2016 NCAA Division I softball season

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Defending ChampionsFlorida
ChampionsOklahoma (3rd title)
Runners-upAuburn (2nd WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachPatty Gasso (3rd title)
2016 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsFlorida
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsOklahoma (3rd title)
Runners-upAuburn (2nd WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachPatty Gasso (3rd title)
WCWS MOPPaige Parker (Oklahoma)
Seasons
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The 2016 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 2016. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2016 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2016 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 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended in June 2016.

2016 American Athletic Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 25 South Florida  ‍†‍‍y 15–3 .83345–16 .738
UCF  ‍‍‍y 12–4 .75038–22 .633
Tulsa  ‍‍‡‍y 9–9 .50035–21 .625
Houston  ‍‍‍ 9–9 .50027–29 .482
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38926–31 .456
East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 5–13 .27823–31 .426
UConn  ‍‍‍ 4–12 .25019–33 .365
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 23, 2016[1]
Rankings from Today/NFCA Coaches
2016 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Oklahoma ‍†‍‍y 17–1 .94457–8 .877
No. 21 Baylor ‍‍‍y 13–4 .76545–14 .763
Texas ‍‍‍y 10–7 .58838–16 .704
Kansas ‍‍‍ 8–9 .47131–20 .608
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 6–11 .35332–26 .552
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 6–12 .33323–32 .418
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 1–17 .05620–35 .364
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA [2]
2016 Big East Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
DePaul  ‍†‍‍ 16–3 .84227–25 .519
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 14–6 .70032–18 .640
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 12–7 .63229–20 .592
Butler  ‍‍‡‍y 9–7 .56328–24 .538
Creighton  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38925–22 .532
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 7–12 .36824–30 .444
Providence  ‍‍‍ 6–14 .30021–28 .429
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 3–14 .1769–35 .205
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2016[3]
Rankings from NFCA
2016 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 21–2 .91352–7 .881
No. 20 Minnesota  ‍‍‡‍y 19–3 .86443–14 .754
Northwestern  ‍‍‍y 15–8 .65227–28 .491
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 14–9 .60930–24 .556
Nebraska  ‍‍‍y 13–9 .59135–21 .625
Ohio State  ‍‍‍y 13–9 .59134–20 .630
Illinois  ‍‍‍y 12–11 .52236–23 .610
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 11–11 .50028–24 .538
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 10–13 .43529–25 .537
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 8–15 .34827–28 .491
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 8–15 .34827–28 .491
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 8–15 .34824–33 .421
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 4–19 .17412–40 .231
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 3–20 .13013–39 .250
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 6, 2016[4]
Rankings from NFCA
2016 Colonial Athletic Association softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
#8 James Madison ‍†‍‡‍y 18–1–0 .94750–6–0 .893
Towson  ‍‍‍ 11–8–0 .57937–17–0 .685
College of Charleston  ‍‍‍ 11–9–0 .55035–23–0 .603
Elon  ‍‍‍ 9–8–0 .52926–25–0 .510
Delaware  ‍‍‍ 9–9–0 .50030–21–0 .588
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 8–10–0 .44429–21–0 .580
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 8–10–0 .44424–22–0 .522
Drexel  ‍‍‍ 0–19–0 .00020–35–0 .364
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of May 24, 2016[5]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches
2016 Ohio Valley Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Jacksonville State ‡  ‍‍‍ 26–0 1.00043–17 .717
Eastern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 17–8 .68037–17 .685
Eastern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 17–8 .68025–28 .472
SIU Edwardsville  ‍‍‍ 15–11 .57728–26 .519
Tennessee–Martin  ‍‍‍ 14–13 .51930–26 .536
Tennessee Tech  ‍‍‍ 14–13 .51923–33 .411
Morehead State  ‍‍‍ 11–11 .50026–27 .491
Murray State  ‍‍‍ 12–14 .46214–31 .311
Belmont  ‍‍‍ 11–16 .40719–35 .352
SE Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 10–17 .37016–33 .327
Austin Peay  ‍‍‍ 5–22 .1859–387 .023
Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 3–22 .12010–45 .182
‡ – OVC Tournament champion
As of May 9, 2016[6]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches
2016 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Florida ‍‍‍ 20–4 .83352–4 .929
No. 12 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 17–7 .70843–11 .796
No. 10 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 16–7 .69640–13 .755
No. 6 Auburn  ‍‍‡‍ 16–7 .69646–9 .836
No. 4 Alabama  ‍‍‍ 16–8 .66745–11 .804
No. 16 Missouri  ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58339–13 .750
No. 13 LSU  ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54242–14 .750
No. 15 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50040–16 .714
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45838–19 .667
No. 17 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37537–17 .685
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 7–17 .29235–20 .636
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 3–21 .12525–30 .455
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 1–23 .04217–39 .304
‡ – Tournament champion
As of May 8, 2016[7]
Rankings from NFCA
2016 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East Division
McNeese State **  x‍‍‡‍y 23–4 .85242–12 .778
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 21–5 .80839–17 .696
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 18–9 .66735–22 .614
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 16–11 .59335–22 .614
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 10–17 .37027–25 .519
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 6–21 .22223–32 .418
West Division
Abilene Christian * x‍‍‍ 19–8 .70426–21 .553
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 13–13 .50028–29 .491
Sam Houston  ‍‍‍ 13–14 .48121–33 .389
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 7–19 .26918–30 .375
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 7–19 .26915–29 .341
Incarnate Word *  ‍‍‍ 7–20 .25918–34 .346
‡ – SLC Tournament Champion
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
**Southland Tournament #1 seed champion
As of May 13, 2016[8]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches
2016 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 12 Louisiana–Lafayette  ‍†‍‡‍y 21–2 .91346–9 .836
South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 17–6 .73933–18 .647
Texas State ‍‍‍y 15–9 .62540–22 .645
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54233–28 .541
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54230–27 .526
Troy  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45831–25 .554
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33329–20 .592
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 7–17 .29224–34 .414
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 2–22 .08311–45 .196
‡ – Tournament champion
As of March 18, 2019[9]
Rankings from NFCA
2016 West Coast Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
BYU  ‍†‍‍y 11–2–0 .84636–20–0 .643
Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍ 10–5–0 .66732–21–0 .604
San Diego  ‍‍‍ 7–6–0 .53821–28–0 .429
Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍ 6–7–0 .46219–26–1 .424
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 4–9–0 .3089–40–0 .184
Pacific  ‍‍‍ 3–12–0 .20020–28–0 .417
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 17, 2016[10]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches

Women's College World Series

The 2016 Women's College World Series began on June 2–8 in Oklahoma City.[11]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
16 Georgia 5
8 Florida State 4
16 Georgia 3
4 Auburn 4
4 Auburn 10
12 UCLA 3
4 Auburn 8(8) —
8 Florida State 7 —
8 Florida State 8
12 UCLA 4
2 Michigan 0
8 Florida State 1
4 Auburn 2 11(8) 1
3 Oklahoma 3 7 2
3 Oklahoma 3(8)
6 Alabama 0
3 Oklahoma 7
2 Michigan 5
2 Michigan 2
10 LSU 0
3 Oklahoma 7 —
10 LSU 3 —
6 Alabama 4
10 LSU 6
16 Georgia 1
10 LSU 4

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I single game intentional walks: 5 – Darian Tautalafua, Long Beach State 49ers; May 8, 2016[12]

NCAA Division I single game total bases: 17 – Carli Kayler, Troy Trojans; March 19, 2016

Freshman class hits: 104 – Tatyana Forbes, Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

Awards

All America Teams

References

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