# 2020 NCAA Division I softball season

The 2020 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 6, 2020. The season ended on March 12, 2020, when the NCAA cancelled all winter championships and spring sports seasons due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 2020 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2020 Women's College World Series, which were to be held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, did not occur.

## Coronavirus impact and cancellation

As of March 12, 2020, the NCAA cancelled both the remainder of the season and the tournament due to the coronavirus pandemic.
As of 2021, all Division I softball players were given another year of eligibility due to the restraints and cancellations from the coronavirus pandemic. Each player is given the option to use their extra year of eligibility or not.

## Ballpark changes

* The 2020 season was the first for Virginia at Palmer Park, replacing The Park. The team played its first game there on March 3 against James Madison.
* The 2020 season was the first for Clemson at Clemson Softball Stadium, and its first season altogether.

## Season outlook

USA Today / NFCA DI Coaches Poll :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Washington |
| 2 | Alabama |
| 3 | Oklahoma |
| 4 | UCLA |
| 5 | Arizona |
| 6 | Texas |
| 7 | Florida |
| 8 | Minnesota |
| 9 | Florida State |
| 10 | Louisiana |
| 11 | LSU |
| 12 | Tennessee |
| 13 | Oklahoma State |
| 14 | Northwestern |
| 15 | Kentucky |
| 16 | Georgia |
| 17 | Michigan |
| 18 | Texas Tech |
| 19 | South Carolina |
| 20 | James Madison |
| 21 | Ole Miss |
| 22 | Arizona State |
| 23 | Auburn |
| 24 | Arkansas |
| 25 | Wisconsin |
ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Poll :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Alabama |
| 2 | Washington |
| 3 | Oklahoma |
| 4 | UCLA |
| 5 | Arizona |
| 6 | Texas |
| 7 | Minnesota |
| 8 | Florida State |
| 9 | Florida |
| 10 | Louisiana |
| T11 | LSU |
| T11 | Tennessee |
| 13 | Oklahoma State |
| 14 | Michigan |
| 15 | Northwestern |
| 16 | Kentucky |
| 17 | Georgia |
| 18 | James Madison |
| 19 | Texas Tech |
| 20 | Arkansas |
| 21 | South Carolina |
| 22 | Arizona State |
| 23 | Wisconsin |
| 24 | Oregon |
| 25 | Ole Miss |
D1Softball :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Alabama |
| 2 | Washington |
| 3 | Arizona |
| 4 | UCLA |
| 5 | Oklahoma |
| 6 | Texas |
| 7 | Minnesota |
| 8 | Louisiana |
| 9 | Florida |
| 10 | Florida State |
| 11 | LSU |
| 12 | Oklahoma State |
| 13 | Northwestern |
| 14 | Tennessee |
| 15 | Georgia |
| 16 | Texas Tech |
| 17 | Kentucky |
| 18 | Michigan |
| 19 | Oregon |
| 20 | South Carolina |
| 21 | Arkansas |
| 22 | Auburn |
| 23 | Arizona State |
| 24 | Wisconsin |
| 25 | Missouri |
Softball America :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Washington |
| 2 | Alabama |
| 3 | UCLA |
| 4 | Oklahoma |
| 5 | Arizona |
| 6 | Minnesota |
| 7 | Florida State |
| 8 | Louisiana |
| 9 | Oklahoma State |
| 10 | Texas |
| 11 | Florida |
| 12 | Northwestern |
| 13 | LSU |
| 14 | Tennessee |
| 15 | Michigan |
| 16 | Georgia |
| 17 | Arkansas |
| 18 | Texas Tech |
| 19 | James Madison |
| 20 | Kentucky |
| 21 | Wisconsin |
| 22 | South Carolina |
| 23 | Auburn |
| 24 | Arizona State |
| 25 | Oregon |
FloSoftball :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | UCLA |
| 2 | Oklahoma |
| 3 | Washington |
| 4 | Alabama |
| 5 | Arizona |
| 6 | Minnesota |
| 7 | Texas |
| 8 | Louisiana |
| 9 | Oklahoma State |
| 10 | Florida State |
| 11 | Michigan |
| 12 | Tennessee |
| 13 | Northwestern |
| 14 | James Madison |
| 15 | LSU |
| 16 | Florida |
| 17 | Arkansas |
| 18 | Ole Miss |
| 19 | Wisconsin |
| 20 | Arizona State |
| 21 | South Carolina |
| 22 | Virginia Tech |
| 23 | Georgia |
| 24 | Kentucky |
| 25 | Notre Dame |

## Conference standings

* Note: Records as of cancellation of season on March 12, 2020.
2020 America East Conference softball standings :
| 2020 America East Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Stony Brook ‍‍‍ 0–0 –10–4 .714 Hartford ‍‍‍ 0–0 –5–4 .556 Albany ‍‍‍ 0–0 –6–5 .545 UMass Lowell ‍‍‍ 0–0 –7–9 .438 UMBC ‍‍‍ 0–0 –5–9 .357 Maine ‍‍‍ 0–0 –2–7 .222 Binghamton ‍‍‍ 0–0 –3–12 .200 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 Rankings from NFCA | 2020 American Athletic Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 22 UCF ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –21–5–1 .796 UConn ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –16–5–0 .762 Houston ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –16–6–0 .727 Memphis ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –16–9–0 .640 South Florida ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –16–9–0 .640 East Carolina ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –14–9–0 .609 Tulsa ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –13–11–0 .542 Wichita State ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –11–16–0 .407 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 Rankings from NFCA | 2020 Atlantic 10 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT George Washington ‍‍‍ 0–0 –10–14 .417 St. Bonaventure ‍‍‍ 0–0 –2–3 .400 Dayton ‍‍‍ 0–0 –8–12 .400 Saint Louis ‍‍‍ 0–0 –8–13 .381 George Mason ‍‍‍ 0–0 –7–12 .368 UMass ‍‍‍ 0–0 –4–7 .364 Fordham ‍‍‍ 0–0 –7–13 .350 Saint Joseph's ‍‍‍ 0–0 –4–11 .267 Rhode Island ‍‍‍ 0–0 –4–14 .222 La Salle ‍‍‍ 0–0 –0–10 .000 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 Rankings from NFCA |
| 2020 Atlantic Coast Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 17 Virginia Tech ‍‍‍ 3–0 1.00021–4 .840 NC State ‍‍‍ 3–0 1.00019–6 .760 Clemson ‍‍‍ 5–1 .83319–8 .704 Georgia Tech ‍‍‍ 2–1 .66712–11 .522 Syracuse ‍‍‍ 2–1 .66710–10 .500 North Carolina ‍‍‍ 3–3 .50010–14 .417 Notre Dame ‍‍‍ 2–4 .33313–9 .591 Pittsburgh ‍‍‍ 2–4 .3338–12 .400 Duke ‍‍‍ 1–2 .33323–4 .852 Boston College ‍‍‍ 1–2 .3339–12 .429 No. 12 Florida State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –17–7 .708 Louisville ‍‍‍ 0–0 –10–13 .435 Virginia ‍‍‍ 0–6 .00010–12 .455 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 Rankings from NFCA | 2020 ASUN Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Kennesaw State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –21–4 .840 Florida Gulf Coast ‍‍‍ 0–0 –19–8 .704 North Alabama ‍‍‍ 0–0 –16–7 .696 North Florida ‍‍‍ 0–0 –12–6 .667 Jacksonville ‍‍‍ 0–0 –15–11 .577 Lipscomb ‍‍‍ 0–0 –12–10 .545 Stetson ‍‍‍ 0–0 –12–15 .444 Liberty ‍‍‍ 0–0 –10–13 .435 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 Rankings from NFCA | 2020 Big 12 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 3 Texas ‍‍‍ 0–0 –24–3 .889 No. 6 Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 0–0 –20–4 .833 No. 24 Baylor ‍‍‍ 0–0 –19–5 .792 No. 13 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –19–5 .792 Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 0–0 –17–9 .654 Kansas ‍‍‍ 0–0 –13–13 .500 Iowa State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –11–13 .458 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 Rankings from NFCA |
| 2020 Big East Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Butler ‍‍‍ 0–0 –15–8 .652 Creighton ‍‍‍ 0–0 –13–12 .520 Villanova ‍‍‍ 0–0 –14–13 .519 Seton Hall ‍‍‍ 0–0 –10–14 .417 DePaul ‍‍‍ 0–0 –8–12 .400 Providence ‍‍‍ 0–0 –6–11 .353 Georgetown ‍‍‍ 0–0 –8–15 .348 St. John's ‍‍‍ 0–0 –8–15 .348 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 Rankings from NFCA | 2020 Big Sky Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Sacramento State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –14–11 .560 Montana ‍‍‍ 0–0 –12–12 .500 Weber State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –10–14 .417 Northern Colorado ‍‍‍ 0–0 –10–15 .400 Idaho State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –7–14 .333 Southern Utah ‍‍‍ 0–0 –5–14 .263 Portland State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –6–18 .250 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 Rankings from NFCA | 2020 Big South Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Gardner–Webb ‍‍‍ 1–0 1.00024–5 .828 Radford ‍‍‍ 0–0 –13–3 .813 Hampton ‍‍‍ 0–0 –14–4 .778 USC Upstate ‍‍‍ 0–0 –17–7 .708 Presbyterian ‍‍‍ 0–0 –16–8 .667 Winthrop ‍‍‍ 0–0 –13–10 .565 Charleston Southern ‍‍‍ 0–0 –10–9 .526 Longwood ‍‍‍ 0–0 –10–11 .476 Campbell ‍‍‍ 0–1 .00010–15 .400 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 Rankings from NFCA |
| 2020 Big Ten Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Iowa ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –17–5–0 .773 No. 18 Michigan ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –15–8–0 .652 No. 19 Minnesota ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –15–9–1 .620 Purdue ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –15–10–0 .600 Wisconsin ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –14–10–0 .583 Indiana ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –12–9–0 .571 Maryland ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –12–11–0 .522 Illinois ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –11–11–0 .500 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –9–9–0 .500 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –11–12–0 .478 Penn State ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –11–15–0 .423 Rutgers ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –10–14–0 .417 Nebraska ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –9–14–0 .391 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –6–16–0 .273 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 Rankings from NFCA | 2020 Big West Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Cal State Northridge ‍‍‍ 0–0 –16–8 .667 Cal State Fullerton ‍‍‍ 0–0 –14–10 .583 UC Davis ‍‍‍ 0–0 –16–12 .571 Long Beach State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –13–12 .520 UC Riverside ‍‍‍ 0–0 –13–12 .520 Cal Poly ‍‍‍ 0–0 –10–13 .435 UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍ 0–0 –12–16 .429 Hawaii ‍‍‍ 0–0 –9–15 .375 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 Rankings from NFCA | 2020 Colonial Athletic Association softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Delaware ‍‍‍ 0–0 –19–4 .826 James Madison ‍‍‍ 0–0 –12–6 .667 Towson ‍‍‍ 0–0 –8–7 .533 Charleston ‍‍‍ 0–0 –10–10 .500 Elon ‍‍‍ 0–0 –11–11 .500 Drexel ‍‍‍ 0–0 –4–5 .444 UNC Wilmington ‍‍‍ 0–0 –7–16 .304 Hofstra ‍‍‍ 0–0 –3–15 .167 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 Rankings from NFCA |
| 2020 Conference USA softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East Western Kentucky ‍‍‍ 3–0 1.00020–5 .800 Charlotte ‍‍‍ 2–1 .66714–13 .519 Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍ 1–2 .3338–14 .364 Marshall ‍‍‍ 0–0 –18–7 .720 FIU ‍‍‍ 0–0 –8–9 .471 Middle Tennessee ‍‍‍ 0–3 .00015–13 .536 West North Texas ‍‍‍ 2–1 .66719–5 .792 Louisiana Tech ‍‍‍ 2–1 .6678–16 .333 UTSA ‍‍‍ 1–2 .33314–11 .560 UTEP ‍‍‍ 1–2 .3335–17 .227 Southern Miss ‍‍‍ 0–0 –14–8 .636 UAB ‍‍‍ 0–0 –15–11 .577 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 Rankings from NFCA | 2020 Horizon League softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Youngstown State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –8–7 .533 Northern Kentucky ‍‍‍ 0–0 –9–10 .474 UIC ‍‍‍ 0–0 –9–11 .450 Cleveland State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –8–11 .421 Oakland ‍‍‍ 0–0 –7–11 .389 Wright State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –7–11 .389 IUPUI ‍‍‍ 0–0 –5–15 .250 Green Bay ‍‍‍ 0–0 –4–15 .211 Detroit Mercy ‍‍‍ 0–0 –2–21 .087 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 Rankings from NFCA | 2020 Ivy League softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Columbia ‍‍‍ 0–0 –5–4 .556 Penn ‍‍‍ 0–0 –7–6 .538 Princeton ‍‍‍ 0–0 –4–4 .500 Cornell ‍‍‍ 0–0 –4–5 .444 Dartmouth ‍‍‍ 0–0 –4–5 .444 Yale ‍‍‍ 0–0 –5–10 .333 Harvard ‍‍‍ 0–0 –2–8 .200 Brown ‍‍‍ 0–0 –1–9 .100 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 Rankings from NFCA |
| 2020 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Monmouth ‍‍‍ 0–0 –11–9 .550 Marist ‍‍‍ 0–0 –10–9 .526 Manhattan ‍‍‍ 0–0 –6–6 .500 Canisius ‍‍‍ 0–0 –8–9 .471 Niagara ‍‍‍ 0–0 –3–5 .375 Saint Peter's ‍‍‍ 0–0 –4–10 .286 Fairfield ‍‍‍ 0–0 –4–11 .267 Iona ‍‍‍ 0–0 –2–6 .250 Siena ‍‍‍ 0–0 –3–10 .231 Quinnipiac ‍‍‍ 0–0 –2–9 .182 Rider ‍‍‍ 0–0 –1–10 .091 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 Rankings from NFCA | 2020 Mid-American Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Ball State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –18–9 .667 Bowling Green ‍‍‍ 0–0 –11–6 .647 Miami (OH) ‍‍‍ 0–0 –12–8 .600 Toledo ‍‍‍ 0–0 –11–12 .478 Kent State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –9–10 .474 Ohio ‍‍‍ 0–0 –11–15 .423 Northern Illinois ‍‍‍ 0–0 –7–15 .318 Central Michigan ‍‍‍ 0–0 –6–13 .316 Akron ‍‍‍ 0–0 –6–19 .240 Western Michigan ‍‍‍ 0–0 –5–16 .238 Buffalo ‍‍‍ 0–0 –2–11 .154 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 Rankings from NFCA | 2020 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Norfolk State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –7–14 .333 Morgan State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –5–11 .313 North Carolina A&T ‍‍‍ 0–0 –4–19 .174 Bethune–Cookman ‍‍‍ 0–0 –5–28 .152 Florida A&M ‍‍‍ 0–0 –3–17 .150 Maryland Eastern Shore ‍‍‍ 0–0 –3–18 .143 Howard ‍‍‍ 0–0 –3–21 .125 Coppin State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –1–8 .111 North Carolina Central ‍‍‍ 0–0 –1–15 .063 Delaware State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –1–20 .048 South Carolina State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –0–10 .000 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 Rankings from NFCA |
| 2020 Missouri Valley Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Southern Illinois ‍‍‍ 0–0 –15–6 .714 Bradley ‍‍‍ 0–0 –14–9 .609 Loyola Chicago ‍‍‍ 0–0 –12–9 .571 Evansville ‍‍‍ 0–0 –12–11 .522 Illinois State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –12–11 .522 Indiana State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –11–12 .478 Valparaiso ‍‍‍ 0–0 –9–10 .474 Missouri State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –7–12 .368 Drake ‍‍‍ 0–0 –8–16 .333 Northern Iowa ‍‍‍ 0–0 –7–14 .333 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 Rankings from NFCA | 2020 Mountain West Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 25 Fresno State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –21–4 .840 San Jose State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –21–5 .808 UNLV ‍‍‍ 0–0 –21–5 .808 San Diego State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –17–11 .607 Boise State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –14–11 .560 Utah State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –13–11 .542 Colorado State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –11–12 .478 New Mexico ‍‍‍ 0–0 –11–15 .423 Nevada ‍‍‍ 0–0 –10–14 .417 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 Rankings from NFCA | 2020 Northeast Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Sacred Heart ‍‍‍ 0–0 –8–7 .533 LIU Brooklyn ‍‍‍ 0–0 –12–12 .500 Robert Morris ‍‍‍ 0–0 –8–11 .421 Wagner ‍‍‍ 0–0 –3–6 .333 Bryant ‍‍‍ 0–0 –4–11 .267 Central Connecticut ‍‍‍ 0–0 –1–3 .250 Fairleigh Dickinson ‍‍‍ 0–0 –4–12 .250 Saint Francis (PA) ‍‍‍ 0–0 –5–18 .217 Merrimack ‍‍‍ 0–0 –2–10 .167 Mount St. Mary's ‍‍‍ 0–0 –2–17 .105 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 Rankings from NFCA |
| 2020 Ohio Valley Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Eastern Kentucky ‍‍‍ 0–0 –22–2 .917 SIU Edwardsville ‍‍‍ 0–0 –13–5 .722 Southeast Missouri State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –12–5 .706 Jacksonville State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –12–9 .571 Murray State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –12–10 .545 UT Martin ‍‍‍ 0–0 –12–10 .545 Tennessee Tech ‍‍‍ 0–0 –10–9 .526 Eastern Illinois ‍‍‍ 0–0 –11–10 .524 Austin Peay ‍‍‍ 0–0 –11–12 .478 Tennessee State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –7–11 .389 Morehead State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –6–10 .375 Belmont ‍‍‍ 0–0 –4–14 .222 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 Rankings from NFCA | 2020 Pac-12 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 1 UCLA ‍‍‍ 0–0 –25–1 .962 No. 2 Washington ‍‍‍ 0–0 –23–2 .920 No. 9 Oregon ‍‍‍ 0–0 –22–2 .917 No. 4 Arizona ‍‍‍ 0–0 –22–3 .880 Stanford ‍‍‍ 0–0 –22–4 .846 Utah ‍‍‍ 0–0 –14–4 .778 No. 15 Arizona State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –22–7 .759 Oregon State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –18–8 .692 California ‍‍‍ 0–0 –13–11 .542 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 Rankings from NFCA | 2020 Patriot League softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Boston University ‍‍‍ 0–0 –14–8 .636 Army ‍‍‍ 0–0 –14–9 .609 Colgate ‍‍‍ 0–0 –11–9 .550 Lehigh ‍‍‍ 0–0 –8–9 .471 Bucknell ‍‍‍ 0–0 –8–14 .364 Holy Cross ‍‍‍ 0–0 –2–9 .182 Lafayette ‍‍‍ 0–0 –1–11 .083 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 Rankings from NFCA |
| 2020 Southeastern Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 7 Florida ‍‍‍ 3–0 1.00023–4 .852 No. 23 Missouri ‍‍‍ 3–0 1.00019–7 .731 No. 11 Kentucky ‍‍‍ 2–1 .66720–4 .833 No. 14 Georgia ‍‍‍ 2–1 .66723–5 .821 No. 10 Alabama ‍‍‍ 2–1 .66714–8 .636 No. 20 Arkansas ‍‍‍ 1–2 .33319–6 .760 No. 16 South Carolina ‍‍‍ 1–2 .33317–6 .739 Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 1–2 .33317–9 .654 No. 21 Mississippi State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –25–3 .893 No. 5 LSU ‍‍‍ 0–0 –21–3 .875 Tennessee ‍‍‍ 0–0 –14–9 .609 Auburn ‍‍‍ 0–3 .00016–11 .593 Ole Miss ‍‍‍ 0–3 .00012–13 .480 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 Rankings from NFCA | 2020 Southern Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT UNC Greensboro ‍‍‍ 0–0 –15–7 .682 East Tennessee State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –9–13 .409 Samford ‍‍‍ 0–0 –10–16 .385 Mercer ‍‍‍ 0–0 –10–17 .370 Chattanooga ‍‍‍ 0–0 –7–14 .333 Furman ‍‍‍ 0–0 –7–19 .269 Western Carolina ‍‍‍ 0–0 –3–13 .188 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 Rankings from NFCA | 2020 Southland Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Stephen F. Austin ‍‍‍ 3–0 1.00019–4 .826 McNeese State ‍‍‍ 3–0 1.00019–7 .731 Northwestern State ‍‍‍ 3–0 1.00015–7 .682 Central Arkansas ‍‍‍ 3–0 1.00017–9 .654 Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍ 2–1 .66715–8 .652 Nicholls ‍‍‍ 2–1 .66712–14 .462 Houston Baptist ‍‍‍ 1–2 .33312–10 .545 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi ‍‍‍ 1–2 .3336–16 .273 Lamar ‍‍‍ 0–3 .0009–12 .429 Sam Houston State ‍‍‍ 0–3 .0009–17 .346 Incarnate Word ‍‍‍ 0–3 .0008–16 .333 Abilene Christian ‍‍‍ 0–3 .0007–17 .292 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 Rankings from NFCA |
| 2020 Southwestern Athletic Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East Alabama State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –10–15 .400 Jackson State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –9–14 .391 Mississippi Valley State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –5–15 .250 Alcorn State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –5–21 .192 Alabama A&M ‍‍‍ 0–0 –2–11 .154 West Texas Southern ‍‍‍ 0–0 –8–14 .364 Southern ‍‍‍ 0–0 –4–11 .267 Prairie View A&M ‍‍‍ 0–0 –3–9 .250 Grambling State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –3–13 .188 Arkansas–Pine Bluff ‍‍‍ 0–0 –1–15 .063 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 Rankings from NFCA | 2020 Summit League softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT South Dakota State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –15–8 .652 Omaha ‍‍‍ 0–0 –12–12 .500 South Dakota ‍‍‍ 0–0 –11–18 .379 Western Illinois ‍‍‍ 0–0 –6–13 .316 North Dakota State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –7–16 .304 North Dakota ‍‍‍ 0–0 –7–17 .292 Purdue Fort Wayne ‍‍‍ 0–0 –3–21 .125 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 Rankings from NFCA | 2020 Sun Belt Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 8 Louisiana ‍‍‍ 2–1 .66718–6 .750 Texas State ‍‍‍ 2–1 .66715–9 .625 Georgia Southern ‍‍‍ 2–1 .66714–10 .583 UT Arlington ‍‍‍ 2–1 .66712–13 .480 South Alabama ‍‍‍ 2–1 .6678–17 .320 Troy ‍‍‍ 1–2 .33316–6 .727 Coastal Carolina ‍‍‍ 1–2 .33313–8 .619 Appalachian State ‍‍‍ 1–2 .33313–9 .591 Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍ 1–2 .33310–14 .417 Georgia State ‍‍‍ 1–2 .3337–16 .304 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 Rankings from NFCA |
| 2020 West Coast Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT BYU ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –14–8–0 .636 Pacific ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –15–10–0 .600 San Diego ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –15–12–0 .556 Loyola Marymount ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –12–10–0 .545 Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –8–14–0 .364 Saint Mary's ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –7–18–1 .288 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 Rankings from NFCA | 2020 Western Athletic Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT New Mexico State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –15–8 .652 Utah Valley ‍‍‍ 0–0 –12–7 .632 California Baptist ‍‍‍ 0–0 –10–14 .417 Seattle ‍‍‍ 0–0 –9–15 .375 Kansas City ‍‍‍ 0–0 –6–13 .316 Grand Canyon ‍‍‍ 0–0 –7–20 .259 Cal State Bakersfield ‍‍‍ 0–0 –1–13 .071 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 Rankings from NFCA |

## Awards

* Softball America Player of the Year: Miranda Elish, Texas
* Softball America Pitcher of the Year: Megan Faraimo, UCLA
* Softball America Freshman of the Year: Maya Brady, UCLA
* Softball America Defensive Player of the Year: Sis Bates, Washington

## Coaching changes

This table lists programs that changed head coaches at any point from the first day of the 2020 season until the day before the first day of the 2021 season.
| Team | Former coach | Interim coach | New coach | Reason |
| California | Diane Ninemire | Tammy Lohmann | | On March 4, 2020, Longtime Cal head coach Diane Ninemire steps down after 32 years for health reasons. Associate head coach Tammy Lohmann will serve as interim head coach for the remainder of the season. |
| Minnesota | Jamie Trachsel | | Piper Ritter | On April 23, 2020, Ole Miss hired Jamie Trachsel as their head coach. On May 3, 2020, Minnesota announced the hiring of pitching coach Piper Ritter as their new head coach. |
| Ole Miss | Ruben Felix | | Jamie Trachsel | On April 23, 2020, Ole Miss hired Minnesota head coach Jamie Trachsel as their head coach replacing interim coach Ruben Felix. |