2024 NCAA Division I softball season | |
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Duration | February 8 – June 7, 2024 |
Number of teams | 286 |
Defending Champions | Oklahoma |
TV partner/s | ESPN & ESPN+ |
NCAA Tournament | |
Women's College World Series | |
Seasons |
The 2024 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, begins in February 2024. The season will progress through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and will conclude with the 2024 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2024 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament will be held annually in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, will end in June 2024.
Realignment
One school began transitions from NCAA Division II to Division I on July 1, 2023.[1]
- Le Moyne joined the Northeast Conference.
A total of 15 softball-sponsoring schools changed conferences after the 2023 season.[2]
- BYU, Houston, and UCF joined the Big 12 Conference.[3][4]
- Campbell joined the Coastal Athletic Association.[5]
- Charlotte, FAU, North Texas, UAB and UTSA joined the American Athletic Conference.[6]
- Jacksonville State, Liberty, New Mexico State, and Sam Houston joined Conference USA.[7]
- Western Illinois joined the Ohio Valley Conference.[8]
The 2024 season will be the last for the following softball schools in their current conferences.
- Oklahoma and Texas will leave the Big 12 for the SEC.[9]
- UCLA will leave the Pac-12 Conference for the Big Ten Conference.[10]
Conference standings
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See also
- 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season
References
- ↑ McLeod, Justin (July 1, 2023). "What July 1st Means for College Softball Realignment". extrainningsoftball.com. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ↑ Potkey, Rhiannon (June 30, 2023). "Big 12, AAC, Conference USA Welcome New Schools". d1softball.com. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ↑ "Big 12 Extends Membership Invitations". big12sports.com (Press release). Big 12 Conference. September 10, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ↑ "American Announces Agreements With UCF, Cincinnati and Houston on Departure". theamerican.com (Press release). American Athletic Conference. June 10, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ↑ "Campbell University Accepts Invitation To Join The CAA In 2023" (Press release). Colonial Athletic Association. August 3, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ↑ Vannini, Chris (October 21, 2021). "AAC officially adds six schools: Charlotte, FAU, North Texas, Rice, UAB, UTSA". The Athletic. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ↑ "Conference USA Adds Four Members". conferenceusa.com (Press release). Conference USA. November 4, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ↑ "Western Illinois University to Join the OVC in 2023-24" (Press release). Ohio Valley Conference. May 12, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ↑ "Big 12 Announces Agreement for Withdrawal of Oklahoma and Texas". big12sports.com (Press release). Big 12 Conference. February 9, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ↑ Potkey, Rhiannon (June 30, 2023). "Big 12, AAC, Conference USA Welcome New Schools". d1softball.com. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ↑ "2024 ACC Softball Standings". TheACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ↑ "Big 12 Softball Standings". Big12Sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ↑ "The Summit League Softball Standings". TheSummitLeague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved January 4, 2024.