The 2016 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 in February 2016. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2016 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and 2016 Women's College World Series . The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held annually in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium , ended in June 2016.
Conference standings [ ]
2016 Big East Conference softball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
DePaul †
16
–
3
.842
27
–
25
.519
Villanova
14
–
6
.700
32
–
18
.640
St. John's
12
–
7
.632
29
–
20
.592
Butler ‡ y
9
–
7
.563
28
–
24
.538
Creighton
7
–
11
.389
25
–
22
.532
Seton Hall
7
–
12
.368
24
–
30
.444
Providence
6
–
14
.300
21
–
28
.429
Georgetown
3
–
14
.176
9
–
35
.205
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2016[3] ; Rankings from NFCA
2016 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 5 Michigan † y
21
–
2
.913
52
–
7
.881
No. 20 Minnesota ‡ y
19
–
3
.864
43
–
14
.754
Northwestern y
15
–
8
.652
27
–
28
.491
Penn State
14
–
9
.609
30
–
24
.556
Nebraska y
13
–
9
.591
35
–
21
.625
Ohio State y
13
–
9
.591
34
–
20
.630
Illinois y
12
–
11
.522
36
–
23
.610
Wisconsin
11
–
11
.500
28
–
24
.538
Indiana
10
–
13
.435
29
–
25
.537
Michigan State
8
–
15
.348
27
–
28
.491
Purdue
8
–
15
.348
27
–
28
.491
Rutgers
8
–
15
.348
24
–
33
.421
Maryland
4
–
19
.174
12
–
40
.231
Iowa
3
–
20
.130
13
–
39
.250
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 6, 2016[4] ; Rankings from NFCA
2016 Colonial Athletic Association softball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
PCT
W
L
T
PCT
#8 James Madison † ‡ y
18
–
1
–
0
.947
50
–
6
–
0
.893
Towson
11
–
8
–
0
.579
37
–
17
–
0
.685
College of Charleston
11
–
9
–
0
.550
35
–
23
–
0
.603
Elon
9
–
8
–
0
.529
26
–
25
–
0
.510
Delaware
9
–
9
–
0
.500
30
–
21
–
0
.588
UNC Wilmington
8
–
10
–
0
.444
29
–
21
–
0
.580
Hofstra
8
–
10
–
0
.444
24
–
22
–
0
.522
Drexel
0
–
19
–
0
.000
20
–
35
–
0
.364
† – Conference champion ‡ – champion As of May 24, 2016[5] ; Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches
2016 Ohio Valley Conference softball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Jacksonville State ‡
26
–
0
1.000
43
–
17
.717
Eastern Kentucky
17
–
8
.680
37
–
17
.685
Eastern Illinois
17
–
8
.680
25
–
28
.472
SIU Edwardsville
15
–
11
.577
28
–
26
.519
Tennessee–Martin
14
–
13
.519
30
–
26
.536
Tennessee Tech
14
–
13
.519
23
–
33
.411
Morehead State
11
–
11
.500
26
–
27
.491
Murray State
12
–
14
.462
14
–
31
.311
Belmont
11
–
16
.407
19
–
35
.352
SE Missouri State
10
–
17
.370
16
–
33
.327
Austin Peay
5
–
22
.185
9
–
387
.023
Tennessee State
3
–
22
.120
10
–
45
.182
‡ – OVC Tournament champion As of May 9, 2016[6] ; Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches
2016 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 1 Florida
20
–
4
.833
52
–
4
.929
No. 12 Kentucky
17
–
7
.708
43
–
11
.796
No. 10 Tennessee
16
–
7
.696
40
–
13
.755
No. 6 Auburn ‡
16
–
7
.696
46
–
9
.836
No. 4 Alabama
16
–
8
.667
45
–
11
.804
No. 16 Missouri
14
–
10
.583
39
–
13
.750
No. 13 LSU
13
–
11
.542
42
–
14
.750
No. 15 Georgia
12
–
12
.500
40
–
16
.714
Ole Miss
11
–
13
.458
38
–
19
.667
No. 17 Texas A&M
9
–
15
.375
37
–
17
.685
South Carolina
7
–
17
.292
35
–
20
.636
Mississippi State
3
–
21
.125
25
–
30
.455
Arkansas
1
–
23
.042
17
–
39
.304
‡ – Tournament champion As of May 8, 2016[7] ; Rankings from NFCA
2016 West Coast Conference softball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
PCT
W
L
T
PCT
BYU † y
11
–
2
–
0
.846
36
–
20
–
0
.643
Loyola Marymount
10
–
5
–
0
.667
32
–
21
–
0
.604
San Diego
7
–
6
–
0
.538
21
–
28
–
0
.429
Saint Mary's
6
–
7
–
0
.462
19
–
26
–
1
.424
Santa Clara
4
–
9
–
0
.308
9
–
40
–
0
.184
Pacific
3
–
12
–
0
.200
20
–
28
–
0
.417
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 17, 2016[10] ; Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches
Women's College World Series [ ]
The 2016 Women's College World Series began on June 2–8 in Oklahoma City .[11]
First round
Second round
Semifinals
Finals
16
Georgia
5
8
Florida State
4
16
Georgia
3
4
Auburn
4
4
Auburn
10
12
UCLA
3
4
Auburn
8 (8)
—
8
Florida State
7
—
8
Florida State
8
12
UCLA
4
2
Michigan
0
8
Florida State
1
4
Auburn
2
11 (8)
1
3
Oklahoma
3
7
2
3
Oklahoma
3 (8)
6
Alabama
0
3
Oklahoma
7
2
Michigan
5
2
Michigan
2
10
LSU
0
3
Oklahoma
7
—
10
LSU
3
—
6
Alabama
4
10
LSU
6
16
Georgia
1
10
LSU
4
Season leaders [ ]
Batting
Pitching
Records [ ]
NCAA Division I single game intentional walks :
5 – Darian Tautalafua, Long Beach State 49ers ; May 8, 2016 [12]
NCAA Division I single game total bases :
17 – Carli Kayler, Troy Trojans ; March 19, 2016
Freshman class hits :
104 – Tatyana Forbes , Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Awards [ ]
Sierra Romero , Michigan Wolverines [13]
Sierra Romero , Michigan Wolverines [14]
Honda Sports Award Softball:
Sierra Romero , Michigan Wolverines [15]
espnW National Player of the Year:
Kasey Cooper , Auburn Tigers [16]
Amanda Lorenz , Florida Gators [17]
Lexie Elkins , Louisiana [18]
Katie Lacour, Southeastern Louisiana [19]
All America Teams [ ]
The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[20]
First Team
Second Team
Third Team
References [ ]
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^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF) . Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020 .
^ "2016 Big East Softball Standings and Leaders" . Big East Conference. Retrieved May 5, 2021 .
^ "Big Ten Softball Standings" . BigTen.org . Big Ten Conference. Retrieved May 11, 2019 .
^ "2016 Softball Standings" . Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved May 24, 2016 .
^ "Softball" . Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved April 25, 2017 .
^ "Softball" (PDF) . Southeastern Conference. Retrieved May 8, 2016 .
^ "2016 Softball Standings" . Southland Conference. Retrieved May 13, 2016 .
^ "Softball" . Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved March 18, 2019 .
^ "Softball" . West Coast Conference. Retrieved May 17, 2016 .
^ "2016 Women's College World Series" . Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-06 .
^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF) . Ncaa.org . Retrieved 2020-08-06 .
^ "Player of The Year" . Teamusa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-06 .
^ "Michigan's Romero named inaugural Schutt Sports / NFCA Division I National Player of the Year" . nfca.org . June 9, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2021 .
^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL" . Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved 2020-08-06 .
^ "With Hitting Down to a Science, Auburn's Kasey Cooper Named espnW Player of The Year" . Espn.com. Retrieved 2020-08-06 .
^ "Florida's Lorenz named 2016 Schutt Sports / NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year" . nfca.org . May 31, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2021 .
^ "NFCA announces the 2016 Diamond Sports Catchers of the Year" . nfca.org . July 12, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2021 .
^ "NFCA Announces 2016 Golden Shoe Award Winners" . nfca.org . July 11, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2021 .
^ "2016 NFCA Division I All-America Teams" . Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-08-06 .