The Hokies from Virginia Tech have finally been dethroned from atop the NCSA rankings with Sacred Heart University-Red taking over the top position.  Virginia Tech sat at #1 since the preseason rankings were released in September only to drop to #3 after some non-conference series losses to NCSU and UNC.

Sacred Heart-Red is now #1 with an unblemished record of 25-0 (12-0 in conference).  Not far behind is the University of Wisconsin in the #2 spot with VT, Air Force and Georgia rounding out the Top 5.  The biggest mover is the University of Iowa, jumping 12 spots from #20 to #8 after some big non-conference wins!

Click to see how the full Rawlings April NCSA Top 20 took shape.

In addition to Sacred Heart University – Red, who punched their ticket to the 2023 NCSA Postseason during the fall, the following teams also secured their spot in regionals as Conference Champions.

• The University of Wisconsin-Madison (Great Lakes West Conference Champion)
• U.S. Air Force Academy (Mid-America West Conference Champion)
• The University of Oregon (Pacific North Confernece Champion)
• The University of Connecticut (New England South Conference Champion)
• University of Maine (New England East Conference Champion)

Continue to follow all regional updates HERE.

Rider University, Bradley University and Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville (SIUE) Club Softball Teams have been placed on probation for the remainder of the 2022-2023 NCSA Season.  Both Rider, Bradley and SIUE violated NCSA Rule 19.01.0.  They forfeited 3 conference games to Fordham, Purdue and Pittsburg State State respectively during Week 28 of the NCSA Season.

The NCSA Roster Freeze is April 1st.  After that date, no players can be added to NCSA rosters.  It is essential for teams to go online to the NCSA website and confirm their rosters are accurate since there are NO EXCEPTIONS to this rule.

Teams are encouraged to go the TEAMS page, find their team, then select “Team Roster.” This is their official team roster.  Teams should check, then double check that all players are listed that should be listed.  Since the roster removal period has ended, no players can be removed, but players can be added up until their roster has reached 25 players or April 1st has passed.

Any questions, can be directed to Christian Smith.

With the EXTRA Early Registration Discount ending today, three more new teams took advantage of the new team registration fee savings and officially joined NCSA for the 2023-2024 Season. The NCSA is excited to welcome Elon University, Florida Atlantic University (FAU) and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  The University of Wisconsin-Madison is entering a 2nd team that will participate in the NCSA Division II League for 2023/2024.

Elon and UW-Madison (DII) now join the West Georgia, Villanova, Toledo, Salisbury and UNC-Greensboro as the newest NCSA Division II new teams for the 23/24 season.  FAU is anticipated to play at the Division I level in 23/24.  This brings the total number of new teams across both divisions to 8!

If your program is looking to join the NCSA for 2023-2024, make sure to take advantage of the Early Registration Discount going on now through April 14th!

No change at the top the March edition of the Rawlings NCSA Top 20 with the Hokies sitting atop this months rankings, once again.  In fact, not much change from last months Top 20 with the Top 7 remaining in their spots.

With the meat of the season coming up, the rankings are sure to change, so be sure to check out this months and stay tuned for future releases of the Rawlings NCSA Top 20.

Next Poll Released: 4/6/23

The University of North Georgia (UNG) and University of Central Florida (UCF) Club Softball Teams have been placed on probation for the remainder of the 2022-2023 NCSA Season.  Both UNG and UCF violated NCSA Rule 19.01.0.  They forfeited 3 conference games to Georgia and Florida State respectively during Week 23 of the NCSA Season.

Per the Official NCSA Rulebook, NCSA Teams are permitted to remove up to 8 players from their roster for any reason during the roster removal period.  The week long removal period starts on February 21st and concludes on February 28th.

In order for teams to remove players from their roster, they MUST submit a signed document from their club sports director or faculty advisor along with two team officers detailing which players they wish to remove from their roster.

This needs completed before the calendar switches to March 1st.

Another reminder is the NCSA Roster Freeze is April 1st.  After this date, no more players can be added to the roster.

San Diego State University (SDSU) Club Softball has been placed on probation for the remainder of the 2022-2023 NCSA Season.  SDSU violated NCSA Rule 19.01.0.  They forfeited 3 conference games to Grand Canyon University during Week 21 of the NCSA Season.

With the EXTRA, EXTRA Early Registration Discount ending today, three more new teams took advantage of the new team registration fee savings and officially joined NCSA Division II for the 2023-2024 Season.  The NCSA is excited to welcome the University of West Georgia, University of Villanova and University of Toledo.

West Georgia, Villanova and Toledo now join Salisbury and UNC-Greensboro as the first 5 NCSA Division II Programs!

If your program is looking to join the NCSA for 2023-2024, make sure to take advantage of the EXTRA Early Registration Discount going on now through March 3rd!