2020 NCAA Division I softball season

2020 NCAA Division I softball season
DurationFebruary 6 – March 12, 2020 (cancellation)
Number of teams286
Preseason No. 1Alabama (USA Softball/ESPN, D1S);
Washington (NFCA, SA);
UCLA (FloSoftball)
Defending ChampionsUCLA
TV partner/sESPN & ESPN+
NCAA Tournament
Durationnot held
Women's College World Series
Durationnot held
Seasons
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2021 →

The 2020 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 February 6, 2020. The season ended on March 12, 2020, when the NCAA cancelled all winter championships and spring sports seasons due to the coronavirus pandemic.[1] The 2020 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2020 Women's College World Series, which were to be held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, did not occur.

  1. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns" (Press release). NCAA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.