# 2022 NCAA Division I softball season

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:
* Five schools left the Southland Conference. Abilene Christian, Lamar, Sam Houston, and Stephen F. Austin moved to the WAC, and Central Arkansas left for the ASUN.
* The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference lost three members. Bethune–Cookman and Florida A&M joined the Southwestern Athletic Conference, and North Carolina A&T joined the Big South Conference.
* The Ohio Valley Conference lost Eastern Kentucky and Jacksonville State to the ASUN.
* The Summit League gained St. Thomas from NCAA Division III's Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference after the reception of a waiver for a direct transition to D-I.

## Season outlook

USA Today/NFCA DI Coaches Poll :
| 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 :
| 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 :
| 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 :
| 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 :
| 2022 America East Conference softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2022 American Athletic Conference softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2022 ASUN Conference softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today |
| 2022 Atlantic 10 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from NFCA | 2022 Big 12 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today |
| 2022 Big East Conference softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2022 Big Sky Conference softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2022 Big South Conference softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today |
| 2022 Big Ten Conference softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2022 Big West Conference softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2022 Colonial Athletic Association softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today |
| 2022 Conference USA softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2022 Horizon League softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2022 Ivy League softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today |
| 2022 Mid-American Conference softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2022 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2022 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today |
| 2022 Missouri Valley Conference softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2022 Mountain West Conference softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2022 Northeast Conference softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today |
| 2022 Ohio Valley Conference softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2022 Pac-12 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2022 Patriot League softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today |
| 2022 Southeastern Conference softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2022 Southern Conference softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2022 Southland Conference softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today |
| 2022 Southwestern Athletic Conference softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2022 Summit League softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2022 Sun Belt Conference softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today |
| 2022 Western Athletic Conference softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2022 West Coast Conference softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today |

## Awards

* USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year: Jocelyn Alo, Oklahoma
* NFCA National Player of the Year: Jocelyn Alo, Oklahoma
* Softball America Player of the Year: Jocelyn Alo, Oklahoma
* NFCA National Pitcher of the Year: Georgina Corrick, South Florida
* Softball America Pitcher of the Year: Georgina Corrick, South Florida
* NFCA National Freshman of the Year: Jordy Bahl, Oklahoma
* Softball America Freshman of the Year: Jordy Bahl, Oklahoma
* Softball America Defensive Player of the Year: Jordyn Rudd, Northwestern
* NFCA Catcher of the Year: Mia Davidson, Mississippi State
* NFCA Golden Shoe Award: Alexis Johns, South Florida

## All-America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.
First Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Georgina Corrick | SR. | South Florida |
| P | Jordy Bahl | FR. | Oklahoma |
| P | Kelly Maxwell | R-JR. | Oklahoma State |
| C | Mia Davidson | GS | Mississippi State |
| 1B | Danielle Gibson | R-SR. | Arkansas |
| 2B | Tiare Jennings | SO. | Oklahoma |
| 3B | Hannah Gammill | SO. | Arkansas |
| SS | Baylee Klingler | SR. | Washington |
| OF | Rachel Lewis | GS | Northwestern |
| OF | Jayda Coleman | SO. | Oklahoma |
| OF | KB Sides | R-SR. | Arkansas |
| UT | Valerie Cagle | SO. | Clemson |
| UT | Jocelyn Alo | R-SR. | Oklahoma |
| AT-L | Keely Rochard | SR. | Virginia Tech |
| AT-L | Grace Turk | SR. | Oklahoma |
| AT-L | Danielle Williams | SR. | Northwestern |
| AT-L | Linnie Malkin | R-SR. | Arkansas |
| AT-L | Cydney Sanders | FR. | Arizona State |
Second Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Chenise Delce | R-JR. | Arkansas |
| P | Megan Faraimo | R-JR. | UCLA |
| P | Kathryn Sandercock | SR. | Florida State |
| C | Delanie Wisz | R-SR. | UCLA |
| 1B | Haley Lee | SR. | Texas A&M |
| 2B | Janae Jefferson | SR. | Texas |
| 3B | Sydney Sherrill | R-SR. | Florida State |
| SS | Erin Coffel | SO. | Kentucky |
| OF | Yannira Acuña | SR. | Arizona State |
| OF | Addison Barnard | SO. | Wichita State |
| OF | Bailey Vannoy | SR. | Charlotte |
| UT | Miranda Elish | GS | Oklahoma State |
| UT | Skylar Wallace | R-JR. | Florida |
| AT-L | Gabbie Plain | GS | Washington |
| AT-L | Sydney McKinney | JR. | Wichita State |
| AT-L | Allie Skaggs | SO. | Arizona |
| AT-L | Sara Mosley | JR. | Georgia |
| AT-L | Montana Fouts | SR. | Alabama |
Third Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Mariah Mazon | SR. | Oregon State |
| P | Hailey Dolcini | SR. | Texas |
| P | Peyton St. George | GS | Duke |
| C | Makena Smith | JR. | California |
| 1B | Karina Gaskins | SO. | Notre Dame |
| 2B | Cam Ybarra | SO. | Nebraska |
| 3B | Karli Spaid | SO. | Miami (OH) |
| SS | Jameson Kavel | GS | Duke |
| OF | Carmyn Greenwood | GS | Louisville |
| OF | Emma Ritter | SO. | Virginia Tech |
| OF | Ellessa Bonstrom | SR. | Utah |
| UT | Sierra Lange | GS | George Washington |
| UT | Mac Barbara | R-FR. | San Diego State |
| AT-L | Briana Perez | R-SR. | UCLA |
| AT-L | Bailey Parshall | SR. | Penn State |
| AT-L | Rachel Becker | SR. | Purdue |
| AT-L | Mya Stevenson | SR. | Marshall |
| AT-L | Lacey Fincher | SR. | 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.
| 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. |
| Texas A&M | Jo Evans | | | On May 23, Texas A&M announced that head coach Jo Evans' contract would not be renewed. |