Best Colleges for Softball Recruiting 2026

29 colleges with Softball programs, ranked by program strength using 2025-26 NCAA performance data.

Top Softball Programs

1. 1. The University of Texas at Austin — Austin, TX (score 99)
2. 2. University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus — Norman, OK (score 97)
3. 3. University of California-Los Angeles — Los Angeles, CA (score 95)
4. 4. University of Florida — Gainesville, FL (score 94)
5. 5. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College — Baton Rouge, LA (score 93)
6. 6. Cornell College — Mount Vernon, IA (score 92)
7. 7. Florida State University — Tallahassee, FL (score 91)
8. 8. Texas A&M University-College Station — College Station, TX (score 90)
9. 9. Arizona State University Campus Immersion — Tempe, AZ (score 90)
10. 10. University of Georgia — Athens, GA (score 89)
11. 11. Clemson University — Clemson, SC (score 88)
12. 12. Auburn University — Auburn, AL (score 87)
13. 13. The University of Tennessee-Knoxville — Knoxville, TN (score 86)
14. 14. University of South Carolina-Columbia — Columbia, SC (score 85)
15. 15. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill, NC (score 84)
16. 16. University of Southern California — Los Angeles, CA (score 83)
17. 17. Ohio State University-Main Campus — Columbus, OH (score 82)
18. 18. University of Virginia-Main Campus — Charlottesville, VA (score 80)
19. 19. University of Maryland-College Park — College Park, MD (score 78)
20. 20. Stanford University — Stanford, CA (score 76)
21. 21. Duke University — Durham, NC (score 74)
22. 22. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor — Ann Arbor, MI (score 72)
23. 23. Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus — University Park, PA (score 70)
24. 24. University of Wisconsin-Madison — Madison, WI (score 68)
25. 25. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities — Minneapolis, MN (score 66)
26. 26. University of California-Berkeley — Berkeley, CA (score 64)
27. 27. Baylor University — Waco, TX (score 62)
28. 28. University of Miami — Coral Gables, FL (score 60)
29. 29. University of Arkansas — Fayetteville, AR (score 58)

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