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| Sport: | College softball |
| Country: | |
| Champion: | Texas–Tyler (1st) |
| Most Champs: | Cal State Northridge (4) |
| Tournament Format: | Double elimination |
| Tv: | ESPNU |
| Website: | NCAA.com |
The NCAA Division II Softball Championship is the annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of women's college softball among Division II members in the United States and Canada. The final rounds of the tournament are also referred to as the NCAA Division II Women's College World Series. The tournament has been held annually since 1982.[1]
Cal State Northridge have been the most successful team in the history of the tournament, with four national titles. Of the active Division II members, there are six teams with two titles each.
Texas–Tyler are the reigning national champions, winning their first national title in 2024.
Softball was one of twelve women's sports added to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship program for the 1981-82 school year, as the NCAA engaged in battle with the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) for sole governance of women's collegiate sports. The AIAW continued to conduct its established championship program in the same twelve (and other) sports; however, after a year of dual women's championships, the NCAA conquered the AIAW and usurped its authority and membership.
See Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Champions for the AIAW Division II and III softball champions from 1980 to 1982 (in 1982, in all three divisions, there were both NCAA and AIAW champions).
| 1982 | Stratford, Connecticut | (1) | 3–2 | ||||
| 1983 | Orange, California | (1) | 1–0 | ||||
| 1984 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | (2) | 1–0 | ||||
| 1985 | Northridge, California | (3) | 2–1 | ||||
| 1986 | Akron, Ohio | (1) | 1–0 | ||||
| 1987 | Quincy, Illinois | (4) | 4–0 | ||||
| 1988 | Sacramento, California | (1) | 4–3 | ||||
| 1989 | Sacramento, California | (2) | 8–5 | ||||
| 1990 | Midland, Michigan | (3) | 6–2 | ||||
| 1991 | Midland, Michigan | (1) | 3–2 (10 inn.) | ||||
| 1992 | Shawnee, Kansas | (1) | 1–0 | ||||
| 1993 | Shawnee, Kansas | (1) | 11–5 | ||||
| 1994 | Shawnee, Kansas | (1) | 6–2 | ||||
| 1995 | Salem, Virginia | James I. Moyer Sports Complex[2] | (1) | 3–2 (5 inn.) | |||
| 1996 | Emporia, Kansas | Trusler Sports Complex[3] | (2) | 6–4 | |||
| 1997 | Salem, Virginia | James I. Moyer Sports Complex | (1) | 2–1 | |||
| 1998 | Pensacola, Florida | (2) | 2–1 | ||||
| 1999 | Salem, Virginia | James I. Moyer Sports Complex | (1) | 7–2 | |||
| 2000 | Columbus, Georgia | South Commons Softball Complex[4] | (1) | 3–1 | |||
| 2001 | Salem, Virginia | James I. Moyer Sports Complex | (1) | 4–0 | |||
| 2002 | (1) | 4–0 | |||||
| 2003 | Salem, Oregon | (1) | 7–0 | ||||
| 2004 | Altamonte Springs, Florida | (1) | 7–3 | ||||
| 2005 | Salem, Virginia | James I. Moyer Sports Complex | 5–3 | ||||
| 2006 | (1) | 3–0 | |||||
| 2007 | Akron, Ohio | SIU Edwardsville (1) | 3–2 (12 inn.) | ||||
| 2008 | Houston, Texas | (2) | 1–0 | ||||
| 2009 | Salem, Virginia | James I. Moyer Sports Complex | (2) | 8–0 | |||
| 2010 | St. Joseph, Missouri | (1) | 4–3 (5 inn.) | ||||
| 2011 | Salem, Virginia | James I. Moyer Sports Complex | (1) | 4–0 | |||
| 2012 | Louisville, Kentucky | (1) | 4–1 | ||||
| 2013 | Salem, Virginia | James I. Moyer Sports Complex | (1) | 5–2 | |||
| 2014 | (1) | 3–2 | |||||
| 2015 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium | (1) | 4–0 | |||
| 2016 | Denver, Colorado | (1) | 2–1 | ||||
| 2017 | Salem, Virginia | James I. Moyer Sports Complex | (1) | 2–0 | |||
| 2018 | (1) | 2–0 | |||||
| 2019 | Denver, Colorado | (2) | 2–1 | ||||
| 2020 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | |||||
| 2021 | Denver, Colorado | (2) | 2–1 | ||||
| 2022 | Denver, Colorado | (1) | 2–0 | ||||
| 2023 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Frost Stadium at Warner Park | (2) | 2–0 | |||
| 2024 | Longwood, Florida | Boombah-Soldiers Creek Park[5] | (1) | 10–1 | |||
| 2025 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | ||||||
| 2026 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | ||||||
| Team | Titles | Years | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style= | 2 | 2015, 2023 | ||
| style= | 2 | 2014, 2021 | ||
| style= | 2 | 1991, 2019 | ||
| style= | 2 | 2006, 2009 | ||
| style= | 2 | 1999, 2008 | ||
| style= | 2 | 1998, 1999 | ||
| style= | 1 | 2024 | ||
| style= | 1 | 2022 | ||
| style= | 1 | 2017 | ||
| style= | 1 | 2013 | ||
| style= | 1 | 2012 | ||
| style= | 1 | 2010 | ||
| style= | 1 | 2004 | ||
| style= | 1 | 2002 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1993 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1992 |
| Team | Titles | Years | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style= | 4 | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987 | ||
| style= | 3 | 1988, 1989, 1990 | ||
| style= | 2 | 1995, 1996 | ||
| style= | 1 | 2018 | ||
| style= | 1 | 2016 | ||
| style= | 1 | 2011 | ||
| style= | 1 | 2007 | ||
| style= | 1 | 2003 | ||
| style= | 1 | 2001 | ||
| style= | 1 | 2000 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1994 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1987 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1982 |