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The following is a list of schools that participate in NCAA Division I softball, according to NCAA.com. [1] These teams compete to go to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Devon Park for the Women's College World Series. (For schools whose athletic branding does not directly correspond with the school name, the athletic branding is in parentheses.)
A total of 64 teams compete in the tournament. 32 teams gain automatic entry into the tournament while the other 32 are selected by the Division I Softball committee. From this field of 64, 16 teams will be given "national seeds" and placed at one of the assigned regional sites, often the home field of each national seed.
2023 NCAA Division I softball season; Preseason No. 1: Oklahoma: Defending Champions: Oklahoma: TV partner/s: ESPN: NCAA Tournament; Duration: May 19 – June 8, 2023: Most conference bids: SEC – 12 bids: Women's College World Series; Duration: June 1–9, 2023: Champions: Oklahoma (7th title) Runners-up: Florida State (12th WCWS Appearance ...
The 2024 season was the last for 16 Division I softball schools in their current conferences. Eight of the nine softball-sponsoring members of the Pac-12 Conference left for other conferences: Arizona, Arizona State, and Utah joined the Big 12 Conference. [9] California and Stanford joined the Atlantic Coast Conference. [10]
While dominant pitching can carry a softball team to the Division 1 title, hard-hitting and top-seeded Norco is the team to beat in Southern Section.
Two Division I members, both sponsoring softball, adopted new names after the 2022 season. Neither school's nickname was affected. Dixie State University changed its forward-facing name to Utah Tech University in May 2022, ahead of the legal name change on July 1.
2024 NCAA Division I softball season; Preseason No. 1: Oklahoma: Defending Champions: Oklahoma: TV partner/s: ESPN: NCAA Tournament; Duration: May 17 – June 6, 2024: Most conference bids: SEC – 13 bids: Women's College World Series; Duration: May 30 – June 6, 2024: Champions: Oklahoma (8th title) Runners-up: Texas (2nd WCWS Appearance ...
2022 NCAA Division I softball season; Preseason No. 1: Oklahoma (Unanimous) Defending Champions: Oklahoma: TV partner/s: ESPN: NCAA Tournament; Duration: May 20 – June 9, 2022: Most conference bids: SEC, 12 teams: Women's College World Series; Duration: June 2–9, 2022: Champions: Oklahoma (6th title) Runners-up: Texas (6th WCWS Appearance ...