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The National Junior College Athletic Association was founded on May 14, 1938, [9] and includes competition among junior college softball programs. Within the NJCAA there are Divisions I, II, and III, which are further divided into regions and conferences.
Oregon State, the last softball-sponsoring school remaining in the Pac-12, is housing most of its non-football sports, including softball, in the West Coast Conference for at least the 2025 and 2026 seasons. [16] Stephen F. Austin (SFA) and UTRGV left the Western Athletic Conference for the Southland Conference (SLC).
The following is a list of schools that participate in NCAA Division I softball, according to NCAA.com. [1] These teams compete to go to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Devon Park for the Women's College World Series. (For schools whose athletic branding does not directly correspond with the school name, the athletic branding is in parentheses.)
The AIAW continued to conduct its established championship program in the same twelve (and other) sports. The 1982 softball championship tournaments of both the AIAW and the NCAA were called "Women's College World Series". However, after a year of dual women's championships, the NCAA won out over the AIAW. [3]
The two largest associations are the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA). The Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC) and the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) also feature community colleges with softball programs as members.
2025 NCAA Division I softball season; Duration: February 7 – June 6, 2025: Number of teams: 309: Preseason No. 1: 3: Defending Champions: Oklahoma: TV partner/s: ESPN & ESPN+: NCAA Tournament; Women's College World Series; Seasons
College softball coaches in the United States (229 C, 9 P) College softball competitions in the United States (3 C, 1 P) College softball by conference in the United States (7 C)
The higher seed of the two teams usually hosts the best-of-three series, with the winner moving on to the Women's College World Series. The final eight teams meet at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City in the Women's College World Series. The WCWS is further divided into two sections.