2021 NCAA Division I softball rankings

2021 NCAA Division I softball season
DurationFebruary 2021 – June 2021
Preseason No. 1UCLA (Unanimous)
Defending ChampionsUCLA
TV partner/sESPN
NCAA Tournament
DurationMay 20 – June 10, 2021
Most conference bidsSEC, 12 teams
Women's College World Series
DurationJune 3–10, 2021
ChampionsOklahoma (5th title)
Runners-upFlorida State (14th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachPatty Gasso (5th title)
WCWS MOPGiselle Juarez (Oklahoma)
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →

The following human polls made up the 2021 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 NFCA/USA Today poll, the Softball America poll, the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate rankings, and D1Softball ranked the top 25 teams nationally.