2022 NCAA Division I softball season

2022 NCAA Division I softball season
DurationFebruary 10, 2022 – June 9, 2022
Number of teams301
Preseason No. 1Oklahoma
Defending ChampionsOklahoma
TV partner/sESPN & ESPN+
NCAA Tournament
DurationMay 20 – June 9
Most conference bidsSEC, 12 bids
Women's College World Series
DurationJune 2 – June 9
ChampionsOklahoma (6th title)
Runners-upTexas (6th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachPatty Gasso (6th title)
WCWS MOPJocelyn Alo
Seasons
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The 2022 NCAA Division I softball season, part of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 2022. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded 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 and held annually in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended in June 2022.

Realignment

The following conference moves for the 2022 season were announced:

Season outlook

Further information: 2022 NCAA Division I softball rankings
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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UMBC  ‍†‍‡‍y 12 – 6   .667 31 – 12   .721
Stony Brook  ‍‍‍ 10 – 6   .625 31 – 16   .660
Albany  ‍‍‍ 10 – 6   .625 25 – 17   .595
UMass Lowell  ‍‍‍ 10 – 7   .588 28 – 20   .583
Binghamton  ‍‍‍ 7 – 8   .467 22 – 23   .489
Hartford  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13   .278 17 – 29   .370
Maine  ‍‍‍ 4 – 12   .250 8 – 37   .178
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2022[11]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 American Athletic Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 21 UCF  ‍†‍‡‍y 16 – 2 – 0   .889 49 – 14 – 0   .778
Wichita State  ‍‍‍y 14 – 4 – 0   .778 34 – 18 – 0   .654
South Florida  ‍‍‍y 12 – 5 – 0   .706 45 – 16 – 0   .738
Houston  ‍‍‍ 8 – 9 – 1   .472 27 – 27 – 1   .500
Tulsa  ‍‍‍ 7 – 9 – 1   .441 18 – 30 – 1   .378
East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 2 – 16 – 0   .111 20 – 36 – 0   .357
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 2 – 16 – 0   .111 16 – 38 – 0   .296
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2022[12]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 ASUN Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Division
Liberty  x‍‍‡‍y 23 – 1   .958 44 – 18   .710
North Florida  ‍‍‍ 16 – 8   .667 42 – 17   .712
Kennesaw State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 23 – 28   .451
Stetson  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 21 – 35   .375
Florida Gulf Coast  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 18 – 33   .353
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 15 – 31   .326
West Division
Central Arkansas  x‍‍‍ 17 – 7   .708 37 – 21   .638
North Alabama  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9   .625 40 – 20   .667
Jacksonville State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 31 – 24   .564
Lipscomb  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 20 – 32   .385
Eastern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 13 – 36   .265
Bellarmine  ‍‍‍ 1 – 23   .042 10 – 41   .196
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2022[13]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Atlantic 10 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
George Washington  ‍†‍‍ 21 – 3   .875 36 – 16   .692
Fordham  ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 8   .652 30 – 23   .566
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 14 – 8   .636 23 – 23   .500
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 13 – 10   .565 22 – 29   .431
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 12 – 11   .522 22 – 25   .468
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 24 – 26   .480
UMass  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 19 – 32   .373
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 4 – 20   .167 11 – 36   .234
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 1 – 23   .042 8 – 38   .174
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2022[14]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Atlantic Coast Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Virginia Tech  ‍†‍‍y 21 – 2   .913 46 – 10   .821
No. 12 Duke  ‍‍‍y 19 – 3   .864 44 – 11   .800
No. 13 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍y 19 – 5   .792 54 – 7   .885
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 16 – 5   .762 40 – 12   .769
No. 16 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 14 – 10   .583 42 – 17   .712
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 28 – 26   .519
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 38 – 18   .679
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 27 – 25   .519
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 7 – 15   .318 26 – 21   .553
NC State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 33 – 23   .589
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250 23 – 28   .451
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250 20 – 27   .426
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 2 – 20   .091 14 – 27   .341
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 14, 2022[15]
Rankings from NFCA
2022 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 1 Oklahoma  ‍†‍‍y 17 – 1 – 0   .944 59 – 3 – 0   .952
No. 7 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‡‍y 14 – 4 – 0   .778 48 – 14 – 0   .774
No. 17 Texas  ‍‍‍y 12 – 6 – 0   .667 47 – 22 – 1   .679
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 12 – 0   .333 28 – 27 – 0   .509
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 6 – 12 – 0   .333 32 – 24 – 0   .571
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13 – 0   .278 22 – 27 – 0   .449
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 3 – 15 – 0   .167 20 – 36 – 0   .357
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 9, 2022[16]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Big East Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UConn  ‍†‍‍ 20 – 4   .833 38 – 18   .679
Butler  ‍‍‍ 16 – 6   .727 31 – 17   .646
Villanova  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 7   .696 32 – 24   .571
DePaul  ‍‍‍ 16 – 8   .667 29 – 24   .547
Providence  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 25 – 21   .543
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 9 – 14   .391 20 – 23   .465
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 5 – 16   .238 15 – 28   .349
Creighton  ‍‍‍ 5 – 17   .227 15 – 27   .357
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 5 – 18   .217 12 – 35   .255
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 5, 2022[17]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Big Sky Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Weber State  ‍†‍‡‍y 13 – 1   .929 38 – 10   .792
Sacramento State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 6   .667 30 – 25   .545
Portland State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 5   .667 28 – 18   .609
Northern Colorado  ‍‍‍ 10 – 8   .556 23 – 30   .434
Idaho State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10   .444 25 – 27   .481
Montana  ‍‍‍ 6 – 11   .353 20 – 27   .426
Southern Utah  ‍‍‍ 0 – 18   .000 3 – 40   .070
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2022[18]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Big South Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
USC Upstate  ‍†‍‍ 21 – 6   .778 48 – 10   .828
Campbell  ‍†‍‡‍y 21 – 6   .778 37 – 19   .661
Longwood  ‍†‍‍ 21 – 6   .778 34 – 24   .586
Presbyterian  ‍‍‍ 19 – 8   .704 36 – 15   .706
Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍ 12 – 13   .480 27 – 28   .491
Radford  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 19 – 29   .396
Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 10 – 17   .370 18 – 37   .327
Gardner–Webb  ‍‍‍ 7 – 20   .259 15 – 29   .341
Hampton  ‍‍‍ 7 – 20   .259 19 – 36   .345
North Carolina A&T  ‍‍‍ 3 – 22   .120 13 – 35   .271
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2022[19]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 10 Northwestern  ‍†‍‍y 19 – 4 – 0   .826 45 – 13 – 0   .776
Nebraska  ‍‍‡‍y 17 – 5 – 0   .773 41 – 16 – 0   .719
Illinois  ‍‍‍y 15 – 7 – 0   .682 34 – 22 – 0   .607
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 14 – 8 – 0   .636 29 – 23 – 0   .558
No. 24 Michigan  ‍‍‍y 14 – 8 – 0   .636 38 – 18 – 0   .679
Ohio State  ‍‍‍y 13 – 9 – 0   .591 36 – 17 – 0   .679
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 10 – 0   .565 32 – 22 – 0   .593
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍y 12 – 11 – 0   .522 30 – 21 – 0   .588
Minnesota  ‍‍‍y 11 – 12 – 0   .478 27 – 26 – 1   .509
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 10 – 13 – 0   .435 27 – 22 – 0   .551
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 7 – 15 – 0   .318 24 – 31 – 0   .436
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 16 – 0   .200 24 – 28 – 0   .462
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 3 – 17 – 0   .150 25 – 30 – 0   .455
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 3 – 20 – 0   .130 21 – 31 – 0   .404
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2022[20]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Big West Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cal State Fullerton  ‍†‍‍y 20 – 7   .741 37 – 22   .627
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 19 – 8   .704 29 – 22   .569
Hawaii  ‍‍‍ 17 – 10   .630 23 – 19   .548
UC Riverside  ‍‍‍ 16 – 11   .593 25 – 24   .510
UC San Diego  ‍‍‍ 15 – 12   .556 28 – 28   .500
Cal State Northridge  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13   .519 24 – 30   .444
Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13   .519 19 – 29   .396
UC Davis  ‍‍‍ 11 – 16   .407 23 – 29   .442
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 6 – 21   .222 15 – 39   .278
Cal State Bakersfield  ‍‍‍ 3 – 24   .111 8 – 37   .178
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2022[21]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Colonial Athletic Association softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Delaware  ‍†‍‍ 11 – 4   .733 29 – 16   .644
James Madison*  ‍‍‍ 10 – 5   .667 21 – 21   .500
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 13 – 6   .684 21 – 27   .438
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‡‍y 11 – 8   .579 32 – 15   .681
Elon  ‍‍‍ 10 – 8   .556 30 – 22   .577
College of Charleston  ‍‍‍ 7 – 10   .412 15 – 37   .288
Drexel  ‍‍‍ 5 – 14   .263 24 – 23   .511
Towson  ‍‍‍ 4 – 16   .200 14 – 33   .298
*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 June 5, 2022[22]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Conference USA softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Western Kentucky  x‍‍‍ 17 – 7   .708 38 – 13   .745
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9   .625 35 – 18   .660
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9   .625 29 – 26   .527
Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 35 – 23   .603
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250 19 – 34   .358
FIU  ‍‍‍ 5 – 19   .208 19 – 31   .380
West
Louisiana Tech  x‍‍‍ 18 – 6   .750 39 – 20   .661
North Texas  ‍‍‡‍y 17 – 7   .708 37 – 16   .698
UAB  ‍‍‍ 13 – 10   .565 25 – 24   .510
UTSA  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12   .478 18 – 30   .375
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 29 – 23   .558
UTEP  ‍‍‍ 5 – 19   .208 15 – 34   .306
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2022[23]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Horizon League softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oakland  ‍†‍‡‍y 18 – 7   .720 26 – 17   .605
Cleveland State  ‍‍‍ 18 – 8   .692 22 – 24   .478
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ 17 – 9   .654 32 – 24   .571
Robert Morris  ‍‍‍ 16 – 9   .640 31 – 21   .596
Green Bay  ‍‍‍ 15 – 10   .600 25 – 25   .500
Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13   .519 27 – 29   .482
UIC  ‍‍‍ 10 – 15   .400 13 – 32   .289
IUPUI  ‍‍‍ 9 – 17   .346 12 – 38   .240
Purdue Fort Wayne  ‍‍‍ 6 – 20   .231 7 – 42   .143
Detroit Mercy  ‍‍‍ 6 – 21   .222 6 – 36   .143
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2022[24]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Ivy League softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Princeton  ‍†‍‡‍y 17 – 4 – 0   .810 27 – 17 – 2   .609
Harvard  ‍‍‍ 15 – 6 – 0   .714 22 – 20 – 0   .524
Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 14 – 7 – 0   .667 20 – 24 – 0   .455
Yale  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12 – 0   .429 11 – 23 – 0   .324
Columbia  ‍‍‍ 8 – 13 – 0   .381 12 – 26 – 0   .316
Cornell  ‍‍‍ 7 – 14 – 0   .333 17 – 23 – 0   .425
Brown  ‍‍‍ 7 – 14 – 0   .333 16 – 25 – 0   .390
Penn  ‍‍‍ 7 – 14 – 0   .333 12 – 31 – 0   .279
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2022[25]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Mid-American Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Miami (OH)  ‍†‍‡‍y 24 – 5 – 0   .828 40 – 16 – 1   .711
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 17 – 10 – 0   .630 23 – 25 – 0   .479
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 17 – 11 – 0   .607 27 – 24 – 0   .529
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 16 – 11 – 0   .593 30 – 18 – 0   .625
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 14 – 0   .517 22 – 31 – 0   .415
Buffalo  ‍‍‍ 13 – 14 – 0   .481 22 – 24 – 0   .478
Akron  ‍‍‍ 13 – 16 – 0   .448 18 – 32 – 0   .360
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 12 – 17 – 0   .414 22 – 33 – 0   .400
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 17 – 0   .393 20 – 28 – 0   .417
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 11 – 18 – 0   .379 18 – 28 – 0   .391
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 5 – 21 – 0   .192 12 – 37 – 0   .245
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2022[26]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Canisius  ‍†‍‡‍y 16 – 4 – 0   .800 32 – 18 – 0   .640
Fairfield  ‍‍‍ 17 – 5 – 0   .773 27 – 22 – 0   .551
Siena  ‍‍‍ 14 – 6 – 0   .700 32 – 23 – 0   .582
Rider  ‍‍‍ 11 – 9 – 0   .550 28 – 25 – 1   .528
Marist  ‍‍‍ 11 – 10 – 0   .524 25 – 29 – 0   .463
Iona  ‍‍‍ 10 – 10 – 0   .500 23 – 24 – 0   .489
Niagara  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12 – 0   .429 15 – 25 – 0   .375
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11 – 0   .389 13 – 30 – 0   .302
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍ 7 – 13 – 0   .350 22 – 33 – 0   .400
Monmouth  ‍‍‍ 6 – 14 – 0   .300 11 – 38 – 0   .224
Quinnipiac  ‍‍‍ 5 – 15 – 0   .250 12 – 29 – 0   .293
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2022[27]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Morgan State  ‍†‍‍ 18 – 3   .857 31 – 15   .674
Howard  ‍‍‡‍y 17 – 4   .810 31 – 24   .564
Norfolk State  ‍‍‍ 16 – 5   .762 34 – 23   .596
Maryland Eastern Shore  ‍‍‍ 13 – 8   .619 18 – 33   .353
North Carolina Central  ‍‍‍ 8 – 13   .381 12 – 36   .250
Coppin State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 14   .333 8 – 37   .178
Delaware State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 18   .143 4 – 33   .108
South Carolina State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 19   .095 3 – 37   .075
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2022[28]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Missouri Valley Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Northern Iowa  ‍†‍‍ 22 – 2 – 0   .917 32 – 14 – 0   .696
Missouri State  ‍‍‡‍y 18 – 7 – 0   .720 28 – 20 – 0   .583
Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 16 – 10 – 0   .615 27 – 19 – 1   .585
Drake  ‍‍‍ 14 – 12 – 0   .538 21 – 29 – 0   .420
Bradley  ‍‍‍ 13 – 14 – 0   .481 26 – 26 – 0   .500
Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 13 – 0   .480 24 – 28 – 0   .462
Indiana State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 14 – 0   .462 26 – 26 – 0   .500
Evansville  ‍‍‍ 9 – 18 – 0   .333 24 – 27 – 0   .471
Loyola Chicago  ‍‍‍ 9 – 18 – 0   .333 16 – 31 – 0   .340
Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 5 – 22 – 0   .185 14 – 33 – 0   .298
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2022[29]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Mountain West Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
San Diego State  ‍†‍‍y 20 – 4   .833 39 – 16   .709
Boise State  ‍‍‍ 19 – 5   .792 40 – 10   .800
UNLV  ‍‍‍ 17 – 7   .708 43 – 15   .741
Utah State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 28 – 28   .500
Fresno State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 19 – 36   .345
Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 18 – 28   .391
San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 22 – 29   .431
Nevada  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 17 – 35   .327
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250 26 – 27   .491
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2022[30]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Northeast Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Saint Francis (PA)  ‍†‍‡‍y 20 – 4   .833 37 – 18   .673
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 17 – 7   .708 26 – 22   .542
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 24 – 25   .490
LIU Brooklyn  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 26 – 31   .456
Bryant  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 15 – 27   .357
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 19 – 29   .396
Merrimack  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 14 – 28   .333
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍ 5 – 19   .208 13 – 42   .236
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 4 – 20   .167 8 – 41   .163
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2022[31]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Ohio Valley Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Murray State  ‍†‍‡‍y 21 – 7 – 0   .750 40 – 18 – 1   .686
Belmont  ‍‍‍ 20 – 8 – 0   .714 33 – 17 – 0   .660
UT Martin  ‍‍‍ 17 – 8 – 0   .680 34 – 19 – 0   .642
Southeast Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 16 – 10 – 0   .615 30 – 24 – 0   .556
Austin Peay  ‍‍‍ 17 – 11 – 0   .607 30 – 23 – 0   .566
Tennessee Tech  ‍‍‍ 13 – 14 – 0   .481 32 – 22 – 0   .593
Eastern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 10 – 17 – 0   .370 25 – 30 – 0   .455
SIU Edwardsville  ‍‍‍ 9 – 19 – 0   .321 19 – 35 – 0   .352
Morehead State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 20 – 0   .259 8 – 36 – 0   .182
Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 22 – 0   .214 15 – 39 – 0   .278
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2022[32]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Pac-12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 8 Arizona State ‍†‍‍y 20 – 4 – 0   .833 43 – 11 – 0   .796
No. 5 UCLA ‍‍‍y 19 – 5 – 0   .792 51 – 10 – 0   .836
No. 11 Washington ‍‍‍y 14 – 10 – 0   .583 38 – 17 – 0   .691
Stanford ‍‍‍y 11 – 13 – 0   .458 39 – 22 – 0   .639
No. 23 Oregon ‍‍‍y 10 – 14 – 0   .417 33 – 19 – 0   .635
Oregon State ‍‍‍y 9 – 15 – 0   .375 39 – 22 – 0   .639
Utah ‍‍‍ 9 – 15 – 0   .375 27 – 27 – 0   .500
Arizona ‍‍‍y 8 – 16 – 0   .333 39 – 21 – 0   .650
California ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 28 – 27 – 1   .509
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 6, 2022[33]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Patriot League softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Boston University  ‍†‍‍ 16 – 2 – 0   .889 40 – 17 – 0   .702
Lehigh  ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 3 – 0   .833 31 – 20 – 1   .606
Army  ‍‍‍ 10 – 8 – 0   .556 20 – 34 – 0   .370
Colgate  ‍‍‍ 9 – 9 – 0   .500 20 – 28 – 0   .417
Holy Cross  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10 – 0   .444 21 – 29 – 0   .420
Bucknell  ‍‍‍ 3 – 15 – 0   .167 7 – 38 – 0   .156
Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 2 – 16 – 0   .111 10 – 37 – 0   .213
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2022[34]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Arkansas ‍†‍‡‍y 19 – 5   .792 48 – 11   .814
No. 17 Alabama  ‍‍‍y 16 – 8   .667 44 – 13   .772
No. 20 Tennessee  ‍‍‍y 15 – 8   .652 41 – 18   .695
No. 5 Florida  ‍‍‍y 13 – 11   .542 49 – 19   .721
No. 21 Kentucky  ‍‍‍y 13 – 11   .542 37 – 19   .661
LSU  ‍‍‍y 13 – 11   .542 34 – 23   .596
No. 23 Missouri  ‍‍‍y 12 – 11   .522 38 – 22   .633
No. 22 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 12 – 12   .500 43 – 18   .705
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 12 – 12   .500 41 – 19   .683
No. 24 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 11 – 13   .458 40 – 17   .702
No. 19 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 10 – 14   .417 37 – 27   .578
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 6 – 18   .250 31 – 28   .525
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 3 – 21   .125 26 – 30   .464
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 9, 2022[35]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today[36]
2022 Southern Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Greensboro  ‍†‍‍ 16 – 2   .889 39 – 18   .684
Samford  ‍‍‍ 15 – 3   .833 34 – 19   .642
Chattanooga  ‍‍‡‍y 9 – 9   .500 30 – 27   .526
Furman  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10   .444 22 – 33   .400
Mercer  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 16 – 40   .286
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 4 – 14   .222 19 – 34   .358
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 14   .222 8 – 48   .143
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2022[37]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
McNeese State  ‍†‍‡‍y 15 – 3   .833 40 – 21   .656
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 14 – 4   .778 40 – 16   .714
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 11 – 7   .611 25 – 27   .481
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 8   .556 29 – 22   .569
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13   .278 15 – 36   .294
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 4 – 13   .235 19 – 29   .396
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 4 – 14   .222 12 – 38   .240
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2022[38]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Southwestern Athletic Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Bethune-Cookman  x‍‍‍ 18 – 7   .720 25 – 25   .500
Jackson State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 24 – 27   .471
Alabama State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 24 – 31   .436
Florida A&M  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 18 – 31   .367
Alabama A&M  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 16 – 24   .400
Mississippi Valley State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 11 – 26   .297
West
Texas Southern  x‍‍‍ 21 – 3   .875 26 – 20   .565
Prairie View A&M  ‍‍‡‍y 17 – 8   .680 20 – 29   .408
Grambling State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 24 – 24   .500
Southern  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 15 – 33   .313
Alcorn State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 17 – 33   .340
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  ‍‍‍ 4 – 20   .167 6 – 39   .133
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2022[39]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Summit League softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State  ‍†‍‡‍y 18 – 2   .900 41 – 13   .759
Omaha  ‍‍‍ 17 – 4   .810 32 – 14   .696
North Dakota State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 8   .556 30 – 23   .566
South Dakota  ‍‍‍ 11 – 10   .524 28 – 25   .528
Kansas City  ‍‍‍ 9 – 11   .450 13 – 34   .277
St. Thomas (MN)  ‍‍‍ 8 – 13   .381 14 – 36   .280
North Dakota  ‍‍‍ 4 – 16   .200 14 – 39   .264
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 4 – 17   .190 8 – 37   .178
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2022[40]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Louisiana  ‍†‍‡‍y 23 – 4   .852 47 – 13   .783
South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 16 – 6   .727 26 – 21   .553
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 19 – 8   .704 39 – 19   .672
Troy  ‍‍‍ 15 – 12   .556 32 – 20   .615
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 22 – 28   .440
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 15   .400 29 – 26   .527
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 21 – 34   .382
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 10 – 17   .370 27 – 27   .500
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 25 – 29   .463
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250 13 – 34   .277
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2022[41]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Western Athletic Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southwest Division
Stephen F. Austin  x‍‍‍ 18 – 6   .750 31 – 27   .534
Abilene Christian  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9   .625 25 – 26   .490
Tarleton State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 30 – 25   .545
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 15 – 39   .278
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 5 – 19   .208 11 – 38   .224
West Division
Grand Canyon  x‍‍‡‍y 19 – 5   .792 39 – 16   .709
Seattle  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9   .625 32 – 24   .571
California Baptist  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 30 – 26   .536
Utah Valley  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 24 – 27   .471
Dixie State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 19 – 32   .373
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250 13 – 38   .255
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2022[42]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 West Coast Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
BYU  ‍†‍‍ 13 – 2   .867 42 – 10   .808
Loyola Marymount  ‍†‍‍y 13 – 2   .867 37 – 17   .685
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 7 – 8   .467 21 – 30   .412
San Diego  ‍‍‍ 5 – 9   .357 20 – 34   .370
Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍ 4 – 11   .267 16 – 31   .340
Pacific  ‍‍‍ 2 – 12   .143 12 – 37   .245
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2022[43]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

Awards

All-America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[51]

First Team

Position Player Class School
P Georgina Corrick SR. South Florida
Jordy Bahl FR. Oklahoma
Kelly Maxwell R-JR. Oklahoma State
C Mia Davidson GS Mississippi State
1B Danielle Gibson R-SR. Arkansas
2B Tiare Jennings SO. Oklahoma
3B Hannah Gammill SO. Arkansas
SS Baylee Klingler SR. Washington
OF Rachel Lewis GS Northwestern
Jayda Coleman SO. Oklahoma
KB Sides R-SR. Arkansas
UT Valerie Cagle SO. Clemson
Jocelyn Alo R-SR. Oklahoma
AT-L Keely Rochard SR. Virginia Tech
Grace Turk SR. Oklahoma
Danielle Williams SR. Northwestern
Linnie Malkin R-SR. Arkansas
Cydney Sanders FR. Arizona State

Second Team

Position Player Class School
P Chenise Delce R-JR. Arkansas
Megan Faraimo R-JR. UCLA
Kathryn Sandercock SR. Florida State
C Delanie Wisz R-SR. UCLA
1B Haley Lee SR. Texas A&M
2B Janae Jefferson SR. Texas
3B Sydney Sherrill R-SR. Florida State
SS Erin Coffel SO. Kentucky
OF Yannira Acuña SR. Arizona State
Addison Barnard SO. Wichita State
Bailey Vannoy SR. Charlotte
UT Miranda Elish GS Oklahoma State
Skylar Wallace R-JR. Florida
AT-L Gabbie Plain GS Washington
Sydney McKinney JR. Wichita State
Allie Skaggs SO. Arizona
Sara Mosley JR. Georgia
Montana Fouts SR. Alabama

Third Team

Position Player Class School
P Mariah Mazon SR. Oregon State
Hailey Dolcini SR. Texas
Peyton St. George GS Duke
C Makena Smith JR. California
1B Karina Gaskins SO. Notre Dame
2B Cam Ybarra SO. Nebraska
3B Karli Spaid SO. Miami (OH)
SS Jameson Kavel GS Duke
OF Carmyn Greenwood GS Louisville
Emma Ritter SO. Virginia Tech
Ellessa Bonstrom SR. Utah
UT Sierra Lange GS George Washington
Mac Barbara R-FR. San Diego State
AT-L Briana Perez R-SR. UCLA
Bailey Parshall SR. Penn State
Rachel Becker SR. Purdue
Mya Stevenson SR. Marshall
Lacey Fincher SR. Georgia

Coaching changes

This table lists programs that changed head coaches at any point from the first day of the 2022 season until the day before the first day of the 2023 season.[52]

Team Former
coach 		Interim
coach 		New
coach 		Reason
Michigan State Jacquie Joseph Joseph announced her retirement after 29 seasons at Michigan State on May 12.[53]
Texas A&M Jo Evans On May 23, Texas A&M announced that head coach Jo Evans' contract would not be renewed.[54]

See also

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