2020 NCAA Division I softball season

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2020 NCAA Division I softball season
NCAA logo.svg
DurationFebruary 6 – March 12, 2020 (cancellation)
Number of teams286
Preseason No. 1 Alabama (USA Softball/ESPN, D1S);
Washington (NFCA, SA);
UCLA (FloSoftball)
Defending Champions UCLA
TV partner/s ESPN & ESPN+
NCAA Tournament
Durationnot held
Women's College World Series
Durationnot held
Seasons
  2019
2021  

The 2020 NCAA Division I Softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began February 6, 2020. The season ended on March 12, 2020, when the NCAA cancelled all winter championships and spring sports seasons due to the coronavirus pandemic. [1] The 2020 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2020 Women's College World Series, which were to be held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, did not occur.

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Coronavirus impact and cancellation

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

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

Ballpark changes

Season outlook

USA Today / NFCA DI Coaches Poll [3]
RankingTeam
1 Washington
2 Alabama
3 Oklahoma
4 UCLA
5 Arizona
6 Texas
7 Florida
8 Minnesota
9 Florida State
10 Louisiana
11 LSU
12 Tennessee
13 Oklahoma State
14 Northwestern
15 Kentucky
16 Georgia
17 Michigan
18 Texas Tech
19 South Carolina
20 James Madison
21 Ole Miss
22 Arizona State
23 Auburn
24 Arkansas
25 Wisconsin
ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Poll [4]
RankingTeam
1 Alabama
2 Washington
3 Oklahoma
4 UCLA
5 Arizona
6 Texas
7 Minnesota
8 Florida State
9 Florida
10 Louisiana
T11 LSU
T11 Tennessee
13 Oklahoma State
14 Michigan
15 Northwestern
16 Kentucky
17 Georgia
18 James Madison
19 Texas Tech
20 Arkansas
21 South Carolina
22 Arizona State
23 Wisconsin
24 Oregon
25 Ole Miss
D1Softball [5]
RankingTeam
1 Alabama
2 Washington
3 Arizona
4 UCLA
5 Oklahoma
6 Texas
7 Minnesota
8 Louisiana
9 Florida
10 Florida State
11 LSU
12 Oklahoma State
13 Northwestern
14 Tennessee
15 Georgia
16 Texas Tech
17 Kentucky
18 Michigan
19 Oregon
20 South Carolina
21 Arkansas
22 Auburn
23 Arizona State
24 Wisconsin
25 Missouri
Softball America [6]
RankingTeam
1 Washington
2 Alabama
3 UCLA
4 Oklahoma
5 Arizona
6 Minnesota
7 Florida State
8 Louisiana
9 Oklahoma State
10 Texas
11 Florida
12 Northwestern
13 LSU
14 Tennessee
15 Michigan
16 Georgia
17 Arkansas
18 Texas Tech
19 James Madison
20 Kentucky
21 Wisconsin
22 South Carolina
23 Auburn
24 Arizona State
25 Oregon
FloSoftball [7]
RankingTeam
1 UCLA
2 Oklahoma
3 Washington
4 Alabama
5 Arizona
6 Minnesota
7 Texas
8 Louisiana
9 Oklahoma State
10 Florida State
11 Michigan
12 Tennessee
13 Northwestern
14 James Madison
15 LSU
16 Florida
17 Arkansas
18 Ole Miss
19 Wisconsin
20 Arizona State
21 South Carolina
22 Virginia Tech
23 Georgia
24 Kentucky
25 Notre Dame

Conference standings

2020 America East Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Stony Brook  00 104 .714
Hartford  00 54 .556
Albany  00 65 .545
UMass Lowell  00 79 .438
UMBC  00 59 .357
Maine  00 27 .222
Binghamton  00 312 .200
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [8]
Rankings from NFCA
2020 American Athletic Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 22 UCF  000 2151 .796
UConn  000 1650 .762
Houston  000 1660 .727
Memphis  000 1690 .640
South Florida  000 1690 .640
East Carolina  000 1490 .609
Tulsa  000 13110 .542
Wichita State  000 11160 .407
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [9]
Rankings from NFCA
2020 Atlantic 10 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
George Washington  00 1014 .417
St. Bonaventure  00 23 .400
Dayton  00 812 .400
Saint Louis  00 813 .381
George Mason  00 712 .368
UMass  00 47 .364
Fordham  00 713 .350
Saint Joseph's  00 411 .267
Rhode Island  00 414 .222
La Salle  00 010 .000
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [10]
Rankings from NFCA
2020 Atlantic Coast Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 17 Virginia Tech  30 1.000214 .840
NC State  30 1.000196 .760
Clemson  51 .833198 .704
Georgia Tech  21 .6671211 .522
Syracuse  21 .6671010 .500
North Carolina  33 .5001014 .417
Notre Dame  24 .333139 .591
Pittsburgh  24 .333812 .400
Duke  12 .333234 .852
Boston College  12 .333912 .429
No. 12 Florida State  00 177 .708
Louisville  00 1013 .435
Virginia  06 .0001012 .455
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [11]
Rankings from NFCA
2020 ASUN Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Kennesaw State  00 214 .840
Florida Gulf Coast  00 198 .704
North Alabama  00 167 .696
North Florida  00 126 .667
Jacksonville  00 1511 .577
Lipscomb  00 1210 .545
Stetson  00 1215 .444
Liberty  00 1013 .435
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [12]
Rankings from NFCA
2020 Big 12 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Texas  00 243 .889
No. 6 Oklahoma  00 204 .833
No. 24 Baylor  00 195 .792
No. 13 Oklahoma State  00 195 .792
Texas Tech  00 179 .654
Kansas  00 1313 .500
Iowa State  00 1113 .458
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [13]
Rankings from NFCA
2020 Big East Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Butler  00 158 .652
Creighton  00 1312 .520
Villanova  00 1413 .519
Seton Hall  00 1014 .417
DePaul  00 812 .400
Providence  00 611 .353
Georgetown  00 815 .348
St. John's  00 815 .348
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [14]
Rankings from NFCA
2020 Big Sky Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Sacramento State  00 1411 .560
Montana  00 1212 .500
Weber State  00 1014 .417
Northern Colorado  00 1015 .400
Idaho State  00 714 .333
Southern Utah  00 514 .263
Portland State  00 618 .250
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [15]
Rankings from NFCA
2020 Big South Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Gardner–Webb  10 1.000245 .828
Radford  00 133 .813
Hampton  00 144 .778
USC Upstate  00 177 .708
Presbyterian  00 168 .667
Winthrop  00 1310 .565
Charleston Southern  00 109 .526
Longwood  00 1011 .476
Campbell  01 .0001015 .400
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [16]
Rankings from NFCA
2020 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Iowa  000 1750 .773
No. 18 Michigan  000 1580 .652
No. 19 Minnesota  000 1591 .620
Purdue  000 15100 .600
Wisconsin  000 14100 .583
Indiana  000 1290 .571
Maryland  000 12110 .522
Illinois  000 11110 .500
Ohio State  000 990 .500
Northwestern  000 11120 .478
Penn State  000 11150 .423
Rutgers  000 10140 .417
Nebraska  000 9140 .391
Michigan State  000 6160 .273
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [17]
Rankings from NFCA
2020 Big West Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Cal State Northridge  00 168 .667
Cal State Fullerton  00 1410 .583
UC Davis  00 1612 .571
Long Beach State  00 1312 .520
UC Riverside  00 1312 .520
Cal Poly  00 1013 .435
UC Santa Barbara  00 1216 .429
Hawaii  00 915 .375
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [18]
Rankings from NFCA
2020 Colonial Athletic Association softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Delaware  00 194 .826
James Madison  00 126 .667
Towson  00 87 .533
Charleston  00 1010 .500
Elon  00 1111 .500
Drexel  00 45 .444
UNC Wilmington  00 716 .304
Hofstra  00 315 .167
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [19]
Rankings from NFCA
2020 Conference USA softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Western Kentucky  30 1.000205 .800
Charlotte  21 .6671413 .519
Florida Atlantic  12 .333814 .364
Marshall  00 187 .720
FIU  00 89 .471
Middle Tennessee  03 .0001513 .536
West
North Texas  21 .667195 .792
Louisiana Tech  21 .667816 .333
UTSA  12 .3331411 .560
UTEP  12 .333517 .227
Southern Miss  00 148 .636
UAB  00 1511 .577
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [20]
Rankings from NFCA
2020 Horizon League softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Youngstown State  00 87 .533
Northern Kentucky  00 910 .474
UIC  00 911 .450
Cleveland State  00 811 .421
Oakland  00 711 .389
Wright State  00 711 .389
IUPUI  00 515 .250
Green Bay  00 415 .211
Detroit Mercy  00 221 .087
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [21]
Rankings from NFCA
2020 Ivy League softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Columbia  00 54 .556
Penn  00 76 .538
Princeton  00 44 .500
Cornell  00 45 .444
Dartmouth  00 45 .444
Yale  00 510 .333
Harvard  00 28 .200
Brown  00 19 .100
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [22]
Rankings from NFCA
2020 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Monmouth  00 119 .550
Marist  00 109 .526
Manhattan  00 66 .500
Canisius  00 89 .471
Niagara  00 35 .375
Saint Peter's  00 410 .286
Fairfield  00 411 .267
Iona  00 26 .250
Siena  00 310 .231
Quinnipiac  00 29 .182
Rider  00 110 .091
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [23]
Rankings from NFCA
2020 Mid-American Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Ball State  00 189 .667
Bowling Green  00 116 .647
Miami (OH)  00 128 .600
Toledo  00 1112 .478
Kent State  00 910 .474
Ohio  00 1115 .423
Northern Illinois  00 715 .318
Central Michigan  00 613 .316
Akron  00 619 .240
Western Michigan  00 516 .238
Buffalo  00 211 .154
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [24]
Rankings from NFCA
2020 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Norfolk State  00 714 .333
Morgan State  00 511 .313
North Carolina A&T  00 419 .174
Bethune–Cookman  00 528 .152
Florida A&M  00 317 .150
Maryland Eastern Shore  00 318 .143
Howard  00 321 .125
Coppin State  00 18 .111
North Carolina Central  00 115 .063
Delaware State  00 120 .048
South Carolina State  00 010 .000
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [25]
Rankings from NFCA
2020 Missouri Valley Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southern Illinois  00 156 .714
Bradley  00 149 .609
Loyola Chicago  00 129 .571
Evansville  00 1211 .522
Illinois State  00 1211 .522
Indiana State  00 1112 .478
Valparaiso  00 910 .474
Missouri State  00 712 .368
Drake  00 816 .333
Northern Iowa  00 714 .333
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [26]
Rankings from NFCA
2020 Mountain West Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 25 Fresno State  00 214 .840
San Jose State  00 215 .808
UNLV  00 215 .808
San Diego State  00 1711 .607
Boise State  00 1411 .560
Utah State  00 1311 .542
Colorado State  00 1112 .478
New Mexico  00 1115 .423
Nevada  00 1014 .417
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [27]
Rankings from NFCA
2020 Northeast Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Sacred Heart  00 87 .533
LIU Brooklyn  00 1212 .500
Robert Morris  00 811 .421
Wagner  00 36 .333
Bryant  00 411 .267
Central Connecticut  00 13 .250
Fairleigh Dickinson  00 412 .250
Saint Francis (PA)  00 518 .217
Merrimack  00 210 .167
Mount St. Mary's  00 217 .105
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [28]
Rankings from NFCA
2020 Ohio Valley Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Kentucky  00 222 .917
SIU Edwardsville  00 135 .722
Southeast Missouri State  00 125 .706
Jacksonville State  00 129 .571
Murray State  00 1210 .545
UT Martin  00 1210 .545
Tennessee Tech  00 109 .526
Eastern Illinois  00 1110 .524
Austin Peay  00 1112 .478
Tennessee State  00 711 .389
Morehead State  00 610 .375
Belmont  00 414 .222
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [29]
Rankings from NFCA
2020 Pac-12 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 UCLA  00 251 .962
No. 2 Washington  00 232 .920
No. 9 Oregon  00 222 .917
No. 4 Arizona  00 223 .880
Stanford  00 224 .846
Utah  00 144 .778
No. 15 Arizona State  00 227 .759
Oregon State  00 188 .692
California  00 1311 .542
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [30]
Rankings from NFCA
2020 Patriot League softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Boston University  00 148 .636
Army  00 149 .609
Colgate  00 119 .550
Lehigh  00 89 .471
Bucknell  00 814 .364
Holy Cross  00 29 .182
Lafayette  00 111 .083
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [31]
Rankings from NFCA
2020 Southeastern Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Florida  30 1.000234 .852
No. 23 Missouri  30 1.000197 .731
No. 11 Kentucky  21 .667204 .833
No. 14 Georgia  21 .667235 .821
No. 10 Alabama  21 .667148 .636
No. 20 Arkansas  12 .333196 .760
No. 16 South Carolina  12 .333176 .739
Texas A&M  12 .333179 .654
No. 21 Mississippi State  00 253 .893
No. 5 LSU  00 213 .875
Tennessee  00 149 .609
Auburn  03 .0001611 .593
Ole Miss  03 .0001213 .480
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [32]
Rankings from NFCA
2020 Southern Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UNC Greensboro  00 157 .682
East Tennessee State  00 913 .409
Samford  00 1016 .385
Mercer  00 1017 .370
Chattanooga  00 714 .333
Furman  00 719 .269
Western Carolina  00 313 .188
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [33]
Rankings from NFCA
2020 Southland Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Stephen F. Austin  30 1.000194 .826
McNeese State  30 1.000197 .731
Northwestern State  30 1.000157 .682
Central Arkansas  30 1.000179 .654
Southeastern Louisiana  21 .667158 .652
Nicholls  21 .6671214 .462
Houston Baptist  12 .3331210 .545
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  12 .333616 .273
Lamar  03 .000912 .429
Sam Houston State  03 .000917 .346
Incarnate Word  03 .000816 .333
Abilene Christian  03 .000717 .292
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [34]
Rankings from NFCA
2020 Southwestern Athletic Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Alabama State  00 1015 .400
Jackson State  00 914 .391
Mississippi Valley State  00 515 .250
Alcorn State  00 521 .192
Alabama A&M  00 211 .154
West
Texas Southern  00 814 .364
Southern  00 411 .267
Prairie View A&M  00 39 .250
Grambling State  00 313 .188
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  00 115 .063
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [35]
Rankings from NFCA
2020 Summit League softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Dakota State  00 158 .652
Omaha  00 1212 .500
South Dakota  00 1118 .379
Western Illinois  00 613 .316
North Dakota State  00 716 .304
North Dakota  00 717 .292
Purdue Fort Wayne  00 321 .125
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [36]
Rankings from NFCA
2020 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Louisiana  21 .667186 .750
Texas State  21 .667159 .625
Georgia Southern  21 .6671410 .583
UT Arlington  21 .6671213 .480
South Alabama  21 .667817 .320
Troy  12 .333166 .727
Coastal Carolina  12 .333138 .619
Appalachian State  12 .333139 .591
Louisiana–Monroe  12 .3331014 .417
Georgia State  12 .333716 .304
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [37]
Rankings from NFCA
2020 West Coast Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
BYU  000 1480 .636
Pacific  000 15100 .600
San Diego  000 15120 .556
Loyola Marymount  000 12100 .545
Santa Clara  000 8140 .364
Saint Mary's  000 7181 .288
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [38]
Rankings from NFCA
2020 Western Athletic Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
New Mexico State  00 158 .652
Utah Valley  00 127 .632
California Baptist  00 1014 .417
Seattle  00 915 .375
Kansas City  00 613 .316
Grand Canyon  00 720 .259
Cal State Bakersfield  00 113 .071
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [39]
Rankings from NFCA

Awards

Coaching changes

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

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

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The 2021 Troy Trojans softball team represented Troy University during the 2021 NCAA Division I softball season. The Trojans played their home games at Troy Softball Complex. The Trojans were led by seventh-year head coach Beth Mullins and were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

The 2021 South Alabama Jaguars softball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2021 NCAA Division I softball season. The Jaguars played their home games at Jaguar Field. The Jaguars were led by fifteenth-year head coach Becky Clark and were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Texas State Bobcats softball team</span>

The 2021 Texas State Bobcats softball team represented Texas State University during the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bobcats played their home games at Bobcat Softball Stadium. The Bobcats were led by twenty-first year head coach Ricci Woodard and were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 NCAA Division I softball season</span> College softball in the United States

The 2022 NCAA Division I softball season, part of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 2022. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2022 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2022 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held annually in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended in June 2022.

The 2022 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park and were led by fifth-year head coach Gerry Glasco. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 NCAA Division I softball rankings</span>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The 2023 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park and were led by sixth-year head coach Gerry Glasco. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

<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.

The 2024 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park and were led by seventh-year head coach Gerry Glasco. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

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