This is an up-to-date list of every school that has a Division I softball program.
If you’re interested in reaching out to softball coaches, Contact College Coaches offers a complete list of college softball coaches’ contact information. It’s updated once-per-month. It includes email addresses, phone numbers and social-media information for head coaches, assistant coaches, recruiting specialists, graduate assistants and directors of operations at every program in all five divisions.
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Softball programs (Division I)
| Sport | State | School | Conference | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Softball | Alabama | Alabama | SEC | South |
| Softball | Alabama | Alabama A&M | Southwestern (SWAC) | South |
| Softball | Alabama | Alabama State | Southwestern (SWAC) | South |
| Softball | Alabama | Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) | AAC | South |
| Softball | Alabama | Auburn | SEC | South |
| Softball | Alabama | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | South |
| Softball | Alabama | North Alabama | Atlantic Sun | South |
| Softball | Alabama | Samford | Southern | South |
| Softball | Alabama | South Alabama | Sun Belt | South |
| Softball | Alabama | Troy | Sun Belt | South |
| Softball | Arizona | Arizona | Pac-12 | Southwest |
| Softball | Arizona | Arizona State | Pac-12 | Southwest |
| Softball | Arizona | Grand Canyon | WAC | Southwest |
| Softball | Arkansas | Arkansas | SEC | Southwest |
| Softball | Arkansas | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Southwestern (SWAC) | Southwest |
| Softball | Arkansas | Central Arkansas | Southland | Southwest |
| Softball | California | Cal Poly | Big West | West |
| Softball | California | Cal State-Bakersfield | Big West | West |
| Softball | California | Cal State-Fullerton | Big West | West |
| Softball | California | Cal State-Northridge | Big West | West |
| Softball | California | Cal State-Sacramento | Big Sky | West |
| Softball | California | California Baptist | WAC | West |
| Softball | California | California-Berkeley | Pac-12 | West |
| Softball | California | California-Davis | Big West | West |
| Softball | California | California-Los Angeles (UCLA) | Big Ten | West |
| Softball | California | California-Riverside | Big West | West |
| Softball | California | California-San Diego | Big West | West |
| Softball | California | California-Santa Barbara (UCSB) | Big West | West |
| Softball | California | Fresno State | Mountain West | West |
| Softball | California | Long Beach State | Big West | West |
| Softball | California | Loyola Marymount | West Coast | West |
| Softball | California | Pacific (CA) | West Coast | West |
| Softball | California | San Diego | West Coast | West |
| Softball | California | San Diego State | Mountain West | West |
| Softball | California | San Jose State | Mountain West | West |
| Softball | California | Santa Clara | West Coast | West |
| Softball | California | St. Mary's (CA) | West Coast | West |
| Softball | California | Stanford | Pac-12 | West |
| Softball | Colorado | Colorado State | Mountain West | West |
| Softball | Colorado | Northern Colorado | Big Sky | West |
| Softball | Connecticut | Central Connecticut State | Northeast | Northeast |
| Softball | Connecticut | Connecticut (UCONN) | AAC | Northeast |
| Softball | Connecticut | Fairfield | Metro Atlantic (MAAC) | Northeast |
| Softball | Connecticut | Quinnipiac | Metro Atlantic (MAAC) | Northeast |
| Softball | Connecticut | Sacred Heart (CT) | Northeast | Northeast |
| Softball | Connecticut | Yale | Ivy League | Northeast |
| Softball | Delaware | Delaware | Colonial | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | Delaware | Delaware State | Mid-Eastern (MEAC) | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | District of Columbia | George Washington | Atlantic 10 | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | District of Columbia | Georgetown (DC) | Big East | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | District of Columbia | Howard (DC) | Mid-Eastern (MEAC) | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | Florida | Bethune-Cookman | Mid-Eastern (MEAC) | South |
| Softball | Florida | Central Florida (UCF) | Big 12 | South |
| Softball | Florida | Florida | SEC | South |
| Softball | Florida | Florida A&M | Mid-Eastern (MEAC) | South |
| Softball | Florida | Florida Atlantic | AAC | South |
| Softball | Florida | Florida Gulf Coast | Atlantic Sun | South |
| Softball | Florida | Florida International | Conference USA | South |
| Softball | Florida | Florida State | ACC | South |
| Softball | Florida | Jacksonville | Atlantic Sun | South |
| Softball | Florida | North Florida | Atlantic Sun | South |
| Softball | Florida | South Florida | AAC | South |
| Softball | Florida | Stetson | Atlantic Sun | South |
| Softball | Georgia | Georgia | SEC | South |
| Softball | Georgia | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | South |
| Softball | Georgia | Georgia State | Sun Belt | South |
| Softball | Georgia | Georgia Tech | ACC | South |
| Softball | Georgia | Kennesaw State | Atlantic Sun | South |
| Softball | Georgia | Mercer (GA) | Southern | South |
| Softball | Hawaii | Hawaii | Big West | West |
| Softball | Idaho | Boise State | Mountain West | West |
| Softball | Idaho | Idaho State | Big Sky | West |
| Softball | Illinois | Bradley | Missouri Valley | Midwest |
| Softball | Illinois | DePaul | Big East | Midwest |
| Softball | Illinois | Eastern Illinois | Ohio Valley | Midwest |
| Softball | Illinois | Illinois | Big Ten | Midwest |
| Softball | Illinois | Illinois State | Missouri Valley | Midwest |
| Softball | Illinois | Illinois-Chicago (UIC) | Missouri Valley | Midwest |
| Softball | Illinois | Loyola (IL) | Atlantic 10 | Midwest |
| Softball | Illinois | Northern Illinois | MAC (Mid-American) | Midwest |
| Softball | Illinois | Northwestern (IL) | Big Ten | Midwest |
| Softball | Illinois | Southern Illinois | Missouri Valley | Midwest |
| Softball | Illinois | Southern Illinois-Edwardsville | Ohio Valley | Midwest |
| Softball | Illinois | Western Illinois | Summit | Midwest |
| Softball | Indiana | Ball State | MAC (Mid-American) | Midwest |
| Softball | Indiana | Butler | Big East | Midwest |
| Softball | Indiana | Evansville | Missouri Valley | Midwest |
| Softball | Indiana | Indiana | Big Ten | Midwest |
| Softball | Indiana | Indiana State | Missouri Valley | Midwest |
| Softball | Indiana | Indiana-Purdue-Indianapolis (IUPUI) | Horizon | Midwest |
| Softball | Indiana | Notre Dame (IN) | ACC | Midwest |
| Softball | Indiana | Purdue | Big Ten | Midwest |
| Softball | Indiana | Purdue-Fort Wayne | Summit | Midwest |
| Softball | Indiana | Southern Indiana | Ohio Valley | Midwest |
| Softball | Indiana | Valparaiso | Missouri Valley | Midwest |
| Softball | Iowa | Drake | Missouri Valley | Midwest |
| Softball | Iowa | Iowa | Big Ten | Midwest |
| Softball | Iowa | Iowa State | Big 12 | Midwest |
| Softball | Iowa | Northern Iowa | Missouri Valley | Midwest |
| Softball | Kansas | Kansas | Big 12 | Midwest |
| Softball | Kansas | Wichita State | AAC | Midwest |
| Softball | Kentucky | Bellarmine | Atlantic Sun | South |
| Softball | Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky | Ohio Valley | South |
| Softball | Kentucky | Kentucky | SEC | South |
| Softball | Kentucky | Louisville | ACC | South |
| Softball | Kentucky | Morehead State | Ohio Valley | South |
| Softball | Kentucky | Murray State (KY) | Missouri Valley | South |
| Softball | Kentucky | Northern Kentucky | Horizon | South |
| Softball | Kentucky | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | South |
| Softball | Louisiana | Grambling State | Southwestern (SWAC) | South |
| Softball | Louisiana | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | South |
| Softball | Louisiana | Louisiana-Lafayette | Sun Belt | South |
| Softball | Louisiana | Louisiana-Monroe | Sun Belt | South |
| Softball | Louisiana | LSU (Louisiana State) | SEC | South |
| Softball | Louisiana | McNeese State | Southland | South |
| Softball | Louisiana | Nicholls State | Southland | South |
| Softball | Louisiana | Northwestern State | Southland | South |
| Softball | Louisiana | Southeastern Louisiana | Southland | South |
| Softball | Louisiana | Southern-Baton Rouge | Southwestern (SWAC) | South |
| Softball | Maine | Maine | America East | Northeast |
| Softball | Maryland | Coppin State | Mid-Eastern (MEAC) | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | Maryland | Maryland | Big Ten | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | Maryland | Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC) | America East | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | Maryland | Maryland-Eastern Shore | Mid-Eastern (MEAC) | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | Maryland | Morgan State | Mid-Eastern (MEAC) | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | Maryland | Mount St. Mary's (MD) | Northeast | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | Maryland | Towson | Colonial | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | Massachusetts | Boston College | ACC | Northeast |
| Softball | Massachusetts | Boston University | Patriot | Northeast |
| Softball | Massachusetts | Harvard | Ivy League | Northeast |
| Softball | Massachusetts | Holy Cross (MA) | Patriot | Northeast |
| Softball | Massachusetts | Massachusetts (UMASS) | Atlantic 10 | Northeast |
| Softball | Massachusetts | Massachusetts-Lowell | America East | Northeast |
| Softball | Massachusetts | Merrimack | Northeast | Northeast |
| Softball | Massachusetts | Stonehill | Northeast | Northeast |
| Softball | Michigan | Central Michigan | MAC (Mid-American) | Midwest |
| Softball | Michigan | Detroit | Horizon | Midwest |
| Softball | Michigan | Michigan | Big Ten | Midwest |
| Softball | Michigan | Michigan State | Big Ten | Midwest |
| Softball | Michigan | Oakland (MI) | Horizon | Midwest |
| Softball | Michigan | Western Michigan | MAC (Mid-American) | Midwest |
| Softball | Minnesota | Minnesota | Big Ten | Midwest |
| Softball | Minnesota | St. Thomas (MN) | Summit | Midwest |
| Softball | Mississippi | Alcorn State | Southwestern (SWAC) | South |
| Softball | Mississippi | Jackson State (MS) | Southwestern (SWAC) | South |
| Softball | Mississippi | Mississippi | SEC | South |
| Softball | Mississippi | Mississippi State | SEC | South |
| Softball | Mississippi | Mississippi Valley State | Southwestern (SWAC) | South |
| Softball | Mississippi | Southern Mississippi | Sun Belt | South |
| Softball | Missouri | Lindenwood (MO) | Ohio Valley | Midwest |
| Softball | Missouri | Missouri | SEC | Midwest |
| Softball | Missouri | Missouri State | Missouri Valley | Midwest |
| Softball | Missouri | Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) | WAC | Midwest |
| Softball | Missouri | Southeast Missouri State | Ohio Valley | Midwest |
| Softball | Missouri | St. Louis | Atlantic 10 | Midwest |
| Softball | Montana | Montana | Big Sky | West |
| Softball | Nebraska | Creighton | Big East | Midwest |
| Softball | Nebraska | Nebraska | Big Ten | Midwest |
| Softball | Nebraska | Nebraska-Omaha | Summit | Midwest |
| Softball | Nevada | Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV) | Mountain West | West |
| Softball | Nevada | Nevada-Reno | Mountain West | West |
| Softball | New Hampshire | Dartmouth | Ivy League | Northeast |
| Softball | New Jersey | Fairleigh Dickinson | Northeast | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | New Jersey | Monmouth (NJ) | Colonial | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | New Jersey | Princeton | Ivy League | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | New Jersey | Rider | Metro Atlantic (MAAC) | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | New Jersey | Rutgers | Big Ten | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | New Jersey | Seton Hall | Big East | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | New Jersey | St. Peter's (NJ) | Metro Atlantic (MAAC) | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | New Mexico | New Mexico | Mountain West | Southwest |
| Softball | New Mexico | New Mexico State | Conference USA | Southwest |
| Softball | New York | Albany | America East | Northeast |
| Softball | New York | Army | Patriot | Northeast |
| Softball | New York | Binghamton | America East | Northeast |
| Softball | New York | Buffalo | MAC (Mid-American) | Northeast |
| Softball | New York | Canisius | Metro Atlantic (MAAC) | Northeast |
| Softball | New York | Colgate | Patriot | Northeast |
| Softball | New York | Columbia (NY) | Ivy League | Northeast |
| Softball | New York | Cornell (NY) | Ivy League | Northeast |
| Softball | New York | Fordham | Atlantic 10 | Northeast |
| Softball | New York | Hofstra | Colonial | Northeast |
| Softball | New York | Iona | Metro Atlantic (MAAC) | Northeast |
| Softball | New York | LIU-Brooklyn | Northeast | Northeast |
| Softball | New York | Manhattan | Metro Atlantic (MAAC) | Northeast |
| Softball | New York | Marist | Metro Atlantic (MAAC) | Northeast |
| Softball | New York | Niagara | Metro Atlantic (MAAC) | Northeast |
| Softball | New York | Siena | Metro Atlantic (MAAC) | Northeast |
| Softball | New York | St. Bonaventure | Atlantic 10 | Northeast |
| Softball | New York | St. John's (NY) | Big East | Northeast |
| Softball | New York | Stony Brook | Colonial | Northeast |
| Softball | New York | Syracuse | ACC | Northeast |
| Softball | New York | Wagner | Northeast | Northeast |
| Softball | North Carolina | Appalachian State | Sun Belt | South |
| Softball | North Carolina | Campbell | Big South | South |
| Softball | North Carolina | Duke | ACC | South |
| Softball | North Carolina | East Carolina | AAC | South |
| Softball | North Carolina | Elon | Colonial | South |
| Softball | North Carolina | Gardner-Webb | Big South | South |
| Softball | North Carolina | North Carolina | ACC | South |
| Softball | North Carolina | North Carolina A&T State | Mid-Eastern (MEAC) | South |
| Softball | North Carolina | North Carolina Central | Mid-Eastern (MEAC) | South |
| Softball | North Carolina | North Carolina State | ACC | South |
| Softball | North Carolina | North Carolina-Charlotte | AAC | South |
| Softball | North Carolina | North Carolina-Greensboro | Southern | South |
| Softball | North Carolina | North Carolina-Wilmington | Colonial | South |
| Softball | North Carolina | Queens (NC) | South Atlantic | South |
| Softball | North Carolina | Western Carolina | Southern | South |
| Softball | North Dakota | North Dakota | Big Sky | Midwest |
| Softball | North Dakota | North Dakota State | Summit | Midwest |
| Softball | Ohio | Akron | MAC (Mid-American) | Midwest |
| Softball | Ohio | Bowling Green State | MAC (Mid-American) | Midwest |
| Softball | Ohio | Cleveland State | Horizon | Midwest |
| Softball | Ohio | Dayton | Atlantic 10 | Midwest |
| Softball | Ohio | Kent State | MAC (Mid-American) | Midwest |
| Softball | Ohio | Miami (OH) | MAC (Mid-American) | Midwest |
| Softball | Ohio | Ohio State | Big Ten | Midwest |
| Softball | Ohio | Ohio University | MAC (Mid-American) | Midwest |
| Softball | Ohio | Toledo | MAC (Mid-American) | Midwest |
| Softball | Ohio | Youngstown State | Horizon | Midwest |
| Softball | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | SEC | Southwest |
| Softball | Oklahoma | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | Southwest |
| Softball | Oklahoma | Tulsa | AAC | Southwest |
| Softball | Oregon | Oregon | Pac-12 | West |
| Softball | Oregon | Oregon State | Pac-12 | West |
| Softball | Oregon | Portland State | Big Sky | West |
| Softball | Pennsylvania | Bucknell | Patriot | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | Pennsylvania | Drexel | Colonial | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | Pennsylvania | Lafayette (PA) | Patriot | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | Pennsylvania | Lehigh | Patriot | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | Pennsylvania | Penn State | Big Ten | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Ivy League | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh | ACC | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | Pennsylvania | Robert Morris (PA) | Northeast | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | Pennsylvania | St. Francis (PA) | Northeast | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | Pennsylvania | St. Joseph's (PA) | Atlantic 10 | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | Pennsylvania | Villanova | Big East | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | Rhode Island | Brown | Ivy League | Northeast |
| Softball | Rhode Island | Bryant | Northeast | Northeast |
| Softball | Rhode Island | Providence (RI) | Big East | Northeast |
| Softball | Rhode Island | Rhode Island | Atlantic 10 | Northeast |
| Softball | South Carolina | Charleston Southern | Big South | South |
| Softball | South Carolina | Clemson | ACC | South |
| Softball | South Carolina | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | South |
| Softball | South Carolina | College of Charleston (SC) | Colonial | South |
| Softball | South Carolina | Furman | Southern | South |
| Softball | South Carolina | Presbyterian (SC) | Big South | South |
| Softball | South Carolina | South Carolina | SEC | South |
| Softball | South Carolina | South Carolina State | Mid-Eastern (MEAC) | South |
| Softball | South Carolina | South Carolina-Upstate | Big South | South |
| Softball | South Carolina | Winthrop | Big South | South |
| Softball | South Carolina | Wofford | Southern | South |
| Softball | South Dakota | South Dakota | Summit | Midwest |
| Softball | South Dakota | South Dakota State | Summit | Midwest |
| Softball | Tennessee | Austin Peay State | Ohio Valley | South |
| Softball | Tennessee | Belmont | Missouri Valley | South |
| Softball | Tennessee | East Tennessee State | Southern | South |
| Softball | Tennessee | Lipscomb | Atlantic Sun | South |
| Softball | Tennessee | Memphis | AAC | South |
| Softball | Tennessee | Middle Tennessee State | Conference USA | South |
| Softball | Tennessee | Tennessee | SEC | South |
| Softball | Tennessee | Tennessee State | Ohio Valley | South |
| Softball | Tennessee | Tennessee Tech | Ohio Valley | South |
| Softball | Tennessee | Tennessee-Chattanooga | Southern | South |
| Softball | Tennessee | Tennessee-Martin | Ohio Valley | South |
| Softball | Texas | Abilene Christian | Southland | Southwest |
| Softball | Texas | Baylor | Big 12 | Southwest |
| Softball | Texas | Houston | Big 12 | Southwest |
| Softball | Texas | Houston Christian | Southland | Southwest |
| Softball | Texas | Incarnate Word | Southland | Southwest |
| Softball | Texas | Lamar | Southland | Southwest |
| Softball | Texas | North Texas | AAC | Southwest |
| Softball | Texas | Prairie View A&M | Southwestern (SWAC) | Southwest |
| Softball | Texas | Sam Houston State | Conference USA | Southwest |
| Softball | Texas | Stephen F. Austin | Southland | Southwest |
| Softball | Texas | Tarleton State | WAC | Southwest |
| Softball | Texas | Texas | SEC | Southwest |
| Softball | Texas | Texas A&M | SEC | Southwest |
| Softball | Texas | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | Southland | Southwest |
| Softball | Texas | Texas Southern | Southwestern (SWAC) | Southwest |
| Softball | Texas | Texas State | Sun Belt | Southwest |
| Softball | Texas | Texas Tech | Big 12 | Southwest |
| Softball | Texas | Texas-Arlington | Sun Belt | Southwest |
| Softball | Texas | Texas-El Paso (UTEP) | Conference USA | Southwest |
| Softball | Texas | Texas-San Antonio (UTSA) | AAC | Southwest |
| Softball | Utah | Brigham Young (BYU) | Big 12 | West |
| Softball | Utah | Southern Utah | Big Sky | West |
| Softball | Utah | Utah | Pac-12 | West |
| Softball | Utah | Utah State | Mountain West | West |
| Softball | Utah | Utah Tech | WAC | West |
| Softball | Utah | Utah Valley | WAC | West |
| Softball | Utah | Weber State | Big Sky | West |
| Softball | Virginia | George Mason | Atlantic 10 | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | Virginia | Hampton | Colonial | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | Virginia | James Madison | Sun Belt | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | Virginia | Liberty | Conference USA | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | Virginia | Longwood | Big South | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | Virginia | Norfolk State | Mid-Eastern (MEAC) | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | Virginia | Radford | Big South | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | Virginia | Virginia | ACC | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | Virginia | Virginia Tech | ACC | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | Washington | Seattle | WAC | West |
| Softball | Washington | Washington (WA) | Pac-12 | West |
| Softball | West Virginia | Marshall | Sun Belt | Mid-Atlantic |
| Softball | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Big Ten | Midwest |
| Softball | Wisconsin | Wisconsin-Green Bay | Horizon | Midwest |
Note: This list was compiled on Dec. 28, 2022. Some schools add and eliminate athletic programs as time goes on, so this information can change. Those changes are completely up-to-date in our databases.