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College softball in California

College softball in California

California has 52 college softball programs in this directory: 22 NCAA Division I, 17 NCAA Division II, 9 NCAA Division III, and 4 NAIA. They play in 11 conferences, including ACC, Big Ten, Big West, and California Pacific Conference. CageList lists 229 cages and academies in California where players train between seasons.

Every college softball program
NCAA Division I
22
NCAA Division II
17
NCAA Division III
9
NAIA
4

Programs are grouped by level, and each row shows the school, its city and its conference. Open a program for its facts, a map, and the batting cages and academies within 40miles of campus. Rankings are the publishers' work, so we do not copy them here.

NCAA Division I

NCAA Division II

NCAA Division III

NAIA

School, level and location facts come from the U.S. Department of Education (the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act 2024-25 filings and the IPEDS institution directory). Nicknames and conferences are compiled from public lists and left blank when we could not match them with confidence. Sources: EADA athletics data, IPEDS institution directory. Spot a mistake? Tell us and we will fix it.