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NCAA Division I softball · Evanston, Illinois

Northwestern University

Wildcats · Big Ten
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D1
Level
Big Ten
Conf.
55
Near campus
8
Teams

The program

Northwestern University (the Wildcats) fields an NCAA Division I softball team in Evanston, Illinois. The program competes in the Big Ten.

NCAA Division I is the highest level of NCAA competition, with the largest budgets and the longest schedules.

Level
NCAA Division I
Conference
Big Ten
Nickname
Wildcats
Sport
Softball (women's fast-pitch)
Location
Evanston, Illinois

On the map

Places to train near Northwestern University

CageList lists 55 places to train within 40 miles of the Northwestern University campus: 3 bookable backyard cages and 52 baseball and softball academies. The closest is Chicago Warriors Baseball in Chicago, about 5 miles away. 8 travel teams are based nearby, including Rawlings Tigers 12u Orange (FCP), Rawlings Tigers HS Black (FCP), and Rawlings Tigers 14u Black (FCP).

Travel teams nearby

The Big Ten

Big Ten has 16 other programs in this directory at the same level, including Indiana University-Bloomington, Michigan State University, Ohio State University, and Pennsylvania State University. Recruits usually compare the schools in one conference side by side, because they share a schedule and a travel footprint.

Thinking about playing here?

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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.