2023 NCAA Division I softball season

2023 NCAA Division I softball season
DurationFebruary 11 – June 8, 2023
Number of teams286
Defending ChampionsOklahoma
TV partner/sESPN & ESPN+
NCAA Tournament
DurationMay 19 – June 8
Most conference bidsSEC, 12 bids
Women's College World Series
DurationJune 1 – June 8
ChampionsOklahoma (7th title)
Runners-upFlorida State (12th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachPatty Gasso (7th title)
WCWS MOPJordy 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

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

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

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.

Other changes from 2022

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

Other headlines

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  • 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

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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

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2023 America East Conference softball standings
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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  x‍‍y 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
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
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
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
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

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All-America Teams

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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

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