2019 NCAA Division I softball season

The 2019 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 February 7, 2019. The season will progress through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and will conclude with the 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2019 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 2019.

2019 NCAA Division I softball season
DurationFebruary 7 – June 5, 2019
Number of teams286
Preseason No. 1Florida State (NFCA, SA)
UCLA (USA Softball/ESPN)
Defending ChampionsFlorida State
TV partner/sESPN
NCAA Tournament
DurationMay 17 – June 4, 2019
Most conference bidsSEC (13)
Women's College World Series
DurationMay 30 – June 4, 2019
ChampionsUCLA (13th title)
Runners-upOklahoma (13th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachKelly Inouye-Perez (2nd title)
WCWS MOPRachel Garcia (UCLA)
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →

Realignment and format changes

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Ballpark Changes

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  • The 2019 season will be the last for the Virginia team at The Park. The team will move to the new University of Virginia Softball Stadium in 2020.

Season outlook

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USA Today / NFCA DI Top 25 Coaches Poll [3]
Ranking Team
1 Florida State
2 UCLA
3 Washington
4 Oklahoma
5 Florida
6 Georgia
7 Arizona
8 Tennessee
T9 Alabama
T9 South Carolina
11 LSU
12 Arizona State
13 Kentucky
14 Arkansas
15 Louisiana
16 Texas
17 Auburn
18 Baylor
19 Michigan
20 Texas A&M
21 Minnesota
22 Oklahoma State
23 James Madison
24 Mississippi State
25 Oregon
ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 [4]
Ranking Team
1 UCLA
2 Washington
3 Florida State
4 Oklahoma
5 Florida
6 Arizona
7 Georgia
8 Tennessee
9 South Carolina
10 LSU
11 Alabama
T12 Arizona State
T12 Arkansas
14 Michigan
15 Kentucky
16 Texas
17 Auburn
18 Louisiana
19 Baylor
20 Texas A&M
21 Oklahoma State
22 James Madison
23 Minnesota
24 Ohio State
25 Long Beach State
Softball America [5][6]
Ranking Team
1 Florida State
2 Washington
3 UCLA
4 Oklahoma
5 Florida
6 Georgia
7 Arizona
8 Tennessee
9 Texas
10 Michigan
11 South Carolina
12 Alabama
13 Louisiana
14 Kentucky
15 Arkansas
16 LSU
17 Wichita State
18 Minnesota
19 Arizona State
20 James Madison
21 Auburn
22 Liberty
23 Houston
24 Baylor
25 Drake

Conference standings

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2019 America East Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UMass Lowell  ‍‍‍ 15 3   .833 28 20   .583
Albany  ‍‍‍ 13 4   .765 26 17   .605
Stony Brook  ‍‍‍ 11 7   .611 32 19   .627
UMBC  ‍‍y 7 11   .389 30 24   .556
Binghamton  ‍‍‍ 6 12   .333 19 29   .396
Hartford  ‍‍‍ 6 12   .333 20 31   .392
Maine  ‍‍‍ 4 13   .235 12 29   .293
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 13, 2019[7]
Rankings from NFCA
2019 American Athletic Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Florida  ‍‍‍y 17 4   .810 41 19   .683
Tulsa  ‍‍‍y 16 5   .762 37 20   .649
Houston  ‍‍‍y 12 7   .632 39 19   .672
Wichita State  ‍‍‍ 12 9   .571 32 24   .571
UCF  ‍‍‍ 11 10   .524 34 21   .618
UConn  ‍‍‍ 8 13   .381 21 29   .420
East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 4 17   .190 23 31   .426
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 3 17   .150 22 33   .400
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2019[8]
Rankings from NFCA
2019 Atlantic 10 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Fordham  ‍y 16 6   .727 29 26   .527
UMass  ‍‍‍ 12 5   .706 26 22   .542
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 15 7   .682 44 18   .710
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 11 7   .611 24 27   .471
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 13 10   .565 28 25   .528
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 12 10   .545 19 33   .365
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 10 12   .455 22 26   .458
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 6 14   .300 17 29   .370
La Salle  ‍‍‍ 5 17   .227 12 33   .267
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 5 17   .227 9 36   .200
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 13, 2019[9]
Rankings from NFCA
2019 Atlantic Coast Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Atlantic
No. 9 Florida State  x‍‍y 19 5   .792 55 10   .846
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 18 6   .750 37 18   .673
Louisville  ‍‍‍y 12 12   .500 35 22   .614
NC State  ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 31 27   .534
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 20 32   .385
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 4 20   .167 17 35   .327
Coastal
No. 23 Virginia Tech  x‍‍y 20 4   .833 47 11   .810
North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 17 7   .708 37 20   .649
Duke  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 25 31   .446
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 31 27   .534
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 22 31   .415
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 13 40   .245
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 13, 2019[10]
Rankings from NFCA
2019 ASUN Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Lipscomb  ‍y 16 4 0   .800 42 15 1   .733
Liberty  ‍‍‍ 16 5 0   .762 40 22 0   .645
Florida Gulf Coast  ‍‍‍ 13 7 0   .650 29 22 0   .569
North Alabama  ‍‍‍ 10 10 0   .500 26 20 0   .565
Kennesaw State  ‍‍‍ 10 11 0   .476 26 29 0   .473
North Florida  ‍‍‍ 8 12 0   .400 30 24 0   .556
Stetson  ‍‍‍ 5 15 0   .250 16 31 0   .340
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍ 3 17 0   .150 15 35 0   .300
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 13, 2019[11]
Rankings from NFCA
2019 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Oklahoma  ‍y 18 0   1.000 57 6   .905
No. 6 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y 13 5   .722 45 17   .726
No. 11 Texas  ‍‍‍y 12 6   .667 46 17   .730
No. 19 Texas Tech  ‍‍‍y 8 10   .444 42 16   .724
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 7 11   .389 37 25   .597
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 3 15   .167 15 36   .294
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 2 16   .111 18 31   .367
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 13, 2019[12]
Rankings from NFCA
2019 Big East Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 14 4   .778 26 22   .542
DePaul  ‍‍y 11 5   .688 35 16   .686
Providence  ‍‍‍ 11 9   .550 30 22   .577
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 9 8   .529 29 24   .547
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 10 9   .526 24 24   .500
Creighton  ‍‍‍ 8 13   .381 20 24   .455
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 6 13   .316 14 35   .286
Butler  ‍‍‍ 4 12   .250 16 32   .333
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2019[13]
Rankings from NFCA
2019 Big Sky Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Weber State  ‍y 14 2   .875 27 21   .563
Idaho State  ‍‍‍ 10 7   .588 20 28   .417
Montana  ‍‍‍ 10 8   .556 25 31   .446
Sacramento State  ‍‍‍ 9 8   .529 31 25   .554
Portland State  ‍‍‍ 8 9   .471 20 31   .392
Northern Colorado  ‍‍‍ 5 12   .294 14 39   .264
Southern Utah  ‍‍‍ 4 14   .222 6 34   .150
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 14, 2019[14]
Rankings from NFCA
2019 Big South Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Longwood  ‍y 20 4 0   .833 37 22 0   .627
USC Upstate  ‍‍‍ 18 6 0   .750 41 15 0   .732
Campbell  ‍‍‍ 14 9 0   .609 26 28 0   .481
Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 14 10 0   .583 30 25 0   .545
Radford  ‍‍‍ 12 12 0   .500 25 34 0   .424
Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍ 12 12 0   .500 18 37 0   .327
Gardner–Webb  ‍‍‍ 9 15 0   .375 30 24 0   .556
Hampton  ‍‍‍ 7 17 0   .292 23 25 0   .479
Presbyterian  ‍‍‍ 1 22 0   .043 11 40 2   .226
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 14, 2019[15]
Rankings from NFCA
2019 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Michigan  ‍y 22 1   .957 45 13   .776
No. 14 Northwestern  ‍‍‍y 21 2   .913 47 13   .783
No. 8 Minnesota  ‍‍‍y 20 2   .909 46 14   .767
Ohio State  ‍‍‍y 17 6   .739 35 18   .660
No. 25 Wisconsin  ‍‍‍y 15 8   .652 43 14   .754
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 11 12   .478 29 26   .527
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 10 13   .435 36 21   .632
Illinois  ‍‍‍y 9 14   .391 33 25   .569
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 9 14   .391 21 31   .404
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 7 16   .304 24 32   .429
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 6 17   .261 34 29   .540
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 5 18   .217 19 32   .373
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4 18   .182 16 34   .320
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 4 19   .174 20 31   .392
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 14, 2019[16]
Rankings from NFCA
2019 Big West Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cal State Fullerton  ‍‍‍y 18 3   .857 38 18   .679
Hawaii  ‍‍‍ 14 7   .667 33 16   .673
UC Davis  ‍‍‍ 13 8   .619 39 14   .736
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 12 9   .571 25 25   .500
Cal State Northridge  ‍‍‍ 10 11   .476 26 28   .481
UC Riverside  ‍‍‍ 8 13   .381 26 25   .510
Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 5 16   .238 11 40   .216
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 4 17   .190 10 42   .192
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 14, 2019[17]
Rankings from NFCA
2019 Colonial Athletic Association softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 13 James Madison  ‍y 20 1 0   .952 51 10 0   .836
Elon  ‍‍‍ 13 7 0   .650 33 20 1   .620
Towson  ‍‍‍ 10 11 0   .476 27 27 0   .500
Drexel  ‍‍‍ 9 12 0   .429 32 27 1   .542
Charleston  ‍‍‍ 9 12 0   .429 26 30 0   .464
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 8 13 0   .381 26 28 0   .481
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 7 13 0   .350 20 27 0   .426
Delaware  ‍‍‍ 7 14 0   .333 22 29 0   .431
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 14, 2019[18]
Rankings from NFCA
2019 Conference USA softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Western Kentucky  x‍‍‍ 18 6   .750 37 13   .740
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 17 7   .708 42 22   .656
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 29 30   .492
FIU  ‍‍‍ 7 16   .304 26 25   .510
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 20 30   .400
Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 6 17   .261 15 35   .300
West
Louisiana Tech  xy 19 5   .792 45 16   .738
North Texas  x‍‍ 19 5   .792 35 19   .648
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 30 22   .577
UTEP  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 17 33   .340
UTSA  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 21 31   .404
UAB  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 19 31   .380
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 14, 2019[19]
Rankings from NFCA
2019 Horizon League softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UIC  ‍‍‍ 20 4   .833 32 23   .582
Detroit Mercy  ‍‍y 16 7   .696 31 28   .525
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ 13 9   .591 25 29   .463
Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 12 11   .522 22 33   .400
IUPUI  ‍‍‍ 11 11   .500 18 38   .321
Oakland  ‍‍‍ 9 14   .391 18 33   .353
Wright State  ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 22 33   .400
Cleveland State  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 15 34   .306
Green Bay  ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 12 29   .293
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 14, 2019[20]
Rankings from NFCA
2019 Ivy League softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Harvard  ‍y 16 5   .762 25 19   .568
Columbia  ‍‍‍ 15 6   .714 24 21   .533
Penn  ‍‍‍ 13 8   .619 22 17   .564
Yale  ‍‍‍ 10 11   .476 16 26   .381
Princeton  ‍‍‍ 10 11   .476 14 27   .341
Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 10 11   .476 13 27   .325
Brown  ‍‍‍ 5 16   .238 12 27   .308
Cornell  ‍‍‍ 5 16   .238 10 36   .217
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 14, 2019[21]
Rankings from NFCA
2019 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Marist  ‍‍‍ 16 4   .800 35 22   .614
Monmouth  ‍y 16 4   .800 36 18   .667
Siena  ‍‍‍ 13 7   .650 22 25   .468
Iona  ‍‍‍ 12 8   .600 19 27   .413
Niagara  ‍‍‍ 11 9   .550 18 32   .360
Fairfield  ‍‍‍ 10 10   .500 26 24   .520
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 8 12   .400 21 29   .420
Quinnipiac  ‍‍‍ 8 12   .400 17 33   .340
Canisius  ‍‍‍ 8 12   .400 14 31   .311
Rider  ‍‍‍ 6 14   .300 10 44   .185
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍ 2 18   .100 9 47   .161
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 14, 2019[22]
Rankings from NFCA
2019 Mid-American Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 16 4 0   .800 35 16 0   .686
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 11 5 0   .688 28 26 0   .519
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 12 8 0   .600 34 21 0   .618
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 11 9 0   .550 27 25 0   .519
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 11 9 1   .548 22 28 1   .441
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 9 8 0   .529 34 22 0   .607
Toledo  ‍‍y 10 9 0   .526 29 28 0   .509
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 9 11 0   .450 18 28 0   .391
Buffalo  ‍‍‍ 6 10 1   .382 10 32 1   .244
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 7 14 0   .333 22 29 0   .431
Akron  ‍‍‍ 3 18 0   .143 13 31 2   .304
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 14, 2019[23]
Rankings from NFCA
2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Norfolk State  x‍‍‍ 11 4   .733 25 20   .556
Howard  ‍‍‍ 8 7   .533 19 29   .396
Delaware State  ‍‍‍ 7 8   .467 10 32   .238
Coppin State  ‍‍‍ 5 10   .333 9 32   .220
Maryland Eastern Shore  ‍‍‍ 3 11   .214 8 31   .205
Morgan State  ‍‍‍ 10 4   .714 22 24   .478
Southern
Bethune–Cookman  ‍y 13 2   .867 26 29   .473
Florida A&M  ‍‍‍ 13 2   .867 26 25   .510
North Carolina Central  ‍‍‍ 10 5   .667 23 26   .469
North Carolina A&T  ‍‍‍ 5 10   .333 9 29   .237
Savannah State  ‍‍‍ 4 11   .267 9 28   .243
South Carolina State  ‍‍‍ 0 14   .000 0 34   .000
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
  • Morgan State Ineligible for Postseason
    As of June 14, 2019[24]
    Rankings from NFCA
2019 Missouri Valley Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Drake  ‍y 24 2   .923 43 16   .729
Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍y 18 5   .783 35 14   .714
Northern Iowa  ‍‍‍ 16 10   .615 28 23   .549
Bradley  ‍‍‍ 15 10   .600 29 21   .580
Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 14 11   .560 30 21   .588
Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 11 10   .524 18 33   .353
Loyola Chicago  ‍‍‍ 9 16   .360 25 25   .500
Evansville  ‍‍‍ 9 16   .360 19 30   .388
Indiana State  ‍‍‍ 5 21   .192 19 35   .352
Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 4 22   .154 16 31   .340
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 14, 2019[25]
Rankings from NFCA
2019 Mountain West Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colorado State  ‍‍‍y 18 6   .750 39 12   .765
San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 17 7   .708 37 16   .698
UNLV  ‍‍‍ 14 9   .609 36 14   .720
Fresno State  ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 36 18   .667
Boise State  ‍‍‍y 12 12   .500 36 16   .692
San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 25 26   .490
Nevada  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 27 25   .519
Utah State  ‍‍‍ 6 17   .261 17 30   .362
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 3 21   .125 12 41   .226
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 14, 2019[26]
Rankings from NFCA
2019 Northeast Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
LIU Brooklyn  ‍‍‍ 14 2   .875 36 18   .667
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍ 11 5   .688 28 27   .509
Saint Francis (PA)  ‍‍y 10 6   .625 29 31   .483
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 9 7   .563 26 28   .481
Bryant  ‍‍‍ 8 8   .500 13 32   .289
Robert Morris  ‍‍‍ 5 9   .357 14 37   .275
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 5 11   .313 15 29   .341
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 4 10   .286 14 35   .286
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 4 12   .250 17 24   .415
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 14, 2019[27]
Rankings from NFCA
2019 Ohio Valley Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southeast Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 17 5   .773 41 15   .732
Jacksonville State  ‍‍‍ 17 5   .773 34 13   .723
Austin Peay  ‍‍‍ 16 6   .727 31 20   .608
Murray State  ‍‍‍ 16 6   .727 26 25   .510
Eastern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 16 6   .727 30 18   .625
Belmont  ‍‍‍ 12 10   .545 30 21   .588
UT Martin  ‍‍‍ 10 12   .455 29 26   .527
SIU Edwardsville  ‍‍‍ 8 14   .364 16 27   .372
Tennessee Tech  ‍‍‍ 8 14   .364 18 27   .400
Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 6 16   .273 13 29   .310
Eastern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 5 17   .227 16 39   .291
Morehead State  ‍‍‍ 1 21   .045 3 42   .067
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 6, 2019[28]
Rankings from NFCA
2019 Pac-12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 20 4   .833 56 6   .903
No. 2 Washington  ‍‍‍y 20 4   .833 52 8   .867
No. 6 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 19 5   .792 48 14   .774
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 13 11   .542 35 20   .636
Stanford  ‍‍‍y 8 13   .381 33 19   .635
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 8 14   .364 26 19   .578
Utah  ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 19 35   .352
California  ‍‍‍ 5 18   .217 28 27   .509
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 5 19   .208 22 30   .423
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2019[29]
Rankings from NFCA
2019 Patriot League softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Boston University  ‍‍‍ 15 2 0   .882 34 18 0   .654
Bucknell  ‍‍‍ 14 3 0   .824 27 22 0   .551
Lehigh  ‍‍‍ 11 7 0   .611 25 26 0   .490
Colgate  ‍‍‍ 8 10 0   .444 25 25 0   .500
Army  ‍‍‍ 8 10 0   .444 26 30 0   .464
Holy Cross  ‍‍‍ 5 13 0   .278 14 35 0   .286
Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 1 17 0   .056 8 40 1   .173
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 6, 2019[30]
Rankings from NFCA
2019 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Alabama ‍‍‍y 18 6   .750 60 10   .857
No. 11 Tennessee ‍‍‍y 14 10   .583 43 17   .717
No. 10 LSU ‍‍‍y 14 10   .583 43 19   .694
No. 23 Kentucky ‍‍‍y 14 10   .583 36 24   .600
No. 17 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 13 10   .565 41 20   .672
No. 8 Florida ‍‍y 12 12   .500 49 18   .731
No. 14 Georgia ‍‍‍y 12 12   .500 42 19   .689
No. 20 Arkansas ‍‍‍y 12 12   .500 38 20   .655
Missouri ‍‍‍y 12 12   .500 35 25   .583
No. 24 Auburn ‍‍‍y 10 14   .417 39 21   .650
No. 21 South Carolina ‍‍‍y 9 14   .391 38 19   .667
Mississippi State ‍‍‍y 9 15   .375 35 23   .603
Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 6 18   .250 28 27   .509
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2019[31]
Rankings from NFCA
2019 Southern Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ 12 5 0   .706 33 23 0   .589
Chattanooga  ‍‍y 11 7 0   .611 37 17 0   .685
Samford  ‍‍‍ 11 7 0   .611 23 31 0   .426
Mercer  ‍‍‍ 10 7 0   .588 27 29 0   .482
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 7 11 0   .389 22 27 2   .451
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 5 12 0   .294 21 32 0   .396
Furman  ‍‍‍ 5 12 0   .294 13 38 0   .255
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 14, 2019[32]
Rankings from NFCA
2019 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Sam Houston State  ‍y 22 5   .815 35 23   .603
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 21 6   .778 34 22   .607
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 19 8   .704 33 32   .508
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 18 9   .667 36 23   .610
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 17 10   .630 34 23   .596
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 15 12   .556 30 27   .526
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 14 13   .519 23 34   .404
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 12 15   .444 26 28   .481
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 10 17   .370 23 23   .500
Abilene Christian  ‍‍‍ 6 21   .222 13 31   .295
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍ 4 22   .154 8 40   .167
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 3 23   .115 8 43   .157


† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 19, 2019[33]
Rankings from NFCA
2019 Southwestern Athletic Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Alabama A&M  x‍‍‍ 11 7   .611 22 17   .564
Alabama State  ‍‍‍ 10 7   .588 20 22   .476
Alcorn State  ‍‍‍ 9 9   .500 13 22   .371
Jackson State  ‍‍‍ 7 11   .389 12 34   .261
Mississippi Valley State  ‍‍‍ 5 12   .294 11 31   .262
West
Texas Southern  x‍‍ 16 1   .941 20 24   .455
Prairie View A&M  ‍‍‍ 15 3   .833 27 15   .643
Southern  ‍‍‍ 6 11   .353 8 25   .242
Grambling State  ‍‍‍ 4 13   .235 16 24   .400
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  ‍‍‍ 3 12   .200 4 32   .111
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 6, 2019[34]
Rankings from NFCA
2019 Summit League softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Dakota State  ‍y 16 2   .889 42 16   .724
South Dakota  ‍‍‍ 12 6   .667 33 28   .541
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 12 6   .667 20 20   .500
South Dakota State  ‍‍‍ 11 7   .611 37 19   .661
North Dakota  ‍‍‍ 7 11   .389 22 34   .393
Purdue Fort Wayne  ‍‍‍ 3 15   .167 10 39   .204
Omaha  ‍‍‍ 2 16   .111 4 43   .085
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 14, 2019[35]
Rankings from NFCA
2019 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 Louisiana  ‍y 25 0   1.000 52 6   .897
Troy  ‍‍‍ 19 8   .704 37 20   .649
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 17 10   .630 36 27   .571
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 16 10   .615 29 25   .537
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 13 13   .500 31 25   .554
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13 14   .481 39 21   .650
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 9 17   .346 23 28   .451
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 14 42   .250
South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 7 20   .259 18 31   .367
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 5 22   .185 8 46   .148
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 14, 2019[36]
Rankings from NFCA
2019 West Coast Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
BYU ‍‍‍y 12 3   .800 30 26   .536
Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍ 11 4   .733 40 21   .656
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 8 7   .533 16 34   .320
Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍ 7 8   .467 14 37   .275
San Diego  ‍‍‍ 4 11   .267 20 29   .408
Pacific  ‍‍‍ 3 12   .200 17 32   .347
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 14, 2019[37]
Rankings from NFCA
2019 Western Athletic Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Seattle ‍y 15 3   .833 40 17   .702
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 12 6   .667 33 22   .600
Grand Canyon  ‍‍‍ 12 6   .667 33 24   .579
California Baptist  ‍‍‍ 8 10   .444 21 33   .389
Utah Valley  ‍‍‍ 7 11   .389 15 31   .326
UMKC  ‍‍‍ 6 12   .333 27 29   .482
Cal State Bakersfield  ‍‍‍ 3 15   .167 15 32   .319
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 14, 2019[38]
Rankings from NFCA

Conference winners and tournaments

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Of the 31 Division I athletic conferences that sponsor baseball, 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 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament.

Conference Regular
Season Winner
Conference
Player of the Year
Conference
Pitcher of the Year
Conference
Coach of the Year
Conference
Tournament
Tournament
Venue • City
Tournament
Winner
America East Conference UMass Lowell Melissa Rahrich, Stony Brook[39] Courtney Coppersmith, Pitcher/Utility, UMBC[39] Danielle Henderson, UMass Lowell[39] 2019 America East Conference softball tournament Hartford Softball FieldWest Hartford, CT UMBC
American Athletic Conference South Florida Sarah Barker, Houston & Julia Hollingsworth, Tulsa[40] Georgina Corrick, USF[40] USF[40] 2019 American Athletic Conference softball tournament Cougar Softball StadiumHouston, TX South Florida
Atlantic 10 Conference Fordham Jenna Cone, George Washington[41] Madie Aughinbaugh, Fordham[41] Melissa Inouye, Fordham[41] 2019 Atlantic 10 Conference softball tournament UMass Softball ComplexAmherst, MA Fordham
Atlantic Coast Conference Virginia Tech Cait Brooks, Notre Dame[42] Carrie Eberle, Virginia Tech[42] Pete D'Amour, Virginia Tech[42] 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference softball tournament JoAnne Graf FieldTallahassee, FL Florida State
Atlantic Sun Conference Lipscomb Hannah DeVault, Lipscomb[43] Megan Garst, North Alabama[43] Kristin Ryman, Lipscomb[43] 2019 Atlantic Sun Conference softball tournament FGCU Softball ComplexFort Myers, FL Lipscomb
Big 12 Conference Oklahoma Sydney Romero, Oklahoma[44] Giselle Juarez, Oklahoma[44] Patty Gasso, Oklahoma[44] 2019 Big 12 Conference softball tournament ASA Hall of Fame StadiumOklahoma City, OK Oklahoma
Big East Conference St. John's Paige Rauch, Villanova[45] Madison Morris, St. John's[45] St. John's[45] 2019 Big East Conference softball tournament Ballpark at RosemontRosemont, IL DePaul
Big Sky Conference Weber State Takesha Saltern, Weber State[46] Savanna Corr, Sacramento State[46] Mary Kay Amicone, Weber State[47] 2019 Big Sky Conference softball tournament Shea StadiumSacramento, CA Weber State
Big South Conference Longwood Alyssa Oakes, USC Upstate[48] Christina Biggerstaff, USC Upstate[48] Kathy Riley, Longwood[48] 2019 Big South Conference softball tournament Amanda Littlejohn Stadium • Buies Creek, NC Longwood
Big Ten Conference Michigan Kayla Konwent, Wisconsin[49] Amber Fisher, Minnesota[49] Kate Drohan, Northwestern[49] 2019 Big Ten Conference softball tournament Andy Mohr FieldBloomington, IN Michigan
Big West Conference Cal State Fullerton Ari Williams, Cal State Fullerton[50] Brooke Yanez, UC Davis[50] Kelly Ford, Cal State Fullerton[50] No Tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid Cal State Fullerton
Colonial Athletic Association James Madison Odicci Alexander, James Madison[51] Megan Good, James Madison[51] Loren LaPorte, James Madison[51] 2019 Colonial Athletic Association softball tournament Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial ParkHarrisonburg, VA James Madison
Conference USA Louisiana Tech
& North Texas
Jazlyn Crowder, Louisiana Tech[52] Abby Trahan, Southern Miss[52] Mark Montgomery, Louisiana Tech
& Rodney DeLong, North Texas[52]
2019 Conference USA softball tournament Mary Bowers FieldBirmingham, AL Louisiana Tech
Horizon League UIC Kayla Wedl, UIC[53] Ashley Mauser, Detroit Mercy[53] John Conway, Detroit Mercy[53] 2019 Horizon League softball tournament Flames FieldChicago, IL Detroit Mercy
Ivy League Harvard Micah Schroder, Dartmouth[54] Katie Duncan, Harvard[54] Jennifer Teague, Columbia[54] 2019 Ivy League Softball Championship Series Campus sites Harvard
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Marist
& Monmouth
Madysen Cossack, Siena[55] Alyssa Irons, Monmouth[55] Joe Ausanio, Marist[55] 2019 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference softball tournament Softball Park at Gartland FieldPoughkeepsie, NY Monmouth
Mid-American Conference Miami (OH) Brenna Brownfield, Kent State[56] Andrea Scali, Kent State[56] Clarisa Crowell, Miami[56] 2019 Mid-American Conference softball tournament Firestone StadiumAkron, OH Toledo
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Bethune–Cookman Damali Young, Morgan State[57] Alexis Bermudez, Bethune-Cookman[57] James Inzana, Norfolk State[57] 2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference softball tournament Sunnyland ParkOrmond Beach, FL Bethune–Cookman
Missouri Valley Conference Drake Sammey Bunch, Northern Iowa[58] Nicole Newman, Drake[58] Rich Calvert, Drake[58] 2019 Missouri Valley Conference softball tournament Petersen Hotels Field at the Louisville Slugger Sports ComplexPeoria, IL Drake
Mountain West Conference Colorado State Amber Nelson, Colorado State[59] Jenessa Ullegue, San Jose State[59] Jen Fisher, Colorado State[59] No Tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid Colorado State
Northeast Conference LIU Brooklyn Hailey Desrosiers, Sacred Heart[60] Elena Valenzuela, LIU Brooklyn[60] Roy Kortmann, LIU Brooklyn[60] 2019 Northeast Conference softball tournament LIU FieldBrooklyn, NY Saint Francis (PA)
Ohio Valley Conference Southeast Missouri State
& Jacksonville State
Rachel Anderson, Southeast Missouri[61] Faith Sims, Jacksonville State[61] Mark Redburn, Southeast Missouri[61] 2019 Ohio Valley Conference softball tournament Choccolocco ParkOxford, AL Southeast Missouri State
Pac–12 Conference UCLA
&
Washington
Rachel Garcia, UCLA[62] Rachel Garcia, UCLA[62] Jessica Allister, Stanford[62] No Tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid UCLA
Patriot League Boston University Alex Heinen, Boston University[63] Ali DuBois, Boston University[63] Joey Lye, Bucknell[63] 2019 Patriot League softball tournament BU Softball FieldBoston, MA Boston University
Southeastern Conference Alabama Abbey Cheek, Kentucky[64] Sarah Cornell, Alabama[64] Patrick Murphy, Alabama[64] 2019 Southeastern Conference softball tournament Davis DiamondCollege Station, TX Florida
Southern Conference UNC Greensboro Marissa Guimbarda, Furman[65] Celie Hudson, Chattanooga[65] Janelle Breneman, UNC Greensboro[65] 2019 Southern Conference softball tournament Frost StadiumChattanooga, TN Chattanooga
Southland Conference Sam Houston State Lindsey McLeod, Sam Houston State[66] Lindsey McLeod, Sam Houston State[66] Garrett Valis, Sam Houston State[66] 2019 Southland Conference softball tournament Lady Demon DiamondNatchitoches, LA Sam Houston State
Southwestern Athletic Conference Texas Southern Tamia Lee-Barbadillo, Alabama A&M[67] Crystal Castillo, Prairie View A&M[67] Cassandra Brown, Alabama A&M[67] 2019 Southwestern Athletic Conference softball tournament Barbara Williams Softball ComplexMontgomery, AL Alabama State
Summit League North Dakota State Katie Shoultz, North Dakota State[68] KK Leddy, North Dakota State[68] Darren Mueller, North Dakota State[68] 2019 Summit League softball tournament Tharaldson Park at the Ellig Sports ComplexFargo, ND North Dakota State
Sun Belt Conference Louisiana Alissa Dalton, Louisiana[69] Summer Ellyson, Louisiana[69] Gerry Glasco, Louisiana[69] 2019 Sun Belt Conference softball tournament Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX Louisiana
West Coast Conference BYU Lexi Tarrow, BYU[70] Arissa Paulson, BYU[70] Sami Strinz-Ward, Loyola Marymount[70] No Tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid BYU
Western Athletic Conference Seattle Nikki Butler, New Mexico State[71] Samaria Diaz, New Mexico State[71] Kathy Rodolph, New Mexico State[71] 2019 Western Athletic Conference softball tournament Stapleton-Pierson StadiumPhoenix, AZ Seattle

National Invitational Softball Championship

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UTA Mavericks defeated the Iowa State Cyclones in the championship; Aileen Garcia was named MVP for the series.

Women's College World Series

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Participants

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School Conference Record (conference) Head coach WCWS appearances†
(including 2019 WCWS)
WCWS best finish†* WCWS W–L record†
(excluding 2019 WCWS)
Alabama SEC 57–8 (18–6) Patrick Murphy 12
(last: 2016)
1st
(2012)
17–21
Arizona Pac-12 47–12 (19–5) Mike Candrea 23
(last: 2010)
1st
(1991, 1993, 1994, 1996
1997, 2001, 2006, 2007)
61–32
Florida SEC 49–16 (12–12) Tim Walton 10
(last: 2018)
1st
(2014, 2015)
26-16
Minnesota Big Ten 46–12 (20–2) Jamie Trachsel 1
Oklahoma Big 12 54–3 (18–0) Patty Gasso 13
(last: 2018)
1st
(2000, 2013, 2016, 2017)
30–17
Oklahoma State Big 12 44–15 (13–5) Kenny Gajewski 8
(last: 2011)
3rd
(1989, 1990, 1993, 1994)
11–14
UCLA Pac-12 51–6 (20–4) Kelly Inouye-Perez 29
(last: 2018)
1st
(1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989
1990, 1992, 1999, 2003, 2004)
94–29
Washington Pac-12 50–7 (20–4) Heather Tarr 14
(last: 2018)
1st
(2009)
24–21

† = From NCAA Division I Softball Championship Results

Bracket

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The 2019 Women's College World Series will begin on May 30 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[72]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
1 Oklahoma 3
8 Alabama 2
1 Oklahoma 6
13 Oklahoma State 1
5 Florida 1
13 Oklahoma State 2
1 Oklahoma 0(8) 7
8 Alabama 1 3
8 Alabama 15
5 Florida 3(5)
8 Alabama 2
6 Arizona 0
1 Oklahoma 3 4 X
2 UCLA 16 5 X
3 Washington 1(8)
6 Arizona 3
6 Arizona 2
2 UCLA 6
7 Minnesota 2
2 UCLA 7
2 UCLA 3 X
3 Washington 0(10) X
3 Washington 5
7 Minnesota 3
13 Oklahoma State 0
3 Washington 1

Season leaders

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Batting

Pitching

Records

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NCAA Division I season perfect games: 5 – Nicole Newman, Drake Bulldogs[73]

Freshman class single game strikeouts: 27 – Kelly Nelson, Holy Cross Crusaders; March 6, 2019 (16 innings)

Team consecutive wins streak: 41 – Oklahoma Sooners; February 24-May 19, 2019

Awards

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YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2019 61 172 34 59 .343 57 11 1 9 103 .588% 35 20 0 0
YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2019 29 1 36 25 19 7 4 202.0 117 40 33 43 286 1.14 0.79
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2019 60 152 54 65 .427 53 20 0 13 138 .908% 64 14 8 9
YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2019 28 4 39 32 15 7 0 186.1 97 41 37 38 269 1.39 0.72
YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2019 31 8 44 36 26 13 2 230.0 129 57 51 46 317 1.55 0.76

Coaches

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  • NFCA National Coaching Staff of the Year: UCLA
  • NFCA West Regional Coaching Staff of the Year: UCLA
  • NFCA Central Regional Coaching Staff of the Year: Oklahoma
  • NFCA Great Lakes Regional Coaching Staff of the Year: Minnesota
  • NFCA Mid-Atlantic Regional Coaching Staff of the Year: Virginia Tech
  • NFCA Mideast Regional Coaching Staff of the Year: Louisiana Tech & Southeast Missouri State
  • NFCA Midwest Regional Coaching Staff of the Year: Oklahoma State
  • NFCA Northeast Regional Coaching Staff of the Year: James Madison
  • NFCA Pacific Regional Coaching Staff of the Year: Washington
  • NFCA South Regional Coaching Staff of the Year: Alabama
  • NFCA Southeast Regional Coaching Staff of the Year: Florida

Assistants

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  • NFCA Assistant Coach of the Year: Sara Michalowski-Marino, Missouri

Other Awards

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  • Turface Athletics/NFCA Field of the Year: Jane Sanders Stadium, Oregon
  • Donna Newberry "Perseverance" Award: Bari Mance
  • Humanitarian Award: Joelle Della Volpe, St. Mary's High School (NJ)
  • Distinguished Service Award:

All America Teams

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The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[87]

First Team

Position Player Class School
P Gabbie Plain SO. Washington Huskies
Amber Fiser JR. Minnesota Golden Gophers
Giselle Juarez JR. Oklahoma Sooners
C Dejah Mulipola JR. Arizona Wildcats
1B Kayla Konwent JR. Wisconsin Badgers
2B Caleigh Clifton SR. Oklahoma Sooners
3B Abbey Cheek SR. Kentucky Wildcats
SS Sis Bates JR. Washington Huskies
OF Alyssa Palomino-Cardoza JR. Arizona Wildcats
Morgan Howe SR. Arizona State Sun Devils
Amanda Lorenz SR. Florida Gators
UT Rachel Garcia JR. UCLA Bruins
Cait Brooks SR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
AT-L Nicole Newman SR. Drake Bulldogs
Sydney Sherrill SO. FSU Seminoles
Kylan Becker SR. Mississippi Rebels
Taylor McQuillin SR. Arizona Wildcats
Sydney Romero SR. Oklahoma Sooners

Second Team

Position Player Class School
P Kelly Barnhill SR. Florida Gators
Georgina Corrick SO. USF Bulls
Montana Fouts FR. Alabama Crimson Tide
C Morganne Flores JR. Washington Huskies
1B Kaylee Tow SO. Alabama Crimson Tide
2B Reyna Carranco JR. Arizona Wildcats
3B Amanda Sánchez SR. LSU Tigers
SS Lili Piper SR. Ohio State Buckeyes
OF Bubba Nickles JR. UCLA Bruins
Jocelyn Alo SO. Oklahoma Sooners
Falepolima Aviu SR. Oklahoma Sooners
UT Shelbi Sunseri SO. LSU Tigers
Ulufa Leilua JR. Mississippi State Bulldogs
AT-L Jessie Harper JR. Arizona Wildcats
Bailey Hemphill JR. Alabama Crimson Tide
Autumn Storms JR. Arkansas Razorbacks
Janae Jefferson SO. Texas Longhorns
Meghan King SR. FSU Seminoles

Third Team

Position Player Class School
P Taran Alvelo SR. Washington Huskies
Summer Ellyson JR. ULL Ragin' Cajuns
Danielle Williams FR. Northwestern Wildcats
C Mia Davidson SO. Mississippi State Bulldogs
1B Grace Green FR. Oklahoma Sooners
2B Aubrey Leach SR. Tennessee Lady Vols
3B Skylee James SR. UIC Flames
SS Alyssa DiCarlo SR. Georgia Bulldogs
OF Kindra Hackbarth JR. Arizona State Sun Devils
Kate Gordon JR. James Madison Dukes
Karli Hamilton JR. Texas Tech Red Raiders
UT Odicci Alexander JR. James Madison Dukes
Kendyl Lindaman JR. Florida Gators
AT-L Megan Good SR. James Madison Dukes
Samantha Show SR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls
Miranda Elish JR. Texas Longhorns
Emily Clark SR. Ohio State Buckeyes
Rachel Anderson JR. Southeast Missouri State Redhawks

Final rankings

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USA Today / NFCA DI Top 25 Coaches Poll [88]
Ranking Team
1 UCLA
2 Oklahoma
3 Washington
4 Alabama
5 Arizona
6 Oklahoma State
7 Florida
8 Minnesota
9 Florida State
10 LSU
11 Texas
12 Tennessee
13 James Madison
14 Northwestern
15 Ole Miss
16 Kentucky
17 Georgia
18 Louisiana
19 Texas Tech
20 Michigan
21 South Carolina
22 Auburn
23 Virginia Tech
24 Arizona State
25 Wisconsin
ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 [89]
Ranking Team
1 UCLA
2 Oklahoma
3 Washington
4 Alabama
5 Arizona
6 Oklahoma State
7 Florida
8 Minnesota
9 Florida State
10 Texas
11 Tennessee
12 LSU
13 James Madison
14 Ole Miss
15 Kentucky
16 Northwestern
17 Louisiana
18 Michigan
19 Texas Tech
20 Georgia
21 Virginia Tech
22 Wisconsin
T-23 Auburn
T-23 South Carolina
25 Drake
Softball America[90]
Ranking Team
1 UCLA
2 Oklahoma
3 Washington
4 Alabama
5 Arizona
6 Oklahoma State
7 Florida
8 Minnesota
9 Texas
10 LSU
11 Ole Miss
12 Tennessee
13 Florida State
14 Kentucky
15 James Madison
16 Northwestern
17 Louisiana
18 Michigan
19 Wisconsin
20 Texas Tech
21 Georgia
22 Virginia Tech
23 Auburn
24 South Carolina
25 Arizona State

Coaching changes

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This table lists programs that changed head coaches at any point from the first day of the 2019 season until the day before the first day of the 2020 season.[91]

Team Former
coach
Interim
coach
New
coach
Reason
Abilene Christian Bobby Reeves Abigail Farler On May 11, Reeves stepped down as head coach of the Abilene Christian after 9 seasons with the program.[92] Abigail Farler was named as new softball coach on June 13.[93]
Akron Julie Jones Meaggan Pettipiece On May 16, Akron announced that head coach Julie Jones would not receive a contract extension and that the program will begin looking for a new head coach.[94]
Alabama State Chris Steiner-Wilcoxson Todd Bradley On August 6, Chris Steiner-Wilcoxson accepted the head coaching position at FIU, leaving Alabama State after five seasons.[95] On October 10, Todd Bradley was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[96]
Army Bob Beretta Cheryl Milligan On June 19, Army West Point announced the hiring of assistant coach Cheryl Milligan as head coach of the softball program.[97]
Belmont Brian Levin Megan Rhodes Smith On June 25, Brian Levin accepted the head coaching position at Southern Miss, leaving Belmont after nine seasons with a record of 91–70.[98] On July 12, Megan Rhodes Smith was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[99]
Boston College Ashley Obrest Megan Brown Amy Kvilhaug On May 21, Ashley Obrest announced her resignation as head coach of the Boston College softball program effective immediately.[100] On July 2, Amy Kvilhaug was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[101]
Central Michigan Margo Jonker McCall Salmon Jonker announced her retirement after 40 seasons at Central Michigan on May 13.[102] On June 20, Central Michigan announced the hiring of McCall Salmon as new head coach of the softball program.[103]
Charlotte Aimee DeVos Ashley Chastain On May 13, Charlotte announced that head coach Aimee DeVos will not be retained after 25 years with the program.[104] On June 6, Charlotte announced the hiring of Ashley Chastain as head coach of the Charlotte softball program. Chastain served as pitching coach for the last two seasons at Ole Miss.[105]
Connecticut Jen McIntyre Laura Valentino On May 22, UConn announced that head coach Jen McIntyre will not be returning as head coach of the Huskies softball program after 5 seasons.[106] On July 3, Laura Valentino was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[107]
Detroit Mercy John Conway Marc Gillis John Conway announced his retirement after 5 seasons with the team. On July 2, Marc Gillis, a Titans assistant for 2 seasons, was promoted to head coach.[108]
Delaware State Amber Jackson Jeff Franquet On April 15, Amber Jackson announced she would be stepping down as head coach of Delaware State at the end of the season.[109] On June 13, Jeff Franquet was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[110]
Eastern Illinois Kim Schuette Tara Archibald On June 28, Kim Schuette accepted the pitching coach position at Ole Miss, leaving Eastern Illinois after three seasons with a record of 80–80.[111][112] On August 5, Tara Archibald was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[113]
FIU Gator Rebhan Heather Gelbard Chris Steiner-Wilcoxson On October 17, 2018, FIU parted ways with Gator Rebhan.[114] Heather Gelbard was named interim head coach. On August 6, Chris Steiner-Wilcoxson was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[95]
Green Bay Scott Wachholz Sara Kubuske On June 9, Green Bay announced that it was parting ways with head coach Scott Wachholz. On July 8, Sara Kubuske was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[115]
Idaho State Candi Letts Cristal Brown On June 18, Idaho State announced that Candi Letts would not return for the 2020 season.[116] On July 29, Cristal Brown was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[117]
Louisiana Tech Mark Montgomery Bianca Duran Maria Winn-Ratliff On September 9, Mark Montgomery accepted the head coaching position at Maryland, leaving Louisiana Tech after seven seasons with a record of 226–163.[118] On September 23, Maria Winn-Ratliff was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[119]
Loyola-Chicago Alicia Abbott On August 5, Alicia Abbott was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[120]
Maryland Julie Wright Vicky Galasso & Tori Finucane Mark Montgomery On August 7, Julie Wright stepped down as head softball coach at Maryland after four seasons.[121] On September 9, Mark Montgomery was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[122]
Mississippi State Vann Stuedeman Samantha Ricketts On July 16, Mississippi State announced that Vann Stuedeman would not return as head coach after 8 seasons.[123] On July 22, Samantha Ricketts was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[124]
North Carolina A&T Patti Raduenz On July 22, Patti Raduenz was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[125]
Ole Miss Mike Smith Ruben Felix On December 8, Mike Smith announced his resignation as head coach of the Ole Miss softball program. Ruben Felix was named the interim head coach for the 2020 season.[126]
San Diego Melissa McElvain Jessica Pistole On May 21, Melissa McElvain announced her resignation as head coach of the San Diego softball program.[127] On July 30, Jessica Pistole was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[128]
Santa Clara Lisa Dodd Gina Carbonatto On June 24, Gina Carbonatto was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[129]
SIU Edwardsville Jessica Jones On June 20, SIU Edwardsville appointed interim head softball coach, Jessica Jones, as permanent head coach of the program.[130]
Southern Miss Wendy Hogue Brian Levin On May 10, Wendy Hogue announced her resignation as head coach of the Southern Miss softball program effective immediately.[131] On June 14, Southern Miss announced the hiring of Brian Levin as head coach of the Southern Miss softball program.[98]
Southern Utah Kortny Hall Don Don Williams On July 16, Southern Utah parted ways with Kortny Hall, going 6–34 in one season at the school.[132] On August 22, Don Don Williams was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[133]
Tennessee Tech Bonnie Graham Michelle DePolo On August 1, Bonnie Graham announced her resignation as head coach of the Tennessee Tech program to take on a new role.[134] On August 19, Michelle DePolo was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[135]
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Blake Miller Kristen Zaleski On May 10, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi announced that head coach Blake Miller's contract will not be renewed.[136] On June 20, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi announced the hiring of Kristen Zaleski as head coach of the softball program.[137]
Tulsa John Bargfeldt Crissy Strimple On June 7, John Bargfeldt announced his resignation as head coach of the Tulsa program to pursue better opportunities.[138] On June 12, Tulsa announced that they have promoted Crissy Strimple to head coach of the Tulsa Program. She has spent the last 8 seasons as associate head coach at Tulsa.[139]
Utah Valley T.J. Hubbard Shelby Graves Stacy May-Johnson On December 11, T.J. Hubbard accepted the head coaching position at UTEP, leaving Utah Valley after three seasons.[140] Assistant Coach Shelby Graves was named interim head coach until a permanent replacement is named.[141] On December 30, Stacy May-Johnson was named the head coach for the 2020 season.[142]
UTEP Tobin Echo-Hawk T.J. Hubbard On November 8, UTEP announced that Tobin Echo-Hawk would not return as head coach after 6 seasons.[143] On December 11, T.J. Hubbard was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[140]
UT Martin Donley Canary Brian Dunn Canary announced his retirement after 18 seasons at UT Martin on May 14.[144] On June 11, UT Martin announced the hiring of Brian Dunn to be the head coach of the UT Martin softball program.[145]
Western Illinois Beth Golitko Holly Van Vlymen On August 26, Beth Golitko accepted the assistant coaching position at Loyola Chicago, leaving Western Illinois after two seasons.[146] On November 14, Holly Van Vlymen was named the interim head coach for the 2020 season.[147]

See also

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