2022 NCAA Division I softball season

The 2022 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 2022. The season will progress through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and will conclude 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 will be held annually in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, will end in June 2022.

2022 NCAA Division I softball season
DurationFebruary 10, 2022 – June 10, 2022
Number of teams286
Preseason No. 1Oklahoma
Defending ChampionsOklahoma
TV partner/sESPN & ESPN+
NCAA Tournament
Women's College World Series
Seasons

Realignment

The following conference moves for the 2022 season have been announced:

Season outlook

USA Today / NFCA DI Coaches Poll[7]
Ranking Team
1 Oklahoma
2 Alabama
3 UCLA
4 Florida State
5 Oklahoma State
6 Florida
7 Washington
8 Arkansas
9 Arizona
10 Texas
11 Missouri
12 Georgia
13 Virginia Tech
14 LSU
15 Clemson
16 Michigan
17 James Madison
18 Oregon
19 Kentucky
20 Duke
21 Arizona State
22 Tennessee
23 Louisiana
24 Liberty
25 Wichita State
ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Poll[8]
Ranking Team
1 Oklahoma
2 Alabama
3 UCLA
4 Oklahoma State
5 Florida
6 Florida State
7 Washington
8 Texas
9 Arkansas
10 Virginia Tech
11 Arizona
12 Missouri
13 Michigan
14 Clemson
15 LSU
16 Tennessee
17 Oregon
18 Duke
19 Georgia
20 Kentucky
21 Arizona State
22 James Madison
23 Louisiana
24 Northwestern
25 Wichita State
D1Softball [9]
Ranking Team
1 Oklahoma
2 Alabama
3 Oklahoma State
4 UCLA
5 Florida
6 Florida State
7 Washington
8 Arkansas
9 Texas
10 Missouri
11 Virginia Tech
12 Michigan
13 Duke
14 Clemson
15 Arizona
16 Oregon
17 LSU
18 Tennessee
19 Georgia
20 Kentucky
21 Arizona State
22 Louisiana
23 Northwestern
24 Liberty
25 James Madison
Softball America[10]
Ranking Team
1 Oklahoma
2 Oklahoma State
3 Alabama
4 UCLA
5 Florida State
6 Florida
7 Arizona
8 Washington
9 Missouri
10 Arkansas
11 Texas
12 Virginia Tech
13 Michigan
14 Clemson
15 Duke
16 LSU
17 Oregon
18 Georgia
19 Louisiana
20 Kentucky
21 Arizona State
22 James Madison
23 Tennessee
24 Liberty
25 Wichita State

Conference standings

2022 America East Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UMBC   83 .727247 .774
Albany   94 .6922213 .629
Stony Brook   63 .6672613 .667
UMass Lowell   63 .6672214 .611
Binghamton   45 .4441718 .486
Maine   29 .182632 .158
Hartford   210 .1671323 .361
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 3, 2022[11]; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 American Athletic Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 20 UCF   1110 .91739110 .780
Wichita State   1020 .83328130 .683
South Florida   650 .54536130 .735
Houston   861 .56724221 .521
Tulsa   461 .40915261 .369
East Carolina   2100 .16719290 .396
Memphis   2130 .13316320 .333
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 3, 2022[12]; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 ASUN Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East Division
Liberty   1810 .6433513 .729
North Florida   165 .7623912 .765
Stetson   99 .5002028 .417
Jacksonville   810 .4441426 .350
Kennesaw State   612 .3331426 .350
Florida Gulf Coast   714 .3331430 .318
West Division
Central Arkansas   126 .6672816 .636
North Alabama   117 .6113213 .711
Jacksonville State   108 .5562619 .578
Lipscomb   711 .3891728 .378
Eastern Kentucky   612 .3331032 .238
Bellarmine   117 .0561035 .222
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 3, 2022[13]; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Atlantic 10 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
George Washington   162 .8892612 .684
Saint Louis   125 .7062021 .488
Fordham   116 .6472317 .575
Saint Joseph's   128 .6001820 .474
UMass   107 .5881725 .405
Dayton   98 .5291420 .412
George Mason   612 .3331725 .405
Rhode Island   413 .2351028 .263
St. Bonaventure   119 .050733 .175
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 3, 2022[14]; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Atlantic Coast Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Virginia Tech   212 .913396 .867
No. 11 Duke   163 .842367 .837
No. 3 Florida State   165 .762455 .900
No. 20 Notre Dame   135 .722369 .800
No. 18 Clemson   1410 .5833714 .725
Virginia   1311 .5422723 .540
Louisville   1011 .4762621 .553
Georgia Tech   1113 .4583615 .706
NC State   714 .3333319 .635
North Carolina   615 .2862325 .479
Boston College   618 .2502027 .426
Syracuse   415 .2112120 .512
Pittsburgh   217 .1051424 .368
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 3, 2022[15]; Rankings from NFCA
2022 Big 12 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 1 Oklahoma   1410 .9334510 .978
No. 6 Oklahoma State   1410 .9333890 .809
No. 16 Texas   1050 .66735151 .696
Baylor   5100 .33327210 .563
Texas Tech   5130 .27822260 .458
Iowa State   4110 .26724250 .490
Kansas   2130 .13315310 .326
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 3, 2022[16]; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Big East Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UConn   183 .8573415 .694
Villanova   155 .7502620 .565
Butler   146 .7002915 .659
DePaul   147 .6672621 .553
Providence   1011 .4762419 .558
Seton Hall   714 .3331823 .439
Georgetown   514 .2631526 .366
St. John's   516 .2381133 .250
Creighton   517 .2271527 .357
Tournament champion
As of May 3, 2022[17]; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Big Sky Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Weber State   101 .9093210 .762
Sacramento State   93 .7502520 .556
Portland State   84 .6672415 .615
Northern Colorado   66 .5001825 .419
Idaho State   56 .4552121 .500
Montana   59 .3571823 .439
Southern Utah   014 .000334 .081
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 3, 2022[18]; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Big South Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
USC Upstate   165 .762427 .857
Presbyterian   156 .7143011 .732
Campbell   156 .7142815 .651
Longwood   156 .7142422 .522
Winthrop   1011 .4761730 .362
Charleston Southern   711 .3892124 .467
Gardner–Webb   714 .3331523 .395
Hampton   714 .3331930 .388
Radford   714 .3331426 .350
North Carolina A&T   315 .1671327 .325
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 3, 2022[19]; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 8 Northwestern   1820 .9003870 .844
Nebraska   1440 .77835130 .729
Illinois   1450 .73732190 .627
Wisconsin   1250 .70627130 .675
Maryland   1460 .70028200 .583
No. 23 Michigan   1180 .57931150 .674
Ohio State   1190 .55031140 .689
Penn State   1190 .55029200 .592
Indiana   9110 .45026190 .578
Minnesota   7110 .38922221 .500
Purdue   5140 .26322290 .431
Michigan State   4160 .20023270 .460
Rutgers   3170 .15025280 .472
Iowa   2180 .10019290 .396
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 1, 2022[20]; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Big West Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Cal State Fullerton   153 .8333115 .674
Long Beach State   135 .7222319 .548
Hawaii   126 .6671815 .545
Cal Poly   117 .6111623 .410
UC San Diego   108 .5562222 .500
UC Riverside   99 .5001822 .450
UC Davis   711 .3891924 .442
Cal State Northridge   711 .3891728 .378
UC Santa Barbara   315 .1671132 .256
Cal State Bakersfield   315 .167828 .222
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 3, 2022[21]; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Colonial Athletic Association softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Delaware   114 .7332814 .667
James Madison*   105 .6672121 .500
Hofstra   95 .6431623 .410
UNC Wilmington   96 .6002711 .711
Elon   87 .5332519 .568
College of Charleston   410 .2861034 .227
Drexel   411 .2672020 .500
Towson   411 .2671428 .333
*Ineligible for the 2022 Tournament due to postseason ban imposed by the CAA.
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 3, 2022[22]; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Conference USA softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Western Kentucky   135 .722309 .769
Marshall   126 .6673013 .698
Florida Atlantic   117 .6112422 .522
Charlotte   711 .3892620 .565
Middle Tennessee   612 .3331928 .404
FIU   414 .2221826 .409
West
North Texas   135 .7222712 .692
Louisiana Tech   126 .6673217 .653
UAB   98 .5292121 .500
UTSA   98 .5291625 .390
Southern Miss   711 .3892718 .600
UTEP   414 .2221429 .326
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 3, 2022[23]; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Horizon League softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Robert Morris   143 .8242513 .658
Oakland   123 .8001711 .607
Cleveland State   135 .7221719 .472
Youngstown State   117 .6112620 .565
Green Bay   87 .5331619 .457
Northern Kentucky   912 .4292025 .444
IUPUI   711 .3891031 .244
UIC   712 .3681026 .278
Purdue Fort Wayne   614 .300734 .171
Detroit Mercy   417 .190432 .111
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 3, 2022[24]; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Ivy League softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Princeton   1440 .77822131 .625
Harvard   1140 .73317160 .515
Dartmouth   840 .66714210 .400
Columbia   8100 .44412230 .343
Yale   8100 .44410210 .323
Penn   5100 .33310270 .270
Cornell   480 .33312170 .414
Brown   5130 .27813230 .361
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 3, 2022[25]; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Pac-12 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 4 UCLA  1320 .8673650 .878
No. 13 Arizona State  1320 .8673270 .821
No. 11 Washington  960 .60028110 .718
Stanford  870 .53331130 .705
California  690 .40025201 .554
Oregon State  7110 .38931150 .674
No. 24 Arizona  6120 .33327160 .628
Utah  5100 .33323220 .511
No. 19 Oregon  5130 .27826160 .619
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of April 25, 2022[26]; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Southeastern Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Arkansas   144 .778358 .814
No. 2 Alabama   147 .667398 .830
No. 15 Tennessee   116 .6473313 .717
No. 14 Georgia   108 .5563711 .771
No. 21 LSU   108 .5563017 .638
No. 9 Kentucky   98 .5293013 .698
No. 8 Florida   1110 .5243512 .745
No. 18 Auburn   99 .5003610 .783
Ole Miss   810 .4443314 .702
Mississippi State   810 .4442919 .604
Missouri   79 .4382717 .614
Texas A&M   513 .2782618 .591
South Carolina   216 .1112524 .510
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 3, 2022[27]; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Southern Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UNC Greensboro   120 1.0003313 .717
Samford   111 .9172615 .634
Furman   66 .5001826 .409
Chattanooga   57 .4172123 .477
Mercer   510 .3331332 .289
Western Carolina   411 .2671829 .383
East Tennessee State   210 .167641 .128
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 3, 2022[28]; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Southland Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southeastern Louisiana   102 .8333312 .733
McNeese State   102 .8332917 .630
Northwestern State   105 .6672817 .622
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi   75 .5831923 .452
Incarnate Word   38 .2731328 .317
Nicholls   39 .2501131 .262
Houston Baptist   213 .1331226 .316
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 3, 2022[29]; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Louisiana   174 .8103411 .756
South Alabama   124 .7502017 .541
Troy   138 .6192715 .643
Texas State   138 .6192917 .630
UT Arlington   1110 .5242120 .512
Louisiana–Monroe   912 .4292320 .535
Appalachian State   811 .4212620 .565
Georgia State   612 .3331627 .372
Coastal Carolina   414 .2221823 .439
Georgia Southern   414 .222929 .237
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 3, 2022[30]; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 West Coast Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Loyola Marymount   81 .8893114 .689
BYU   42 .6672910 .744
Santa Clara   42 .6671823 .439
San Diego   44 .5001929 .396
Saint Mary's   27 .2221425 .359
Pacific   17 .1251131 .262
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 3, 2022[31]; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

See also

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