# 2023 NCAA Division I softball season

The 2023 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 in February 2023. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2023 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2023 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 at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium, ended in June 2023.

## Realignment

Five schools began transitions from NCAA Division II to Division I on July 1, 2022.
* Lindenwood and Southern Indiana joined the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).
* Queens joined the ASUN Conference (which has since reverted to its past name of Atlantic Sun Conference).
* Stonehill joined the Northeast Conference (NEC).
* Texas A&M–Commerce joined the Southland Conference (SLC).
A total of 17 softball-sponsoring schools changed conferences after the 2022 season.
* Austin Peay, Belmont, and Murray State left the Ohio Valley Conference. Peay joined the ASUN, and Belmont and Murray State joined the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).
* Bryant and Mount St. Mary's left the NEC, respectively for the America East Conference and Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).
* Hampton, Monmouth, North Carolina A&T, and Stony Brook joined the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA; since renamed the Coastal Athletic Association). Hampton and A&T left the Big South Conference (the latter after only one season), Monmouth the MAAC, and Stony Brook the America East.
* Hartford, which began a transition to NCAA Division III in the 2021–22 school year, left the America East to become an independent for 2022–23 before joining the D-III Commonwealth Coast Conference in 2023.
* James Madison, Marshall, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss joined the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). James Madison left the CAA, while the others left Conference USA (CUSA).
* Lamar, which had announced it would leave the WAC to return to its former home of the SLC in 2023–24, expedited this move to 2022–23.
* UIC left the Horizon League for the MVC.
* UT Arlington left the SBC for the WAC.
Incarnate Word had announced plans to leave the SLC for the WAC after the 2022 season, but days before that move was to take effect, the school announced it was staying in the SLC.
The 2023 season was the last for 14 softball schools in their current conferences, as well as the aforementioned Hartford's only season as a D-I independent.
* BYU, Houston, and UCF moved to the Big 12 Conference. BYU left the West Coast Conference, while the others left the American Athletic Conference (The American).
* Campbell left the Big South for the CAA.
* Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, UAB, and UTSA left CUSA for The American.
* Jacksonville State, Liberty, New Mexico State, and Sam Houston joined CUSA. Jacksonville State and Liberty left the ASUN, and New Mexico State and Sam Houston the WAC.
* Western Illinois left the Summit League for the Ohio Valley Conference.

## Other changes from 2022

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. The nickname remains Trailblazers.
* Houston Baptist University became Houston Christian University on September 21, 2022. The nickname remains Huskies.

## Other headlines

* On December 29, 2022, the Big West Conference announced it would add a softball tournament effective as early as the 2025 season. The 2025 start date was later confirmed by a vote of the conference chancellors and presidents, with an official announcement in October 2023.

## Season outlook

USA Today/NFCA DI Coaches Poll :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Oklahoma |
| 2 | UCLA |
| 3 | Oklahoma State |
| 4 | Florida |
| 5 | Florida State |
| 6 | Texas |
| 7 | Arkansas |
| 8 | Northwestern |
| 9 | Alabama |
| 10 | Clemson |
| 11 | Virginia Tech |
| 12 | Arizona |
| 13 | Tennessee |
| 14 | Washington |
| 15 | Georgia |
| 16 | Duke |
| 17 | Stanford |
| 18 | UCF |
| 19 | Oregon State |
| 20 | Kentucky |
| 21 | Auburn |
| 22 | Arizona State |
| 23 | Mississippi State |
| 24 | Oregon |
| 25 | LSU |
ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Poll :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Oklahoma |
| 2 | UCLA |
| 3 | Oklahoma State |
| 4 | Florida State |
| 5 | Florida |
| 6 | Arkansas |
| 7 | Alabama |
| 8 | Northwestern |
| 9 | Texas |
| 10 | Clemson |
| 11 | Virginia Tech |
| 12 | Tennessee |
| 13 | Georgia |
| 14 | Stanford |
| 15 | Arizona |
| 16 | Washington |
| 17 | Kentucky |
| 18 | UCF |
| 19 | Duke |
| 20 | LSU |
| 21 | Auburn |
| 22 | Oregon |
| 23 | Missouri |
| 24 | Louisiana |
| 25 | Oregon State |
D1Softball :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Oklahoma |
| 2 | UCLA |
| 3 | Oklahoma State |
| 4 | Florida State |
| 5 | Florida |
| 6 | Alabama |
| 7 | Northwestern |
| 8 | Arkansas |
| 9 | Clemson |
| 10 | Georgia |
| 11 | Stanford |
| 12 | Tennessee |
| 13 | Virginia Tech |
| 14 | Texas |
| 15 | UCF |
| 16 | Kentucky |
| 17 | LSU |
| 18 | Arizona |
| 19 | Auburn |
| 20 | Louisiana |
| 21 | Washington |
| 22 | Duke |
| 23 | Oregon |
| 24 | North Texas |
| 25 | Ole Miss |
Softball America :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Oklahoma |
| 2 | Oklahoma State |
| 3 | Florida State |
| 4 | UCLA |
| 5 | Florida |
| 6 | Northwestern |
| 7 | Arkansas |
| 8 | Alabama |
| 9 | Texas |
| 10 | Clemson |
| 11 | Virginia Tech |
| 12 | Georgia |
| 13 | Tennessee |
| 14 | Arizona |
| 15 | Duke |
| 16 | UCF |
| 17 | Washington |
| 18 | Auburn |
| 19 | Kentucky |
| 20 | Stanford |
| 21 | Michigan |
| 22 | Louisiana |
| 23 | Mississippi State |
| 24 | Oregon State |
| 25 | Arizona State |

## Conference standings

2023 America East Conference softball standings :
| 2023 America East Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT UMBC ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 15–4–0 .78925–17–0 .595 Binghamton ‍‍‍ 13–7–0 .65029–18–0 .617 Albany ‍‍‍ 11–7–0 .61124–19–0 .558 UMass Lowell ‍‍‍ 8–12–0 .40021–29–1 .422 Bryant ‍‍‍ 6–12–0 .33318–29–0 .383 Maine ‍‍‍ 4–15–0 .21116–39–0 .291 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2023 American Athletic Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 21 Wichita State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 16–2 .88944–12 .786 UCF ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 15–3 .83340–21 .656 South Florida ‍‍‍ 10–7 .58832–24 .571 Tulsa ‍‍‍ 9–9 .50025–28 .472 Houston ‍‍‍ 7–10 .41220–30 .400 East Carolina ‍‍‍ 3–15 .16727–28 .491 Memphis ‍‍‍ 2–16 .1118–43 .157 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2023 ASUN Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 23 Central Arkansas ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 22–2–0 .91745–12–0 .789 Liberty ‍‍‍$^y$ 19–5–0 .79240–22–0 .645 Jacksonville State ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .62531–22–0 .585 Florida Gulf Coast ‍‍‍ 13–11–0 .54232–26–0 .552 North Alabama ‍‍‍ 12–11–1 .52134–16–1 .676 Stetson ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50028–28–0 .500 Austin Peay ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50027–24–0 .529 Jacksonville ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45825–27–0 .481 Kennesaw State ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45820–32–0 .385 North Florida ‍‍‍ 10–13–1 .43829–23–1 .557 Eastern Kentucky ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41728–24–0 .538 Queens (NC)* ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41720–26–0 .435 Lipscomb ‍‍‍ 9–15–0 .37521–29–0 .420 Bellarmine* ‍‍‍ 1–23–0 .0424–45–0 .082 * ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today |
| 2023 Atlantic 10 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Saint Louis ‍†‍‍ 20–6–0 .76930–26–0 .536 Loyola Chicago ‍‍‍ 19–6–0 .76028–23–0 .549 Dayton ‍‍‍ 15–7–0 .68235–19–0 .648 George Mason ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 16–10–0 .61535–24–0 .593 Fordham ‍‍‍ 11–10–0 .52420–28–0 .417 Rhode Island ‍‍‍ 12–13–0 .48023–31–1 .427 Saint Joseph's ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41720–28–0 .417 UMass ‍‍‍ 8–18–0 .30817–34–0 .333 George Washington ‍‍‍ 7–19–0 .26917–28–0 .378 St. Bonaventure ‍‍‍ 6–20–0 .23111–36–1 .240 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 3 Florida State ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 22–2–0 .91758–11–0 .841 No. 5 Duke ‍‍‍$^y$ 19–5–0 .79248–11–0 .814 No. 10 Clemson ‍‍‍$^y$ 18–6–0 .75049–12–0 .803 Louisville ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–7–0 .69634–20–0 .630 No. 24 Virginia Tech ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–10–0 .58339–20–0 .661 North Carolina ‍‍‍ 13–10–0 .56526–28–0 .481 Notre Dame ‍‍‍$^y$ 11–12–1 .47930–19–1 .610 Virginia ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33330–22–0 .577 Syracuse ‍‍‍ 7–15–1 .32619–25–1 .433 Georgia Tech ‍‍‍ 7–17–0 .29226–27–0 .491 Pittsburgh ‍‍‍ 6–17–0 .26124–25–0 .490 Boston College ‍‍‍ 6–18–0 .25024–28–0 .462 NC State ‍‍‍ 6–18–0 .25018–35–0 .340 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 8, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2023 Big 12 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 1 Oklahoma ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 18–0–0 1.00061–1–0 .984 No. 8 Texas ‍‍‍$^y$ 11–7–0 .61145–15–1 .746 No. 9 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍$^y$ 10–8–0 .55647–16–0 .746 No. 18 Baylor ‍‍‍$^y$ 8–10–0 .44440–18–0 .690 Iowa State ‍‍‍ 6–12–0 .33325–30–0 .455 Kansas ‍‍‍ 5–13–0 .27825–27–0 .481 Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 5–13–0 .27831–22–0 .585 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 8, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today |
| 2023 Big East Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT UConn ‍†‍‍ 19–5 .79234–15 .694 Seton Hall ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 18–6 .75042–16 .724 Villanova ‍‍‍ 18–6 .75037–21 .638 Butler ‍‍‍ 12–9 .57118–35 .340 St. John's ‍‍‍ 8–13 .38123–29 .442 DePaul ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37519–32 .373 Georgetown ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37516–32 .333 Creighton ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25023–31 .426 Providence ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25015–32 .319 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 20, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2023 Big Sky Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Idaho State ‍†‍‍ 10–5 .66720–27 .426 Sacramento State ‍†‍‍ 10–5 .66727–20 .574 Northern Colorado ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 8–7 .53326–23 .531 Portland State ‍‍‍ 6–9 .40018–27 .400 Weber State ‍‍‍ 6–9 .40013–32 .289 Montana ‍‍‍ 5–10 .33311–36 .234 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2023 Big South Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Longwood ‍†‍‍ 15–5 .75032–21 .604 Campbell ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 15–5 .75042–18 .700 USC Upstate ‍‍‍ 13–8 .61938–17 .691 Charleston Southern ‍‍‍ 11–9 .55022–27 .449 Gardner-Webb ‍‍‍ 9–12 .42920–33 .377 Winthrop ‍‍‍ 8–13 .38126–24 .520 Presbyterian ‍‍‍ 6–14 .30025–22 .532 Radford ‍‍‍ 5–16 .23816–34 .320 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today |
| 2023 Big Ten Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 15 Northwestern ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 20–3 .87042–13 .764 Indiana ‍‍‍$^y$ 18–5 .78344–18 .710 Minnesota ‍‍‍$^y$ 17–6 .73938–18 .679 Nebraska ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–10 .56536–22 .621 Wisconsin ‍‍‍ 12–10 .54527–20 .574 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 12–11 .52233–20 .623 Maryland ‍‍‍ 11–11 .50038–19 .667 Penn State ‍‍‍ 11–11 .50031–16 .660 Iowa ‍‍‍ 10–13 .43535–27 .565 Michigan ‍‍‍ 10–13 .43526–25 .510 Rutgers ‍‍‍ 9–14 .39132–25 .561 Illinois ‍‍‍ 6–16 .27329–27 .518 Purdue ‍‍‍ 6–17 .26123–30 .434 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 4–19 .17414–32 .304 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 28, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2023 Big West Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Long Beach State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 21–6 .77831–23 .574 Cal State Fullerton ‍‍‍$^y$ 20–7 .74134–21 .618 Cal State Northridge ‍‍‍ 19–8 .70428–22 .560 UC Davis ‍‍‍ 15–12 .55629–20 .592 Hawaii ‍‍‍ 13–14 .48130–23 .566 UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍ 13–14 .48126–22 .542 Cal Poly ‍‍‍ 12–15 .44419–23 .452 UC Riverside ‍‍‍ 11–16 .40725–28 .472 UC San Diego* ‍‍‍ 9–18 .33319–33 .365 Cal State Bakersfield ‍‍‍ 2–25 .0747–43 .140 * ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2023 Colonial Athletic Association softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Delaware ‍†‍‍ 18–5 .78329–20 .592 UNC Wilmington ‍‍‍ 17–7 .70823–27 .460 Hofstra ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 16–7 .69629–27 .518 Elon ‍‍‍ 15–7 .68222–26 .458 Towson ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58330–25 .545 Charleston ‍‍‍ 11–12 .47819–32 .373 Stony Brook ‍‍‍ 10–13 .43529–27 .518 North Carolina A&T ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41717–34 .333 Monmouth ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33310–34 .227 Drexel ‍‍‍ 5–18 .21712–37 .245 Hampton ‍‍‍ 4–19 .17415–31 .326 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today |
| 2023 Conference USA softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Charlotte ‍†‍‍$^y$ 16–7 .69635–23 .603 North Texas ‍‍‍ 16–8 .66735–22 .614 UAB ‍‍‍ 16–8 .66729–25 .537 Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍ 15–9 .62535–20 .636 Western Kentucky ‍‍‍ 14–9 .60930–24 .556 Middle Tennessee ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 13–10 .56542–20 .677 Louisiana Tech ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54232–24 .571 FIU ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41724–27 .471 UTSA ‍‍‍ 3–20 .1308–41 .163 UTEP ‍‍‍ 2–22 .08311–34 .244 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 21, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2023 Horizon League softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Oakland ‍†‍‍ 14–7 .66721–21 .500 Robert Morris ‍‍‍ 14–8 .63624–23 .511 Northern Kentucky ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 14–10 .58324–32 .429 IUPUI ‍‍‍ 12–10 .54516–31 .340 Green Bay ‍‍‍ 12–10 .54522–31 .415 Youngstown State ‍‍‍ 12–10 .54527–27 .500 Cleveland State ‍‍‍ 11–12 .47815–32 .319 Purdue Fort Wayne ‍‍‍ 9–14 .39117–32 .347 Detroit Mercy ‍‍‍ 3–20 .1304–34 .105 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2023 NCAA Division I softball independents standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Hartford ‍‍‍ – –16–16 .500 y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 27, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today |
| 2023 Ivy League softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Harvard ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 16–5–0 .76229–17–1 .628 Princeton ‍†‍‍ 16–5–0 .76229–20–0 .592 Yale ‍‍‍ 11–10–0 .52420–23–0 .465 Columbia ‍‍‍ 11–10–0 .52417–23–0 .425 Cornell ‍‍‍ 9–12–0 .42916–26–0 .381 Brown ‍‍‍ 9–12–0 .42913–26–0 .333 Dartmouth ‍‍‍ 8–13–0 .38114–25–0 .359 Penn ‍‍‍ 4–17–0 .1908–37–0 .178 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2023 Mid-American Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Miami (OH) ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 21–8 .72439–20 .661 Ohio ‍‍‍ 20–9 .69031–22 .585 Central Michigan ‍‍‍ 18–11 .62129–26 .527 Ball State ‍‍‍ 17–12 .58627–26 .509 Akron ‍‍‍ 16–13 .55228–23 .549 Northern Illinois ‍‍‍ 15–13 .53626–25 .510 Toledo ‍‍‍ 14–14 .50021–25 .457 Kent State ‍‍‍ 13–14 .48118–31 .367 Western Michigan ‍‍‍ 11–15 .42317–29 .370 Buffalo ‍‍‍ 8–18 .30814–36 .280 Bowling Green ‍‍‍ 2–28 .0679–41 .180 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 21, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2023 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Canisius ‍†‍‍ 17–3–0 .85030–16–1 .649 Mount St. Mary's ‍‍‍ 15–5–0 .75032–19–0 .627 Marist ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 12–8–0 .60029–28–0 .509 Fairfield ‍‍‍ 11–9–0 .55022–25–0 .468 Siena ‍‍‍ 11–9–0 .55032–21–0 .604 Iona ‍‍‍ 10–10–0 .50021–31–1 .406 Saint Peter's ‍‍‍ 9–11–0 .45030–21–0 .588 Rider ‍‍‍ 9–11–0 .45019–31–0 .380 Manhattan ‍‍‍ 8–12–0 .40013–35–0 .271 Quinnipiac ‍‍‍ 5–15–0 .25017–25–0 .405 Niagara ‍‍‍ 3–17–0 .1509–34–0 .209 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 14, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today |
| 2023 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Morgan State ‍†‍‍ 14–4 .77824–21 .533 Norfolk State ‍‍‍ 14–6 .70024–23 .511 North Carolina Central ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 12–7 .63219–34 .358 Howard ‍‍‍ 10–9 .52620–26 .435 Coppin State ‍‍‍ 9–11 .45016–28 .364 Maryland Eastern Shore ‍‍‍ 8–10 .44414–30 .318 South Carolina State ‍‍‍ 6–11 .3538–27 .229 Delaware State ‍‍‍ 2–17 .1058–31 .205 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2023 Missouri Valley Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Northern Iowa ‍†‍‍ 26–1 .96339–12 .765 Missouri State ‍‍‍ 21–6 .77831–20 .608 Illinois State ‍‍‍ 19–7 .73130–22 .577 Murray State ‍‍‍ 17–10 .63033–21 .611 Indiana State ‍‍‍ 17–10 .63032–25 .561 Southern Illinois ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 13–14 .48136–20 .643 Belmont ‍‍‍ 12–14 .46229–24 .547 Drake ‍‍‍ 10–17 .37018–34 .346 Evansville ‍‍‍ 8–19 .29622–32 .407 Bradley ‍‍‍ 7–20 .25915–40 .273 UIC ‍‍‍ 7–20 .2599–43 .173 Valparaiso ‍‍‍ 4–23 .1488–41 .163 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2023 Mountain West Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Boise State ‍†‍‍ 16–5 .76232–17 .653 San Diego State ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 16–6 .72739–17 .696 Colorado State ‍‍‍ 11–10 .52431–21 .596 San Jose State ‍‍‍ 11–11 .50026–28 .481 Nevada ‍‍‍ 10–12 .45531–19 .620 Fresno State ‍‍‍ 10–12 .45524–34 .414 UNLV ‍‍‍ 9–13 .40923–27 .460 Utah State ‍‍‍ 9–13 .40918–26 .409 New Mexico ‍‍‍ 6–16 .27319–31 .380 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 28, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today |
| 2023 Northeast Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Saint Francis (PA) ‍†‍‍ 15–6 .71426–23 .531 Central Connecticut ‍‍‍ 14–7 .66721–16 .568 LIU ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 14–7 .66731–24 .564 Merrimack* ‍‍‍ 11–10 .52418–30 .375 Fairleigh Dickinson ‍‍‍ 10–11 .47624–27 .471 Sacred Heart ‍‍‍ 9–12 .42918–29 .383 Wagner ‍‍‍ 9–12 .42913–27 .325 Stonehill ‍‍‍ 2–19 .0954–42 .087 * ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 14, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2023 Ohio Valley Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Southeast Missouri State ‍†‍‍ 20–2–0 .90929–14–0 .674 Eastern Illinois ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 16–6–0 .72734–21–0 .618 Southern Indiana* ‍‍‍ 13–9–0 .59121–23–0 .477 UT Martin ‍‍‍ 13–10–0 .56523–24–0 .489 SIU Edwardsville ‍‍‍ 12–10–0 .54530–26–0 .536 Tennessee State ‍‍‍ 12–11–0 .52222–26–1 .459 Lindenwood* ‍‍‍ 8–15–0 .34816–32–0 .333 Morehead State ‍‍‍ 6–18–0 .25011–33–0 .250 Tennessee Tech ‍‍‍ 2–21–0 .0876–44–0 .120 * ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2023 Pac-12 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 2 UCLA ‍†‍‍$^y$ 21–3–0 .87552–7–0 .881 No. 6 Washington ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–8–0 .66744–14–0 .759 No. 17 Utah ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 15–9–0 .62542–16–0 .724 No. 7 Stanford ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–10–0 .58347–15–0 .758 No. 19 Oregon ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–10–0 .58338–17–0 .691 California ‍‍‍$^y$ 9–14–1 .39635–21–1 .623 Oregon State ‍‍‍ 6–17–1 .27115–29–1 .344 Arizona ‍‍‍ 6–18–0 .25029–25–0 .537 Arizona State ‍‍‍ 6–18–0 .25022–26–0 .458 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 5, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today |
| 2023 Patriot League softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 25 Boston University ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 17–1–0 .94451–9–0 .850 Lehigh ‍‍‍ 16–2–0 .88940–14–0 .741 Army ‍‍‍ 10–8–0 .55622–37–0 .373 Bucknell ‍‍‍ 8–10–0 .44416–31–0 .340 Colgate ‍‍‍ 6–12–0 .33317–31–0 .354 Lafayette ‍‍‍ 4–14–0 .2228–36–1 .189 Holy Cross ‍‍‍ 2–16–0 .11115–36–1 .298 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2023 Southeastern Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 3 Tennessee ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 19–5–0 .79251–10–0 .836 No. 14 Georgia ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–7–0 .69642–15–0 .737 No. 20 Auburn ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–9–0 .62543–19–0 .694 No. 7 Alabama ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–10–0 .58345–22–0 .672 No. 17 Arkansas ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–10–0 .58340–19–0 .678 No. 16 LSU ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–11–0 .54242–17–0 .712 Texas A&M ‍‍‍$^y$ 12–12–0 .50035–21–0 .625 No. 21 Florida ‍‍‍$^y$ 11–13–0 .45838–22–0 .633 No. 24 Kentucky ‍‍‍$^y$ 10–14–0 .41731–22–1 .583 No. 25 South Carolina ‍‍‍$^y$ 9–15–0 .37540–22–0 .645 Ole Miss ‍‍‍$^y$ 8–16–0 .33332–28–0 .533 Mississippi State ‍‍‍ 7–16–0 .30428–25–0 .528 Missouri ‍‍‍$^y$ 7–17–0 .29235–26–0 .574 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 5, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2023 Southern Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT UNC Greensboro ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 13–4 .76537–22 .627 Samford ‍‍‍ 12–6 .66726–31 .456 Furman ‍‍‍ 8–9 .47120–32 .385 Western Carolina ‍‍‍ 8–10 .44421–26 .447 Mercer ‍‍‍ 8–10 .44420–37 .351 Chattanooga ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38925–27 .481 East Tennessee State ‍‍‍ 6–12 .33317–37 .315 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today |
| 2023 Southland Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT McNeese ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 21–3–0 .87547–16–0 .746 Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍ 19–5–0 .79247–14–0 .770 Nicholls ‍‍‍ 13–11–0 .54229–24–0 .547 Lamar ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50022–34–0 .393 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45824–24–0 .500 Northwestern State ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41725–27–0 .481 Houston Christian ‍‍‍ 9–15–0 .37520–33–0 .377 Incarnate Word ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33316–30–1 .351 Texas A&M–Commerce* ‍‍‍ 5–19–0 .2089–39–0 .188 * Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 21, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT East Alabama State $^x$‍‍‍ 17–7–0 .70830–21–0 .588 Bethune-Cookman ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .62519–31–0 .380 Alabama A&M ‍‍‍ 13–11–0 .54222–19–0 .537 Florida A&M ‍‍‍ 13–11–0 .54220–22–0 .476 Jackson State ‍‍‍ 13–11–0 .54224–26–0 .480 Mississippi Valley State ‍‍‍ 1–23–0 .0422–40–0 .048 West Prairie View A&M $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 22–2–0 .91728–20–0 .583 Grambling State ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .62533–21–1 .609 Texas Southern ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50016–24–0 .400 Alcorn State ‍‍‍ 11–15–0 .42318–30–0 .375 Southern ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33313–34–0 .277 Arkansas-Pine Bluff ‍‍‍ 4–20–0 .16710–38–0 .208 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2023 Summit League softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT South Dakota State ‍†‍‍ 17–0 1.00037–17 .685 Omaha ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 15–5 .75033–17 .660 North Dakota State ‍‍‍ 13–8 .61930–21 .588 South Dakota ‍‍‍ 11–9 .55024–28 .462 North Dakota ‍‍‍ 9–10 .47412–38 .240 St. Thomas* ‍‍‍ 6–14 .30018–35 .340 Kansas City ‍‍‍ 4–17 .1909–43 .173 Western Illinois ‍‍‍ 3–15 .1679–36 .200 * Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today |
| 2023 Sun Belt Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Louisiana ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 22–2–0 .91747–14–0 .770 South Alabama ‍‍‍ 20–4–0 .83339–14–0 .736 Marshall ‍‍‍ 17–5–0 .77345–9–0 .833 Troy ‍‍‍ 14–9–1 .60433–19–1 .632 Texas State ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–9–1 .58734–23–1 .595 James Madison ‍‍‍ 13–11–0 .54228–19–0 .596 Coastal Carolina ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45836–20–0 .643 Louisiana-Monroe ‍‍‍ 7–17–0 .29225–32–0 .439 Georgia State ‍‍‍ 7–17–0 .29218–36–0 .333 Southern Miss ‍‍‍ 6–17–0 .26122–24–0 .478 Georgia Southern ‍‍‍ 6–18–0 .25017–34–0 .333 Appalachian State ‍‍‍ 4–18–0 .18223–28–0 .451 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 28, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2023 Western Athletic Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Utah Tech* ‍†‍‍ 19–5 .79235–18 .660 Grand Canyon ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 17–7 .70847–13 .783 Stephen F. Austin ‍‍‍ 15–9 .62530–24 .556 Seattle ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58336–20 .643 Tarleton* ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54230–27 .526 Sam Houston ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50022–35 .386 UT Arlington ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45822–30 .423 California Baptist ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41728–19 .596 New Mexico State ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41721–25 .457 Utah Valley ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41717–32 .347 Abilene Christian ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41715–36 .294 Southern Utah ‍‍‍ 3–21 .1256–33 .154 * Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2023 West Coast Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Loyola Marymount ‍†‍‍$^y$ 12–3–0 .80026–23–0 .531 BYU ‍‍‍ 11–4–0 .73335–17–0 .673 Saint Mary's ‍‍‍ 9–6–0 .60020–29–0 .408 San Diego ‍‍‍ 8–7–0 .53323–29–1 .443 Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 4–11–0 .26723–26–0 .469 Pacific ‍‍‍ 1–14–0 .06710–30–0 .250 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today |

## Awards

* USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year: Valerie Cagle, Clemson
* NFCA National Player of the Year: Skylar Wallace, Florida
* Softball America Player of the Year: Valerie Cagle, Clemson
* NFCA National Pitcher of the Year: Ashley Rogers, Tennessee
* Softball America Pitcher of the Year: Montana Fouts, Alabama
* NFCA National Freshman of the Year: NiJaree Canady, Stanford
* Softball America Freshman of the Year: NiJaree Canady, Stanford
* Softball America Defensive Player of the Year: Grace Turk, Oklahoma
* NFCA Catcher of the Year: Terra McGowan, Oregon
* NFCA Golden Shoe Award: Mihyia Davis, Louisiana

## All-America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.
First Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Ashley Rogers | GS | Tennessee |
| P | Megan Faraimo | R-SR. | UCLA |
| P | Montana Fouts | GS | Alabama |
| C | Terra McGowan | R-SR. | Oregon |
| 1B | Baylee Klingler | GS | Washington |
| 2B | Tiare Jennings | JR. | Oklahoma |
| 3B | Alyssa Brito | SO. | Oklahoma |
| SS | Skylar Wallace | R-JR. | Florida |
| OF | Kiki Milloy | SR. | Tennessee |
| OF | Jayda Coleman | JR. | Oklahoma |
| OF | Jayda Kearney | JR. | Georgia |
| UT | Valerie Cagle | JR. | Clemson |
| UT | Rylin Hedgecock | R-JR. | Arkansas |
| AT-L | Sydney McKinney | SR. | Wichita State |
| AT-L | Maya Brady | R-JR. | UCLA |
| AT-L | Jordy Bahl | SO. | Oklahoma |
| AT-L | Maddie Penta | JR. | Auburn |
| AT-L | Kinzie Hansen | JR. | Oklahoma |
Second Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Kathryn Sandercock | R-SR. | Florida State |
| P | Kelly Maxwell | R-SR. | Oklahoma State |
| P | Alana Vawter | SR. | Stanford |
| C | Kayla Kowalik | GS | Kentucky |
| 1B | Shaylon Govan | SO. | Baylor |
| 2B | Allee Bunker | GS | Oregon |
| 3B | Megan Grant | FR. | UCLA |
| SS | Erin Coffel | JR. | Kentucky |
| OF | Yannira Acuña | GS | Arizona State |
| OF | D'Auna Jennings | FR. | Duke |
| OF | Alex Honnold | JR. | Missouri |
| UT | Taylor Roby | R-SR. | Louisville |
| UT | Karly Heath | JR. | Louisiana |
| AT-L | Taryn Kern | FR. | Indiana |
| AT-L | McKenna Gibson | SO. | Tennessee |
| AT-L | Rachel Becker | GS | Oklahoma State |
| AT-L | Autumn Pease | GS | Minnesota |
| AT-L | Chenise Delce | R-SR. | Arkansas |
Third Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Lexi Kilfoyl | SR. | Oklahoma State |
| P | Sydney Berzon | FR. | LSU |
| P | Mariah Lopez | JR. | Utah |
| C | Taylor Krapf | SO. | Minnesota |
| C | Julia Cottrill | JR. | Texas A&M |
| 1B | Jordan Woolery | FR. | UCLA |
| 2B | Sydney Kuma | JR. | Georgia |
| 3B | Makena Smith | SR. | California |
| SS | Billie Andrews | SR. | Nebraska |
| OF | Sami Reynolds | GS | Washington |
| OF | Mihyia Davis | FR. | Louisiana |
| OF | Ashley Trierweiler | R-SO. | Santa Clara |
| UT | Brianna Copeland | FR. | Indiana |
| UT | Kayla Konwent | GS | Wisconsin |
| AT-L | Ruby Meylan | FR. | Washington |
| AT-L | Taylor Minnick | SO. | Indiana |
| AT-L | Autumn Owen | SO. | Marshall |
| AT-L | Kiley Naomi | GS | Oklahoma State |
| AT-L | Kayla Roncin | JR. | Boston University |