2026 NCAA Division I softball season

The 2026 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 2026. The season will progress through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and will conclude with the 2026 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2026 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 Devon Park, will end in June 2026.

DurationFebruary 5 – June 5, 2026

Number of teams309

Defending ChampionsTexas

TV partner/sESPN & ESPN+

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2026 NCAA Division I softball season

Duration	February 5 – June 5, 2026
Number of teams	309
Defending Champions	Texas
TV partner/s	ESPN & ESPN+
NCAA Tournament
Women's College World Series
Seasons
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Realignment

One school transitioned from NCAA Division II to Division I after the 2025 season.

New Haven in the Division II Northeast-10 Conference. The school started a transition to Division I in July 2025 as a new member of the Northeast Conference.^[1]

A total of five softball-sponsoring schools changed conferences after the 2025 season.

Delaware and Missouri State joined Conference USA.^[2]^[3]
Grand Canyon joined the Mountain West Conference.^[4]
Seattle joined the West Coast Conference.^[5]
UMass joined the Mid-American Conference.^[6]

One school dropped its program.

Horizon League member Purdue Fort Wayne dropped softball after the 2025 season.^[7]

The 2026 season is the last for 21 schools in their current softball conferences. This does not include the three softball-sponsoring schools of the Western Athletic Conference that will remain members when that conference rebrands as the United Athletic Conference in July 2026.

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School	2026 conference	Future conference
Austin Peay	Atlantic Sun	United Athletic
California Baptist	Western Athletic	Big West
Central Arkansas	Atlantic Sun	United Athletic
Colorado State	Mountain West	Pac-12
Eastern Kentucky	Atlantic Sun	United Athletic
Fresno State	Mountain West	Pac-12
Hawaii	Big West	Mountain West
North Alabama	Atlantic Sun	United Athletic
Northern Illinois	MAC	Horizon
Oregon State	West Coast	Pac-12
Sacramento State	Big Sky	Big West
Saint Francis	NEC	Presidents' (D-III)
San Diego State	Mountain West	Pac-12
Southern Utah	Western Athletic	Big Sky
Tennessee Tech	Ohio Valley	Southern
Texas State	Sun Belt	Pac-12
UC Davis	Big West	Mountain West
Utah Tech	Western Athletic	Big Sky
Utah Valley	Western Athletic	Big West
UTEP	Conference USA	Mountain West
West Georgia	Atlantic Sun	United Athletic

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Conference standings

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2026 America East Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Bryant ‍†‍‍	16	–	4	–	0	.800	19	–	21	–	0	.475
Binghamton ‍‍‍	12	–	5	–	0	.706	13	–	24	–	0	.351
UMass Lowell ‍‍‍	11	–	7	–	0	.611	25	–	22	–	0	.532
Albany ‍‍‍	10	–	7	–	0	.588	21	–	18	–	0	.538
Maine ‍‍‍	6	–	11	–	0	.353	13	–	31	–	0	.295
UMBC ‍‍‍	0	–	21	–	0	.000	11	–	9	–	0	.550

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 28, 2026^[8] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

2026 American Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
South Florida ‍‍‍	18	–	6	.750	37	–	15	.712
Wichita State ‍‍‍	18	–	6	.750	32	–	15	.681
North Texas ‍‍‍	14	–	10	.583	27	–	24	.529
East Carolina ‍‍‍	13	–	11	.542	29	–	23	.558
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍	12	–	12	.500	31	–	18	.633
Charlotte ‍‍‍	12	–	12	.500	28	–	24	.538
UTSA ‍‍‍	11	–	13	.458	23	–	29	.442
Tulsa ‍‍‍	9	–	15	.375	18	–	28	.391
UAB ‍‍‍	7	–	17	.292	20	–	30	.400
Memphis ‍‍‍	6	–	18	.250	18	–	35	.340

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 28, 2026^[9] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

2026 ASUN Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Gold
North Alabama ‍‍‍	14	–	7	–	0	.667	32	–	14	–	0	.696
Central Arkansas ‍‍‍	13	–	6	–	1	.675	31	–	18	–	1	.630
Eastern Kentucky ‍‍‍	13	–	6	–	1	.675	26	–	22	–	1	.541
Austin Peay ‍‍‍	10	–	11	–	0	.476	28	–	22	–	0	.560
Lipscomb ‍‍‍	6	–	15	–	0	.286	13	–	35	–	0	.271
Bellarmine ‍‍‍	5	–	16	–	0	.238	12	–	35	–	0	.255
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Stetson ‍‍‍	16	–	5	–	0	.762	31	–	19	–	0	.620
Jacksonville ‍‍‍	14	–	7	–	0	.667	30	–	18	–	0	.625
Florida Gulf Coast ‍‍‍	13	–	8	–	0	.619	19	–	29	–	0	.396
North Florida ‍‍‍	10	–	11	–	0	.476	35	–	18	–	0	.660
West Georgia* ‍‍‍	6	–	15	–	0	.286	14	–	38	–	0	.269
Queens (NC) ‍‍‍	4	–	17	–	0	.190	12	–	32	–	0	.273
* ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 28, 2026^[10]^[11] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

2026 Atlantic 10 Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Loyola Chicago ‍†‍‍	17	–	4	.810	25	–	20	.556
Saint Joseph's ‍‍‍	12	–	9	.571	23	–	21	.523
Saint Louis ‍‍‍	13	–	10	.565	23	–	24	.489
Dayton ‍‍‍	11	–	10	.524	21	–	21	.500
Fordham ‍‍‍	11	–	10	.524	21	–	25	.457
George Mason ‍‍‍	10	–	11	.476	26	–	22	.542
George Washington ‍‍‍	10	–	11	.476	21	–	19	.525
Rhode Island ‍‍‍	6	–	15	.286	17	–	26	.395
St. Bonaventure ‍‍‍	5	–	15	.250	8	–	42	.160

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 28, 2026^[12] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

2026 Atlantic Coast Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Florida State ‍‍‍	18	–	3	.857	43	–	7	.860
No. 12 Duke ‍‍‍	20	–	4	.833	38	–	13	.745
No. 24 Louisville ‍‍‍	16	–	5	.762	41	–	10	.804
No. 15 Stanford ‍‍‍	18	–	6	.750	34	–	12	.739
No. 13 Virginia Tech ‍‍‍	15	–	6	.714	41	–	9	.820
No. 23 Virginia ‍‍‍	13	–	10	.565	36	–	12	.750
Clemson ‍‍‍	13	–	11	.542	32	–	19	.627
Notre Dame ‍‍‍	11	–	13	.458	23	–	27	.460
Georgia Tech ‍‍‍	10	–	14	.417	29	–	26	.527
North Carolina ‍‍‍	9	–	15	.375	31	–	18	.633
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍	7	–	14	.333	24	–	24	.500
NC State ‍‍‍	6	–	14	.300	25	–	23	.521
Syracuse ‍‍‍	4	–	15	.211	18	–	23	.439
Boston College ‍‍‍	3	–	18	.143	13	–	35	.271
California ‍‍‍	3	–	18	.143	13	–	36	.265

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of April 27, 2026^[13] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

2026 Big 12 Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 2 Texas Tech ‍†‍‍	21	–	3	–	0	.875	50	–	5	–	0	.909
No. 19 Arizona ‍‍‍	16	–	7	–	0	.696	35	–	14	–	0	.714
No. 16 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍	15	–	8	–	0	.652	36	–	14	–	0	.720
Kansas ‍‍‍	14	–	9	–	0	.609	34	–	17	–	0	.667
No. 22 UCF ‍‍‍	13	–	9	–	1	.587	37	–	15	–	1	.708
No. 25 Arizona State ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0	.458	38	–	16	–	0	.704
Baylor ‍‍‍	10	–	14	–	0	.417	28	–	25	–	0	.528
Utah ‍‍‍	9	–	13	–	1	.413	34	–	19	–	1	.639
Iowa State ‍‍‍	9	–	14	–	0	.391	32	–	22	–	0	.593
BYU ‍‍‍	7	–	17	–	0	.292	18	–	33	–	0	.353
Houston ‍‍‍	3	–	21	–	0	.125	20	–	31	–	0	.392

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 2, 2026^[14] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

2026 Big East Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Providence ‍‍‍	15	–	3	.833	26	–	15	.634
Creighton ‍‍‍	15	–	6	.714	27	–	23	.540
UConn ‍‍‍	15	–	6	.714	25	–	25	.500
Butler ‍‍‍	13	–	8	.619	22	–	18	.550
Georgetown ‍‍‍	8	–	10	.444	15	–	21	.417
St. John's ‍‍‍	9	–	12	.429	31	–	20	.608
DePaul ‍‍‍	7	–	14	.333	19	–	27	.413
Seton Hall ‍‍‍	6	–	18	.250	18	–	29	.383
Villanova ‍‍‍	5	–	16	.238	11	–	38	.224

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of April 28, 2026^[15] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

2026 Big Sky Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Idaho State ‍†‍‍	10	–	5	.667	34	–	18	.654
Sacramento State ‍‍‍	9	–	6	.600	30	–	17	.638
Northern Colorado ‍‍‍	9	–	6	.600	23	–	25	.479
Montana ‍‍‍	9	–	6	.600	19	–	30	.388
Portland State ‍‍‍	4	–	11	.267	14	–	30	.318
Weber State ‍‍‍	4	–	11	.267	13	–	40	.245

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 28, 2026^[16] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

2026 Big South Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Winthrop ‍†‍‍	13	–	4	.765	28	–	21	.571
USC Upstate ‍‍‍	10	–	5	.667	31	–	20	.608
Radford ‍‍‍	10	–	8	.556	23	–	25	.479
Presbyterian ‍‍‍	7	–	8	.467	19	–	28	.404
Gardner-Webb ‍‍‍	8	–	10	.444	29	–	22	.569
Longwood ‍‍‍	7	–	10	.412	21	–	32	.396
Charleston Southern ‍‍‍	4	–	14	.222	10	–	41	.196

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 28, 2026^[17] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

2026 Big Ten Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Nebraska ‍†‍‍	22	–	1	.957	42	–	6	.875
No. 11 Oregon ‍‍‍	20	–	3	.870	40	–	10	.800
No. 5 UCLA ‍‍‍	19	–	4	.826	44	–	7	.863
Indiana ‍‍‍	16	–	7	.696	40	–	13	.755
Washington ‍‍‍	16	–	7	.696	35	–	16	.686
Northwestern ‍‍‍	15	–	8	.652	28	–	20	.583
Wisconsin ‍‍‍	14	–	9	.609	30	–	17	.638
Ohio State ‍‍‍	12	–	11	.522	25	–	26	.490
Penn State ‍‍‍	11	–	12	.478	32	–	19	.627
Michigan ‍‍‍	10	–	13	.435	32	–	19	.627
Purdue ‍‍‍	10	–	13	.435	33	–	19	.635
Iowa ‍‍‍	7	–	16	.304	27	–	26	.509
Minnesota ‍‍‍	7	–	16	.304	16	–	34	.320
Rutgers ‍‍‍	5	–	18	.217	26	–	27	.491
Maryland ‍‍‍	5	–	19	.208	19	–	29	.396
Illinois ‍‍‍	3	–	19	.136	15	–	38	.283
Michigan State ‍‍‍	3	–	19	.136	17	–	33	.340

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 2, 2026^[18] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

2026 Big West Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cal State Fullerton ‍†‍‍	22	–	2	.917	35	–	12	.745
Hawaii ‍‍‍	18	–	6	.750	26	–	18	.591
UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍	17	–	7	.708	27	–	22	.551
Long Beach State ‍‍‍	15	–	9	.625	27	–	20	.574
UC Davis ‍‍‍	15	–	9	.625	26	–	22	.542
UC San Diego ‍‍‍	9	–	15	.375	20	–	26	.435
Cal State Northridge ‍‍‍	8	–	16	.333	13	–	30	.302
Cal State Bakersfield ‍‍‍	8	–	16	.333	10	–	37	.213
Cal Poly ‍‍‍	4	–	20	.167	10	–	33	.233
UC Riverside ‍‍‍	4	–	20	.167	6	–	35	.146

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 28, 2026^[19] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

2026 Coastal Athletic Association softball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Hofstra ^x‍‍‍	18	–	3	.857	26	–	21	.553
Drexel ‍‍‍	10	–	11	.476	21	–	21	.500
Monmouth ‍‍‍	10	–	11	.476	20	–	28	.417
Stony Brook ‍‍‍	9	–	12	.429	18	–	26	.409
Towson ‍‍‍	6	–	15	.286	23	–	25	.479
South
Campbell ‍‍‍	17	–	4	.810	31	–	19	.620
UNC Wilmington ‍‍‍	16	–	5	.762	29	–	16	.644
Charleston ‍‍‍	13	–	8	.619	25	–	26	.490
Elon ‍‍‍	10	–	11	.476	16	–	30	.348
North Carolina A&T ‍‍‍	4	–	17	.190	19	–	31	.380
Hampton ‍‍‍	4	–	20	.167	10	–	33	.233

x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 28, 2026^[20] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

2026 Conference USA softball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Jacksonville State ‍‍‍	21	–	3	.875	39	–	13	.750
Western Kentucky ‍‍‍	18	–	6	.750	36	–	10	.783
Delaware ‍‍‍	15	–	9	.625	28	–	21	.571
New Mexico State ‍‍‍	15	–	9	.625	25	–	23	.521
Liberty ‍‍‍	15	–	9	.625	23	–	26	.469
FIU ‍‍‍	14	–	10	.583	32	–	16	.667
Sam Houston ‍‍‍	13	–	11	.542	29	–	23	.558
Louisiana Tech ‍‍‍	12	–	12	.500	26	–	23	.531
Missouri State ‍‍‍	8	–	16	.333	20	–	27	.426
Middle Tennessee ‍‍‍	6	–	18	.250	20	–	28	.417
UTEP ‍‍‍	4	–	20	.167	12	–	34	.261
Kennesaw State ‍‍‍	3	–	21	.125	7	–	40	.149

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 28, 2026^[21] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

2026 Horizon League softball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Youngstown State ‍†‍‍	12	–	3	.800	29	–	17	.630
Robert Morris ‍‍‍	8	–	7	.533	23	–	15	.605
Oakland ‍‍‍	8	–	7	.533	24	–	18	.571
Northern Kentucky ‍‍‍	8	–	7	.533	20	–	23	.465
Green Bay ‍‍‍	8	–	10	.444	15	–	30	.333
Detroit Mercy ‍‍‍	6	–	9	.400	14	–	27	.341
IUPUI ‍‍‍	4	–	11	.267	7	–	37	.159

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 28, 2026^[22] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

2026 Ivy League softball standings
v t e	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Princeton ‍†‍‍	17	–	1	–	0	.944	29	–	11	–	0	.725
Columbia ‍‍‍	11	–	7	–	0	.611	19	–	19	–	0	.500
Harvard ‍‍‍	10	–	8	–	0	.556	19	–	20	–	1	.488
Brown ‍‍‍	8	–	9	–	0	.471	17	–	21	–	0	.447
Penn ‍‍‍	8	–	10	–	0	.444	17	–	24	–	0	.415
Cornell ‍‍‍	8	–	13	–	0	.381	21	–	22	–	0	.488
Yale ‍‍‍	7	–	14	–	0	.333	17	–	28	–	0	.378
Dartmouth ‍‍‍	5	–	12	–	0	.294	7	–	22	–	0	.241

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 28, 2026^[23] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

2026 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Marist ‍†‍‍	21	–	3	.875	28	–	19	.596
Fairfield ‍‍‍	16	–	7	.696	24	–	22	.522
Siena ‍‍‍	15	–	9	.625	24	–	16	.600
Quinnipiac ‍‍‍	15	–	10	.600	20	–	17	.541
Iona ‍‍‍	15	–	10	.600	20	–	23	.465
Rider ‍‍‍	14	–	10	.583	24	–	20	.545
Sacred Heart ‍‍‍	14	–	10	.583	20	–	28	.417
Mount St. Mary's ‍‍‍	12	–	12	.500	18	–	28	.391
Manhattan ‍‍‍	10	–	15	.400	15	–	32	.319
Merrimack ‍‍‍	10	–	16	.385	12	–	27	.308
Canisius ‍‍‍	8	–	15	.348	13	–	26	.333
Niagara ‍‍‍	5	–	19	.208	8	–	31	.205
Saint Peter's ‍‍‍	3	–	22	.120	7	–	38	.156

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 28, 2026^[24] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

2026 Mid-American Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Akron ‍‍‍	19	–	5	.792	29	–	22	.569
Northern Illinois ‍‍‍	16	–	6	.727	23	–	14	.622
Miami (OH) ‍‍‍	16	–	8	.667	35	–	15	.700
Ohio ‍‍‍	15	–	9	.625	33	–	17	.660
Central Michigan ‍‍‍	14	–	9	.609	23	–	20	.535
Western Michigan ‍‍‍	13	–	11	.542	24	–	23	.511
Buffalo ‍‍‍	10	–	14	.417	24	–	29	.453
Toledo ‍‍‍	10	–	14	.417	14	–	33	.298
UMass ‍‍‍	9	–	15	.375	18	–	27	.400
Ball State ‍‍‍	7	–	17	.292	20	–	25	.444
Kent State ‍‍‍	7	–	17	.292	19	–	28	.404
Bowling Green ‍‍‍	6	–	17	.261	18	–	26	.409

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 28, 2026^[25] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

2026 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Howard ‍†‍‍	18	–	3	.857	25	–	17	.595
Delaware State ‍‍‍	15	–	6	.714	26	–	16	.619
Norfolk State ‍‍‍	12	–	9	.571	22	–	19	.537
South Carolina State ‍‍‍	12	–	9	.571	20	–	18	.526
Morgan State ‍‍‍	9	–	12	.429	12	–	26	.316
Coppin State ‍‍‍	7	–	14	.333	8	–	25	.242
North Carolina Central ‍‍‍	6	–	15	.286	8	–	40	.167
Maryland Eastern Shore ‍‍‍	5	–	16	.238	15	–	33	.313

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 28, 2026^[26] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

2026 Missouri Valley Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Belmont ‍‍‍	21	–	5	–	0	.808	35	–	11	–	0	.761
Southern Illinois ‍‍‍	18	–	6	–	0	.750	29	–	15	–	0	.659
Murray State ‍‍‍	14	–	9	–	0	.609	23	–	21	–	0	.523
Illinois State ‍‍‍	14	–	12	–	0	.538	25	–	19	–	0	.568
Northern Iowa ‍‍‍	11	–	10	–	0	.524	23	–	22	–	0	.511
Evansville ‍‍‍	13	–	12	–	0	.520	22	–	24	–	0	.478
Indiana State ‍‍‍	10	–	12	–	0	.455	22	–	25	–	0	.468
UIC ‍‍‍	10	–	16	–	0	.385	20	–	29	–	1	.410
Bradley ‍‍‍	7	–	16	–	0	.304	15	–	33	–	0	.313
Valparaiso ‍‍‍	7	–	17	–	0	.292	17	–	29	–	0	.370
Drake ‍‍‍	7	–	18	–	0	.280	12	–	32	–	0	.273

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 28, 2026^[27] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

2026 Mountain West Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 21 Grand Canyon ‍‍‍	18	–	4	.818	45	–	7	.865
Nevada ‍‍‍	16	–	6	.727	36	–	15	.706
UNLV ‍‍‍	15	–	7	.682	28	–	20	.583
Colorado State ‍‍‍	11	–	11	.500	23	–	24	.489
Fresno State ‍‍‍	10	–	12	.455	21	–	22	.488
New Mexico ‍‍‍	10	–	12	.455	23	–	25	.479
San Diego State ‍‍‍	8	–	14	.364	23	–	24	.489
Boise State ‍‍‍	8	–	14	.364	22	–	30	.423
Utah State ‍‍‍	7	–	15	.318	19	–	31	.380
San Jose State ‍‍‍	7	–	15	.318	15	–	30	.333

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 28, 2026^[28] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

2026 Northeast Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Central Connecticut ‍‍‍	18	–	3	–	0	.857	24	–	16	–	0	.600
LIU ‍‍‍	18	–	3	–	0	.857	20	–	30	–	0	.400
Wagner ‍‍‍	12	–	9	–	0	.571	16	–	23	–	0	.410
Le Moyne* ‍‍‍	11	–	10	–	0	.524	15	–	31	–	0	.326
Fairleigh Dickinson ‍‍‍	9	–	12	–	0	.429	16	–	31	–	0	.340
Stonehill ‍‍‍	8	–	13	–	0	.381	12	–	34	–	0	.261
Mercyhurst* ‍‍‍	8	–	13	–	0	.381	9	–	31	–	0	.225
New Haven* ‍‍‍	8	–	16	–	0	.333	10	–	33	–	0	.233
Saint Francis (PA) ‍‍‍	4	–	17	–	0	.190	4	–	40	–	1	.100
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 29, 2026^[29] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

2026 Ohio Valley Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern Illinois ‍‍‍	20	–	3	.870	30	–	20	.600
UT Martin ‍‍‍	18	–	5	.783	31	–	18	.633
SIU Edwardsville ‍‍‍	16	–	8	.667	25	–	25	.500
Lindenwood ‍‍‍	14	–	10	.583	25	–	22	.532
Southeast Missouri State ‍‍‍	13	–	10	.565	17	–	28	.378
Tennessee Tech ‍‍‍	11	–	13	.458	16	–	30	.348
Southern Indiana ‍‍‍	10	–	14	.417	13	–	28	.317
Western Illinois ‍‍‍	8	–	15	.348	13	–	29	.310
Morehead State ‍‍‍	6	–	18	.250	7	–	35	.167
Tennessee State ‍‍‍	2	–	22	.083	2	–	34	.056

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 29, 2026^[30] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

2026 Patriot League softball standings
v t e	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Boston University ‍†‍‍	16	–	2	–	0	.889	41	–	12	–	0	.774
Colgate ‍‍‍	10	–	5	–	0	.667	24	–	24	–	0	.500
Army ‍‍‍	9	–	6	–	0	.600	29	–	23	–	0	.558
Bucknell ‍‍‍	6	–	9	–	0	.400	9	–	32	–	1	.226
Lafayette ‍‍‍	5	–	10	–	0	.333	14	–	33	–	0	.298
Lehigh ‍‍‍	4	–	11	–	0	.267	25	–	26	–	0	.490
Holy Cross ‍‍‍	4	–	11	–	0	.267	8	–	31	–	0	.205

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 29, 2026^[31] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

2026 Southeastern Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Oklahoma ‍†‍‍	20	–	4	.833	48	–	7	.873
No. 4 Alabama ‍‍‍	19	–	5	.792	47	–	6	.887
No. 6 Florida ‍‍‍	17	–	7	.708	47	–	9	.839
No. 8 Tennessee ‍‍‍	16	–	8	.667	42	–	9	.824
No. 7 Texas ‍‍‍	16	–	8	.667	39	–	10	.796
No. 14 Texas A&M ‍‍‍	16	–	8	.667	36	–	16	.692
No. 10 Arkansas ‍‍‍	15	–	9	.625	41	–	10	.804
No. 20 LSU ‍‍‍	13	–	11	.542	37	–	16	.698
No. 17 Georgia ‍‍‍	12	–	12	.500	36	–	17	.679
No. 18 Mississippi State ‍‍‍	9	–	15	.375	37	–	17	.685
Missouri ‍‍‍	9	–	15	.375	28	–	28	.500
South Carolina ‍‍‍	7	–	17	.292	30	–	25	.545
Ole Miss ‍‍‍	6	–	18	.250	32	–	23	.582
Auburn ‍‍‍	4	–	20	.167	25	–	27	.481
Kentucky ‍‍‍	1	–	23	.042	26	–	28	.481

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 2, 2026^[32] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today^[33]

2026 Southern Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
UNC Greensboro ‍‍‍	15	–	3	–	0	.833	37	–	16	–	0	.698
Samford ‍‍‍	13	–	5	–	0	.722	25	–	27	–	0	.481
Western Carolina ‍‍‍	12	–	6	–	0	.667	33	–	19	–	0	.635
Chattanooga ‍‍‍	7	–	11	–	0	.389	19	–	27	–	1	.415
Mercer ‍‍‍	7	–	11	–	0	.389	19	–	27	–	0	.413
Wofford ‍‍‍	7	–	11	–	0	.389	30	–	17	–	0	.638
East Tennessee State ‍‍‍	6	–	12	–	0	.333	19	–	27	–	0	.413
Furman ‍‍‍	5	–	13	–	0	.278	13	–	36	–	0	.265

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 29, 2026^[34] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

2026 Southland Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Southeastern Louisiana ‍†‍‍	24	–	3	.889	44	–	12	.786
McNeese State ‍‍‍	17	–	9	.654	34	–	19	.642
Incarnate Word ‍‍‍	17	–	10	.630	32	–	19	.627
Nicholls ‍‍‍	17	–	10	.630	29	–	21	.580
Lamar ‍‍‍	16	–	11	.593	30	–	22	.577
Stephen F. Austin ‍‍‍	13	–	14	.481	29	–	24	.547
Northwestern State ‍‍‍	13	–	14	.481	24	–	27	.471
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi ‍‍‍	8	–	19	.296	14	–	37	.275
Houston Christian ‍‍‍	8	–	19	.296	11	–	36	.234
East Texas A&M ‍‍‍	1	–	25	.038	6	–	45	.118

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 29, 2026^[35] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

2026 Southwestern Athletic Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Florida A&M ^x‍‍‍	19	–	5	.792	28	–	19	.596
Jackson State ‍‍‍	16	–	8	.667	24	–	21	.533
Bethune-Cookman ‍‍‍	16	–	8	.667	20	–	26	.435
Alabama State ‍‍‍	15	–	9	.625	22	–	30	.423
Alabama A&M ‍‍‍	6	–	18	.250	19	–	31	.380
Mississippi Valley State ‍‍‍	0	–	24	.000	1	–	38	.026
West
Prairie View A&M ^x‍‍‍	18	–	4	.818	26	–	17	.605
Southern ‍‍‍	18	–	6	.750	32	–	13	.711
Texas Southern ‍‍‍	17	–	6	.739	28	–	10	.737
Arkansas-Pine Bluff ‍‍‍	7	–	14	.333	14	–	29	.326
Grambling State ‍‍‍	5	–	18	.217	13	–	28	.317
Alcorn State ‍‍‍	3	–	20	.130	15	–	34	.306

x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 29, 2026^[36]^[37] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

2026 Summit League softball standings
v t e	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Omaha ‍†‍‍	14	–	1	–	0	.933	33	–	9	–	0	.786
St. Thomas ‍‍‍	12	–	4	–	0	.750	34	–	16	–	0	.680
North Dakota State ‍‍‍	9	–	7	–	0	.563	25	–	22	–	0	.532
South Dakota ‍‍‍	6	–	10	–	0	.375	15	–	32	–	1	.323
South Dakota State ‍‍‍	5	–	10	–	0	.333	23	–	30	–	0	.434
Kansas City ‍‍‍	6	–	12	–	0	.333	16	–	31	–	0	.340
North Dakota ‍‍‍	4	–	12	–	0	.250	27	–	24	–	0	.529

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 1, 2026^[38] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

2026 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Marshall ‍‍‍	16	–	5	.762	36	–	14	.720
Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍	16	–	5	.762	34	–	19	.642
Texas State ‍‍‍	14	–	7	.667	34	–	18	.654
Southern Miss ‍‍‍	14	–	7	.667	33	–	20	.623
James Madison ‍‍‍	11	–	10	.524	25	–	22	.532
South Alabama ‍‍‍	11	–	10	.524	27	–	24	.529
Louisiana ‍‍‍	10	–	11	.476	27	–	24	.529
Troy ‍‍‍	9	–	12	.429	31	–	19	.620
Georgia Southern ‍‍‍	8	–	13	.381	21	–	28	.429
Appalachian State ‍‍‍	7	–	14	.333	28	–	19	.596
Coastal Carolina ‍‍‍	6	–	15	.286	22	–	29	.431
Georgia State ‍‍‍	4	–	17	.190	25	–	28	.472

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 29, 2026^[39] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

2026 Western Athletic Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
California Baptist ‍‍‍	13	–	2	.867	38	–	15	.717
Tarleton State ‍‍‍	12	–	3	.800	34	–	19	.642
UT Arlington ‍‍‍	12	–	6	.667	24	–	21	.533
Utah Valley ‍‍‍	6	–	9	.400	26	–	20	.565
Southern Utah ‍‍‍	5	–	10	.333	19	–	26	.422
Utah Tech ‍‍‍	3	–	12	.200	16	–	31	.340
Abilene Christian ‍‍‍	3	–	12	.200	6	–	39	.133

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 29, 2026^[40] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

2026 West Coast Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Saint Mary's ‍‍‍	11	–	1	.917	36	–	12	.750
Loyola Marymount ‍‍‍	8	–	4	.667	30	–	15	.667
Santa Clara ‍‍‍	7	–	5	.583	22	–	23	.489
Oregon State ‍‍‍	7	–	8	.467	19	–	31	.380
Seattle ‍‍‍	5	–	7	.417	19	–	26	.422
Pacific ‍‍‍	4	–	11	.267	16	–	32	.333
San Diego ‍‍‍	3	–	9	.250	17	–	28	.378

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 29, 2026^[41] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

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Conference winners and tournaments

Of the 31 Division I athletic conferences that sponsor softball, 27 end their regular seasons with a single-elimination tournament or a double elimination tournament. The teams in each conference that win their regular season title are given the number one seed in each tournament. Four conferences, the Big West, Mountain West, Pac-12, and West Coast Conference do not hold a conference tournament. The winners of these tournaments, plus the Big West, Mountain West, Pac-12, and West Coast Conference regular-season champions, receive automatic invitations to the 2026 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament.

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Conference	Regular Season Winner	Conference Tournament	Tournament Venue • City
America East Conference	Bryant	2026 America East Conference softball tournament	Pierre & Catherine Labat Softball Complex • Orono, ME
American Conference		2026 American Conference softball tournament	Max R. Joyner Family Stadium • Greenville, NC
Atlantic 10 Conference	Loyola Chicago	2026 Atlantic 10 Conference softball tournament	Billiken Sports Center • St. Louis, MO
Atlantic Coast Conference		2026 Atlantic Coast Conference softball tournament	Palmer Park • Charlottesville, VA
Atlantic Sun Conference	Gold - Graphite -	2026 ASUN Conference softball tournament	UNF Softball Complex • Jacksonville, FL
Big 12 Conference	Texas Tech	2026 Big 12 Conference softball tournament	Devon Park • Oklahoma City, OK
Big East Conference		2026 Big East Conference softball tournament	Parkway Bank Sports Complex • Rosemont, IL
Big Sky Conference	Idaho State	2026 Big Sky Conference softball tournament	Miller Ranch Stadium • Pocatello, ID
Big South Conference	Winthrop	2026 Big South Conference softball tournament	Cyrill Softball Stadium • Spartanburg, SC
Big Ten Conference		2026 Big Ten Conference softball tournament	Maryland Softball Stadium • College Park, MD
Big West Conference	Cal State Fullerton	2026 Big West Conference softball tournament	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA
Coastal Athletic Association	North - Hofstra South -	2026 Coastal Athletic Association softball tournament	Hunt Softball Park • Elon, NC
Conference USA	Jacksonville State	2026 Conference USA softball tournament	Delaware Softball Diamond • Newark, DE
Horizon League	Youngstown State	2026 Horizon League softball tournament	Regular season champion home stadium
Ivy League	Princeton	2026 Ivy League Softball Championship Series	Campus sites
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Marist	2026 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference softball tournament	Regular season champion home stadium
Mid-American Conference		2026 Mid-American Conference softball tournament	Firestone Stadium • Akron, OH
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Howard	2026 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference softball tournament	NSU Softball Field • Norfolk, VA
Missouri Valley Conference		2026 Missouri Valley Conference softball tournament	Charlotte West Stadium • Carbondale, IL
Mountain West Conference		2026 Mountain West Conference softball tournament	Christina M. Hixson Softball Park • Reno, NV
Northeast Conference		2026 Northeast Conference softball tournament	Regular season champion home stadium
Ohio Valley Conference		2026 Ohio Valley Conference softball tournament	Louisville Slugger Sports Complex • Peoria, IL
Patriot League	Boston University	2026 Patriot League softball tournament	Campus sites
Southeastern Conference		2026 Southeastern Conference softball tournament	John Cropp Stadium • Lexington, KY
Southern Conference		2026 Southern Conference softball tournament	Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN
Southland Conference	Southeastern Louisiana	2026 Southland Conference softball tournament	Campus sites
Southwestern Athletic Conference	East - Florida A&M West - Prairie View A&M	2026 Southwestern Athletic Conference softball tournament	Gulfport Sportsplex • Gulfport, MS
Summit League	Omaha	2026 Summit League softball tournament	Jane Sage Cowles Stadium • Minneapolis, MN^[a]
Sun Belt Conference		2026 Sun Belt Conference softball tournament	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
West Coast Conference		No Tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Western Athletic Conference		2026 Western Athletic Conference softball tournament	Tarleton Softball Complex • Stephenville, TX

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St. Thomas is the designated host of the tournament, but elected to host on the campus of the University of Minnesota

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