| 2020 NCAA Division I softball season | |
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| Duration | February 6 – June 3, 2020 |
| Number of teams | 286 |
| Preseason No. 1 | Alabama (USA Softball/ESPN, D1S); Washington (NFCA, SA); UCLA (FloSoftball) |
| Defending Champions | UCLA |
| TV partner/s | ESPN |
| NCAA Tournament | |
| Duration | May 15 – June 3, 2020 |
| Women's College World Series | |
| Duration | May 28 – June 3, 2020 |
| Seasons | |
The following human polls made up the 2020 NCAA Division I women's softball rankings. The NFCA/USA Today Poll was voted on by a panel of 32 Division I softball coaches. The ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Poll was voted on by a panel of 20 voters. The NFCA/USA Today poll, the Softball America poll, the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate rankings, and D1Softball ranked the top 25 teams nationally.