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

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

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  ‍†‍‡‍y 12–6 .66731–12 .721
Stony Brook  ‍‍‍ 10–6 .62531–16 .660
Albany  ‍‍‍ 10–6 .62525–17 .595
UMass Lowell  ‍‍‍ 10–7 .58828–20 .583
Binghamton  ‍‍‍ 7–8 .46722–23 .489
Hartford  ‍‍‍ 5–13 .27817–29 .370
Maine  ‍‍‍ 4–12 .2508–37 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 21 UCF  ‍†‍‡‍y 16–2–0 .88949–14–0 .778
Wichita State  ‍‍‍y 14–4–0 .77834–18–0 .654
South Florida  ‍‍‍y 12–5–0 .70645–16–0 .738
Houston  ‍‍‍ 8–9–1 .47227–27–1 .500
Tulsa  ‍‍‍ 7–9–1 .44118–30–1 .378
East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 2–16–0 .11120–36–0 .357
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 2–16–0 .11116–38–0 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East Division
Liberty  x‍‍‡‍y 23–1 .95844–18 .710
North Florida  ‍‍‍ 16–8 .66742–17 .712
Kennesaw State  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50023–28 .451
Stetson  ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41721–35 .375
Florida Gulf Coast  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37518–33 .353
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37515–31 .326
West Division
Central Arkansas  x‍‍‍ 17–7 .70837–21 .638
North Alabama  ‍‍‍ 15–9 .62540–20 .667
Jacksonville State  ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54231–24 .564
Lipscomb  ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41720–32 .385
Eastern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37513–36 .265
Bellarmine  ‍‍‍ 1–23 .04210–41 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
George Washington  ‍†‍‍ 21–3 .87536–16 .692
Fordham  ‍‍‡‍y 15–8 .65230–23 .566
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 14–8 .63623–23 .500
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 13–10 .56522–29 .431
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 12–11 .52222–25 .468
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50024–26 .480
UMass  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50019–32 .373
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 4–20 .16711–36 .234
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 1–23 .0428–38 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 10 Virginia Tech  ‍†‍‍y 21–2 .91346–10 .821
No. 12 Duke  ‍‍‍y 19–3 .86444–11 .800
No. 13 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍y 19–5 .79254–7 .885
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 16–5 .76240–12 .769
No. 16 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 14–10 .58342–17 .712
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54228–26 .519
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45838–18 .679
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41727–25 .519
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 7–15 .31826–21 .553
NC State  ‍‍‍ 7–17 .29233–23 .589
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25023–28 .451
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25020–27 .426
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 2–20 .09114–27 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 1 Oklahoma  ‍†‍‍y 17–1–0 .94459–3–0 .952
No. 7 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‡‍y 14–4–0 .77848–14–0 .774
No. 17 Texas  ‍‍‍y 12–6–0 .66747–22–1 .679
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 6–12–0 .33328–27–0 .509
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 6–12–0 .33332–24–0 .571
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 5–13–0 .27822–27–0 .449
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 3–15–0 .16720–36–0 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UConn  ‍†‍‍ 20–4 .83338–18 .679
Butler  ‍‍‍ 16–6 .72731–17 .646
Villanova  ‍‍‡‍y 16–7 .69632–24 .571
DePaul  ‍‍‍ 16–8 .66729–24 .547
Providence  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45825–21 .543
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 9–14 .39120–23 .465
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 5–16 .23815–28 .349
Creighton  ‍‍‍ 5–17 .22715–27 .357
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 5–18 .21712–35 .255
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 5, 2022[17]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2022 Big Sky Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Weber State  ‍†‍‡‍y 13–1 .92938–10 .792
Sacramento State  ‍‍‍ 12–6 .66730–25 .545
Portland State  ‍‍‍ 10–5 .66728–18 .609
Northern Colorado  ‍‍‍ 10–8 .55623–30 .434
Idaho State  ‍‍‍ 8–10 .44425–27 .481
Montana  ‍‍‍ 6–11 .35320–27 .426
Southern Utah  ‍‍‍ 0–18 .0003–40 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
USC Upstate  ‍†‍‍ 21–6 .77848–10 .828
Campbell  ‍†‍‡‍y 21–6 .77837–19 .661
Longwood  ‍†‍‍ 21–6 .77834–24 .586
Presbyterian  ‍‍‍ 19–8 .70436–15 .706
Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍ 12–13 .48027–28 .491
Radford  ‍‍‍ 12–15 .44419–29 .396
Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 10–17 .37018–37 .327
Gardner–Webb  ‍‍‍ 7–20 .25915–29 .341
Hampton  ‍‍‍ 7–20 .25919–36 .345
North Carolina A&T  ‍‍‍ 3–22 .12013–35 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 10 Northwestern  ‍†‍‍y 19–4–0 .82645–13–0 .776
Nebraska  ‍‍‡‍y 17–5–0 .77341–16–0 .719
Illinois  ‍‍‍y 15–7–0 .68234–22–0 .607
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 14–8–0 .63629–23–0 .558
No. 24 Michigan  ‍‍‍y 14–8–0 .63638–18–0 .679
Ohio State  ‍‍‍y 13–9–0 .59136–17–0 .679
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 13–10–0 .56532–22–0 .593
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍y 12–11–0 .52230–21–0 .588
Minnesota  ‍‍‍y 11–12–0 .47827–26–1 .509
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 10–13–0 .43527–22–0 .551
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 7–15–0 .31824–31–0 .436
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4–16–0 .20024–28–0 .462
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 3–17–0 .15025–30–0 .455
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 3–20–0 .13021–31–0 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Cal State Fullerton  ‍†‍‍y 20–7 .74137–22 .627
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 19–8 .70429–22 .569
Hawaii  ‍‍‍ 17–10 .63023–19 .548
UC Riverside  ‍‍‍ 16–11 .59325–24 .510
UC San Diego  ‍‍‍ 15–12 .55628–28 .500
Cal State Northridge  ‍‍‍ 14–13 .51924–30 .444
Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 14–13 .51919–29 .396
UC Davis  ‍‍‍ 11–16 .40723–29 .442
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 6–21 .22215–39 .278
Cal State Bakersfield  ‍‍‍ 3–24 .1118–37 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Delaware  ‍†‍‍ 11–4 .73329–16 .644
James Madison*  ‍‍‍ 10–5 .66721–21 .500
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 13–6 .68421–27 .438
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‡‍y 11–8 .57932–15 .681
Elon  ‍‍‍ 10–8 .55630–22 .577
College of Charleston  ‍‍‍ 7–10 .41215–37 .288
Drexel  ‍‍‍ 5–14 .26324–23 .511
Towson  ‍‍‍ 4–16 .20014–33 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Western Kentucky  x‍‍‍ 17–7 .70838–13 .745
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 15–9 .62535–18 .660
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍ 15–9 .62529–26 .527
Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50035–23 .603
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25019–34 .358
FIU  ‍‍‍ 5–19 .20819–31 .380
West
Louisiana Tech  x‍‍‍ 18–6 .75039–20 .661
North Texas  ‍‍‡‍y 17–7 .70837–16 .698
UAB  ‍‍‍ 13–10 .56525–24 .510
UTSA  ‍‍‍ 11–12 .47818–30 .375
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37529–23 .558
UTEP  ‍‍‍ 5–19 .20815–34 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Oakland  ‍†‍‡‍y 18–7 .72026–17 .605
Cleveland State  ‍‍‍ 18–8 .69222–24 .478
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ 17–9 .65432–24 .571
Robert Morris  ‍‍‍ 16–9 .64031–21 .596
Green Bay  ‍‍‍ 15–10 .60025–25 .500
Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 14–13 .51927–29 .482
UIC  ‍‍‍ 10–15 .40013–32 .289
IUPUI  ‍‍‍ 9–17 .34612–38 .240
Purdue Fort Wayne  ‍‍‍ 6–20 .2317–42 .143
Detroit Mercy  ‍‍‍ 6–21 .2226–36 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Princeton  ‍†‍‡‍y 17–4–0 .81027–17–2 .609
Harvard  ‍‍‍ 15–6–0 .71422–20–0 .524
Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 14–7–0 .66720–24–0 .455
Yale  ‍‍‍ 9–12–0 .42911–23–0 .324
Columbia  ‍‍‍ 8–13–0 .38112–26–0 .316
Cornell  ‍‍‍ 7–14–0 .33317–23–0 .425
Brown  ‍‍‍ 7–14–0 .33316–25–0 .390
Penn  ‍‍‍ 7–14–0 .33312–31–0 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Miami (OH)  ‍†‍‡‍y 24–5–0 .82840–16–1 .711
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 17–10–0 .63023–25–0 .479
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 17–11–0 .60727–24–0 .529
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 16–11–0 .59330–18–0 .625
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 15–14–0 .51722–31–0 .415
Buffalo  ‍‍‍ 13–14–0 .48122–24–0 .478
Akron  ‍‍‍ 13–16–0 .44818–32–0 .360
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 12–17–0 .41422–33–0 .400
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 11–17–0 .39320–28–0 .417
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 11–18–0 .37918–28–0 .391
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 5–21–0 .19212–37–0 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Canisius  ‍†‍‡‍y 16–4–0 .80032–18–0 .640
Fairfield  ‍‍‍ 17–5–0 .77327–22–0 .551
Siena  ‍‍‍ 14–6–0 .70032–23–0 .582
Rider  ‍‍‍ 11–9–0 .55028–25–1 .528
Marist  ‍‍‍ 11–10–0 .52425–29–0 .463
Iona  ‍‍‍ 10–10–0 .50023–24–0 .489
Niagara  ‍‍‍ 9–12–0 .42915–25–0 .375
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 7–11–0 .38913–30–0 .302
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍ 7–13–0 .35022–33–0 .400
Monmouth  ‍‍‍ 6–14–0 .30011–38–0 .224
Quinnipiac  ‍‍‍ 5–15–0 .25012–29–0 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Morgan State  ‍†‍‍ 18–3 .85731–15 .674
Howard  ‍‍‡‍y 17–4 .81031–24 .564
Norfolk State  ‍‍‍ 16–5 .76234–23 .596
Maryland Eastern Shore  ‍‍‍ 13–8 .61918–33 .353
North Carolina Central  ‍‍‍ 8–13 .38112–36 .250
Coppin State  ‍‍‍ 7–14 .3338–37 .178
Delaware State  ‍‍‍ 3–18 .1434–33 .108
South Carolina State  ‍‍‍ 2–19 .0953–37 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Northern Iowa  ‍†‍‍ 22–2–0 .91732–14–0 .696
Missouri State  ‍‍‡‍y 18–7–0 .72028–20–0 .583
Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 16–10–0 .61527–19–1 .585
Drake  ‍‍‍ 14–12–0 .53821–29–0 .420
Bradley  ‍‍‍ 13–14–0 .48126–26–0 .500
Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 12–13–0 .48024–28–0 .462
Indiana State  ‍‍‍ 12–14–0 .46226–26–0 .500
Evansville  ‍‍‍ 9–18–0 .33324–27–0 .471
Loyola Chicago  ‍‍‍ 9–18–0 .33316–31–0 .340
Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 5–22–0 .18514–33–0 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
San Diego State  ‍†‍‍y 20–4 .83339–16 .709
Boise State  ‍‍‍ 19–5 .79240–10 .800
UNLV  ‍‍‍ 17–7 .70843–15 .741
Utah State  ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54228–28 .500
Fresno State  ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41719–36 .345
Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37518–28 .391
San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 7–17 .29222–29 .431
Nevada  ‍‍‍ 7–17 .29217–35 .327
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25026–27 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Saint Francis (PA)  ‍†‍‡‍y 20–4 .83337–18 .673
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 17–7 .70826–22 .542
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58324–25 .490
LIU Brooklyn  ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54226–31 .456
Bryant  ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54215–27 .357
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50019–29 .396
Merrimack  ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41714–28 .333
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍ 5–19 .20813–42 .236
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 4–20 .1678–41 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Murray State  ‍†‍‡‍y 21–7–0 .75040–18–1 .686
Belmont  ‍‍‍ 20–8–0 .71433–17–0 .660
UT Martin  ‍‍‍ 17–8–0 .68034–19–0 .642
Southeast Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 16–10–0 .61530–24–0 .556
Austin Peay  ‍‍‍ 17–11–0 .60730–23–0 .566
Tennessee Tech  ‍‍‍ 13–14–0 .48132–22–0 .593
Eastern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 10–17–0 .37025–30–0 .455
SIU Edwardsville  ‍‍‍ 9–19–0 .32119–35–0 .352
Morehead State  ‍‍‍ 7–20–0 .2598–36–0 .182
Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 6–22–0 .21415–39–0 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 8 Arizona State ‍†‍‍y 20–4–0 .83343–11–0 .796
No. 5 UCLA ‍‍‍y 19–5–0 .79251–10–0 .836
No. 11 Washington ‍‍‍y 14–10–0 .58338–17–0 .691
Stanford ‍‍‍y 11–13–0 .45839–22–0 .639
No. 23 Oregon ‍‍‍y 10–14–0 .41733–19–0 .635
Oregon State ‍‍‍y 9–15–0 .37539–22–0 .639
Utah ‍‍‍ 9–15–0 .37527–27–0 .500
Arizona ‍‍‍y 8–16–0 .33339–21–0 .650
California ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33328–27–1 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Boston University  ‍†‍‍ 16–2–0 .88940–17–0 .702
Lehigh  ‍‍‡‍y 15–3–0 .83331–20–1 .606
Army  ‍‍‍ 10–8–0 .55620–34–0 .370
Colgate  ‍‍‍ 9–9–0 .50020–28–0 .417
Holy Cross  ‍‍‍ 8–10–0 .44421–29–0 .420
Bucknell  ‍‍‍ 3–15–0 .1677–38–0 .156
Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 2–16–0 .11110–37–0 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Arkansas ‍†‍‡‍y 19–5 .79248–11 .814
No. 17 Alabama  ‍‍‍y 16–8 .66744–13 .772
No. 20 Tennessee  ‍‍‍y 15–8 .65241–18 .695
No. 5 Florida  ‍‍‍y 13–11 .54249–19 .721
No. 21 Kentucky  ‍‍‍y 13–11 .54237–19 .661
LSU  ‍‍‍y 13–11 .54234–23 .596
No. 23 Missouri  ‍‍‍y 12–11 .52238–22 .633
No. 22 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 12–12 .50043–18 .705
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 12–12 .50041–19 .683
No. 24 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 11–13 .45840–17 .702
No. 19 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 10–14 .41737–27 .578
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 6–18 .25031–28 .525
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 3–21 .12526–30 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UNC Greensboro  ‍†‍‍ 16–2 .88939–18 .684
Samford  ‍‍‍ 15–3 .83334–19 .642
Chattanooga  ‍‍‡‍y 9–9 .50030–27 .526
Furman  ‍‍‍ 8–10 .44422–33 .400
Mercer  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38916–40 .286
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 4–14 .22219–34 .358
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 4–14 .2228–48 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
McNeese State  ‍†‍‡‍y 15–3 .83340–21 .656
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 14–4 .77840–16 .714
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 11–7 .61125–27 .481
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 10–8 .55629–22 .569
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍ 5–13 .27815–36 .294
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 4–13 .23519–29 .396
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 4–14 .22212–38 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Bethune-Cookman  x‍‍‍ 18–7 .72025–25 .500
Jackson State  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50024–27 .471
Alabama State  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50024–31 .436
Florida A&M  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50018–31 .367
Alabama A&M  ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41716–24 .400
Mississippi Valley State  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37511–26 .297
West
Texas Southern  x‍‍‍ 21–3 .87526–20 .565
Prairie View A&M  ‍‍‡‍y 17–8 .68020–29 .408
Grambling State  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45824–24 .500
Southern  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45815–33 .313
Alcorn State  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37517–33 .340
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  ‍‍‍ 4–20 .1676–39 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Dakota State  ‍†‍‡‍y 18–2 .90041–13 .759
Omaha  ‍‍‍ 17–4 .81032–14 .696
North Dakota State  ‍‍‍ 10–8 .55630–23 .566
South Dakota  ‍‍‍ 11–10 .52428–25 .528
Kansas City  ‍‍‍ 9–11 .45013–34 .277
St. Thomas (MN)  ‍‍‍ 8–13 .38114–36 .280
North Dakota  ‍‍‍ 4–16 .20014–39 .264
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 4–17 .1908–37 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Louisiana  ‍†‍‡‍y 23–4 .85247–13 .783
South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 16–6 .72726–21 .553
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 19–8 .70439–19 .672
Troy  ‍‍‍ 15–12 .55632–20 .615
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 12–15 .44422–28 .440
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 10–15 .40029–26 .527
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37521–34 .382
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 10–17 .37027–27 .500
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 7–17 .29225–29 .463
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25013–34 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southwest Division
Stephen F. Austin  x‍‍‍ 18–6 .75031–27 .534
Abilene Christian  ‍‍‍ 15–9 .62525–26 .490
Tarleton State  ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58330–25 .545
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33315–39 .278
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 5–19 .20811–38 .224
West Division
Grand Canyon  x‍‍‡‍y 19–5 .79239–16 .709
Seattle  ‍‍‍ 15–9 .62532–24 .571
California Baptist  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50030–26 .536
Utah Valley  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50024–27 .471
Dixie State  ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33319–32 .373
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25013–38 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
BYU  ‍†‍‍ 13–2 .86742–10 .808
Loyola Marymount  ‍†‍‍y 13–2 .86737–17 .685
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 7–8 .46721–30 .412
San Diego  ‍‍‍ 5–9 .35720–34 .370
Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍ 4–11 .26716–31 .340
Pacific  ‍‍‍ 2–12 .14312–37 .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

    PositionPlayerClassSchool
    PGeorgina CorrickSR.South Florida
    Jordy BahlFR.Oklahoma
    Kelly MaxwellR-JR.Oklahoma State
    CMia DavidsonGSMississippi State
    1BDanielle GibsonR-SR.Arkansas
    2BTiare JenningsSO.Oklahoma
    3BHannah GammillSO.Arkansas
    SSBaylee KlinglerSR.Washington
    OFRachel LewisGSNorthwestern
    Jayda ColemanSO.Oklahoma
    KB SidesR-SR.Arkansas
    UTValerie CagleSO.Clemson
    Jocelyn AloR-SR.Oklahoma
    AT-LKeely RochardSR.Virginia Tech
    Grace LyonsSR.Oklahoma
    Danielle WilliamsSR.Northwestern
    Linnie MalkinR-SR.Arkansas
    Cydney SandersFR.Arizona State

    Second Team

    PositionPlayerClassSchool
    PChenise DelceR-JR.Arkansas
    Megan FaraimoR-JR.UCLA
    Kathryn SandercockSR.Florida State
    CDelanie WiszR-SR.UCLA
    1BHaley LeeSR.Texas A&M
    2BJanae JeffersonSR.Texas
    3BSydney SherrillR-SR.Florida State
    SSErin CoffelSO.Kentucky
    OFYannira AcuñaSR.Arizona State
    Addison BarnardSO.Wichita State
    Bailey VannoySR.Charlotte
    UTMiranda ElishGSOklahoma State
    Skylar WallaceR-JR.Florida
    AT-LGabbie PlainGSWashington
    Sydney McKinneyJR.Wichita State
    Allie SkaggsSO.Arizona
    Sara MosleyJR.Georgia
    Montana FoutsSR.Alabama

    Third Team

    PositionPlayerClassSchool
    PMariah MazonSR.Oregon State
    Hailey DolciniSR.Texas
    Peyton St. GeorgeGSDuke
    CMakena SmithJR.California
    1BKarina GaskinsSO.Notre Dame
    2BCam YbarraSO.Nebraska
    3BKarli SpaidSO.Miami (OH)
    SSJameson KavelGSDuke
    OFCarmyn GreenwoodGSLouisville
    Emma RitterSO.Virginia Tech
    Ellessa BonstromSR.Utah
    UTSierra LangeGSGeorge Washington
    Mac BarbaraR-FR.San Diego State
    AT-LBriana PerezR-SR.UCLA
    Bailey ParshallSR.Penn State
    Rachel BeckerSR.Purdue
    Mya StevensonSR.Marshall
    Lacey FincherSR.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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