – 10   .688 McNeese  ‍‍‍ 5 – 1   .833 20 – 13   .606 Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 7 – 2   .778 24 – 7   .774 Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 4 – 2   .667 17 – 14   .548 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4   .556 17 – 10   .630 Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5   .444 17 – 10   .630 Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 7   .222 14 – 20   .412 Houston Christian  ‍‍‍ 1 – 5   .167 14 – 13   .519 TexasA&M–Commerce*  ‍‍‍ 0 – 9   .000 6 – 29   .171 * Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II [50] † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 26, 2024 [51] Rankings from NFCA
2024 Southwestern Athletic Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Florida A&M  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 7 – 13   .350 Bethune-Cookman  ‍‍‍ 2 – 0   1.000 4 – 16   .200 Jackson State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 13 – 7   .650 Alabama State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 10 – 13   .435 Alabama A&M  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 4 – 11   .267 Mississippi Valley State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 2   .000 2 – 15   .118 West Southern  ‍‍‍ 1 – 0   1.000 5 – 10   .333 Prairie View A&M  ‍‍‍ 1 – 0   1.000 6 – 13   .316 Texas Southern  ‍‍‍ 0 – 1   .000 5 – 4   .556 Arkansas-Pine Bluff  ‍‍‍ 0 – 1   .000 6 – 9   .400 Grambling State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 7 – 10   .412 Alcorn State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 5 – 13   .278 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 10, 2024 [52] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2024 Summit League softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Omaha  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 24 – 7   .774 South Dakota State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 0   1.000 17 – 18   .486 Kansas City  ‍‍‍ 1 – 1   .500 10 – 19   .345 St. Thomas*  ‍‍‍ 1 – 1   .500 5 – 24   .172 North Dakota  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 5 – 26   .161 South Dakota  ‍‍‍ 0 – 2   .000 15 – 19   .441 North Dakota State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 12 – 23   .343 * Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 23, 2024 [53] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2024 Sun Belt Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 6 – 0 – 0   1.000 21 – 13 – 0   .618 Texas State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 1 – 0   .833 26 – 7 – 0   .788 Troy  ‍‍‍ 4 – 2 – 0   .667 24 – 11 – 0   .686 Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 3 – 3 – 0   .500 19 – 11 – 0   .633 South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 3 – 3 – 0   .500 17 – 11 – 1   .603 Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 3 – 0   .500 15 – 13 – 0   .536 Marshall  ‍‍‍ 3 – 3 – 0   .500 17 – 15 – 0   .531 Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 3 – 3 – 0   .500 14 – 16 – 0   .467 James Madison  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4 – 0   .333 18 – 12 – 0   .600 Louisiana-Monroe  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4 – 0   .333 19 – 14 – 0   .576 Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 1 – 5 – 0   .167 18 – 14 – 0   .563 Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 5 – 0   .167 9 – 21 – 0   .300 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 25, 2024 [54] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2024 Western Athletic Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Utah Valley  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 9 – 13   .409 Grand Canyon  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 23 – 7   .767 Southern Utah  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 12 – 11   .522 Utah Tech  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 9 – 16   .360 California Baptist  ‍‍‍ 1 – 1   .500 14 – 15   .483 UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 1 – 1   .500 10 – 16   .385 Abilene Christian  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 9 – 15   .375 Seattle  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 9 – 17   .346 Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 8 – 22   .267 Tarleton State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 12 – 18   .400 ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 18, 2024 [55] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2024 West Coast Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 18 – 9   .667 Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 16 – 11   .593 Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 12 – 14   .462 Pacific  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 8 – 20   .286 San Diego  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 8 – 23   .258 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 18, 2024 [56] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

See also

• 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season

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