2022 NCAA Division I softball season

2022 Atlantic Coast Conference softball standings
	x – Division champion ; † – Conference champion ; ‡ – Tournament champion; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; As of December 11, 2021[8]; Rankings from NFCA

2022 American Athletic Conference softball standings
	† – Conference champion ; ‡ – Tournament champion; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; As of November 19, 2021[7]; Rankings from NFCA

2022 NCAA Division I softball season
2022 NCAA Division I softball season
Duration	February 11 – June 8, 2022
Number of teams	286
Preseason No. 1	UCLA
Defending Champions	UCLA
TV partner/s	ESPN & ESPN+
NCAA Tournament
Women's College World Series
Seasons

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.

Realignment

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

Five schools will leave the Southland Conference. Abilene Christian, Lamar, Sam Houston, and Stephen F. Austin will move to the WAC,[1] and Central Arkansas will leave for the ASUN.[2]
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference will lose three members. Bethune–Cookman[3] and Florida A&M[4] will join the Southwestern Athletic Conference, and North Carolina A&T will join the Big South Conference.[5]
The Ohio Valley Conference will lose Eastern Kentucky and Jacksonville State to the ASUN.[2]
The Summit League will gain St. Thomas from NCAA Division III's Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference after the reception of a waiver for a direct transition to D-I.[6]

Conference standings

2022 Big 12 Conference softball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Baylor ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Iowa State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kansas ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oklahoma ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 11, 2021[9]; Rankings from NFCA

2022 Big East Conference softball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Butler ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Creighton ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
DePaul ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgetown ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Providence ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Seton Hall ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
St. John's ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UConn ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Villanova ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

‡ – Tournament champion As of December 11, 2021[10]; Rankings from NFCA

2022 Big Ten Conference softball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Illinois ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Indiana ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Iowa ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Maryland ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Michigan ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Michigan State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Minnesota ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Nebraska ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northwestern ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ohio State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Penn State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Purdue ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rutgers ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wisconsin ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 19, 2021[11]; Rankings from NFCA

2022 Conference USA softball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Charlotte ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
FIU ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Marshall ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Middle Tennessee ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Western Kentucky ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
West
Louisiana Tech ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Texas ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern Miss ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UAB ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UTEP ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UTSA ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 11, 2021; Rankings from NFCA

2022 Pac-12 Conference softball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arizona ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arizona State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
California ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oregon ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oregon State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Stanford ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UCLA ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Utah ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Washington ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of October 28, 2021[12]; Rankings from NFCA

2022 Southeastern Conference softball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Alabama ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arkansas ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Auburn ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kentucky ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
LSU ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Mississippi State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Missouri ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ole Miss ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Carolina ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tennessee ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas A&M ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 11, 2021; Rankings from NFCA

2022 Southern Conference softball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Chattanooga ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
East Tennessee State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Furman ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Mercer ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Samford ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UNC Greensboro ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Western Carolina ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 11, 2021[13]; Rankings from NFCA

2022 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Appalachian State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Coastal Carolina ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia Southern ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisiana ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Alabama ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Troy ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UT Arlington ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 11, 2021[14]; Rankings from NFCA

2022 West Coast Conference softball standings
	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
BYU ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pacific ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
San Diego ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Loyola Marymount ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Santa Clara ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Mary's ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 11, 2021[15]; Rankings from NFCA

References

"WAC Announces Expedited Entrance for Four Texas Institutions" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. January 21, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
"ASUN Conference Announces Three New Institutions; Adds Football as 20th Sport" (Press release). ASUN Conference. January 29, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
"SWAC Announces Addition of Bethune-Cookman as Full Member" (Press release). Southwestern Athletic Conference. June 25, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
"SWAC Announces Addition of Florida A&M as Full Member" (Press release). Southwestern Athletic Conference. June 4, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
"Big South Adds North Carolina A&T University as Full Member" (Press release). Big South Conference. February 7, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
"St. Thomas receives NCAA waiver to join The Summit League in 2021–22". The Summit League. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. July 15, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
"AAC Softball Standings". TheAmerican.org. American Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
"2022 ACC Softball Standings". TheACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
"Big 12 Softball Standings". Big12Sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
"Big East Softball Standings". BigEast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
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"2022 Softball Standings". SunBeltSports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
"WCC 2022 Softball Standings". WCCSports.com. West Coast Conference. Retrieved November 19, 2021.

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[ASUN21-2] "ASUN Conference Announces Three New Institutions; Adds Football as 20th Sport" (Press release). ASUN Conference. January 29, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.

[3] "SWAC Announces Addition of Bethune-Cookman as Full Member" (Press release). Southwestern Athletic Conference. June 25, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2021.

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2022 NCAA Division I softball season

Realignment

Conference standings

See also

References