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Two conferences that normally hold tournaments, the Big Ten and Mid-American Conference, did not do so in 2021.

Four conferences do not normally hold a postseason tournament: the Big West, Mountain West, Pac-12, and West Coast Conference. The Ivy League canceled its softball season due to COVID-19 concerns. The teams in each conference that win their regular-season title are given the number one seed in each tournament. Of the 31 Division I athletic conferences that participated in the 2021 season, all of which sponsor softball, 27 normally end their regular seasons with a single-elimination tournament or a double-elimination tournament. įurther information: 2021 NCAA Division I softball rankings USA Today / NFCA DI Coaches Poll ĮSPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Poll Ĭonference standings 2021 American Athletic Conference softball standingsĬonference winners and tournaments Thomas from NCAA Division III's Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference after the reception of a waiver for a direct transition to D-I. The Ohio Valley Conference saw Eastern Kentucky and Jacksonville State also join the ASUN.Bethune–Cookman and Florida A&M joined the Southwestern Athletic Conference, and North Carolina A&T went to the Big South Conference. The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference lost three members.Austin moved to the WAC, and Central Arkansas left for the ASUN. Abilene Christian, Lamar, Sam Houston, and Stephen F. Five schools left the Southland Conference.The following conference moves for the 2022 season were announced: Cal State Bakersfield moved from the WAC to the Big West.La Salle dropped softball after this season.

UC San Diego, already a de facto D-I member in women's water polo and men's volleyball (which do not have D-II championship events) as an associate member of the Big West Conference, moved the rest of its athletic program to the Big West.

Dixie State and Tarleton State joined the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

Bellarmine joined D-I for softball and all other sports as a new member of the ASUN Conference.

Four schools began transitions from NCAA Division II to Division I on July 1, 2020.The Women's College World Series, consisted of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament was held in Oklahoma City at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium, and ended on June 10, 2021. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2021 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2021 Women's College World Series. The 2021 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 in February 2021.