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ACC College Softball Preview 2026. Here's What To Know

ACC College Softball Preview 2026. Here's What To Know

Here’s what to know about ACC softball entering the 2026 season, with multiple teams ranked in the preseason Top 25.

Feb 6, 2026 by R. R. Ellis
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ACC softball enters the 2026 season with a familiar blend of proven powers and rising challengers, anchored by programs that have consistently made deep postseason runs. 

Florida State remains the conference’s standard, but a crowded group behind the Seminoles has positioned the league as one of the deepest in the country.

With multiple teams appearing across all three preseason Top 25 polls and returning All-Americans, the ACC once again projects as a conference built for the long haul of the NCAA tournament.

Here’s what to know about ACC softball ahead of the 2026 season.

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2026 ACC Softball Season Overview

  • Teams: 15
  • Teams ranked in Preseason Top 25: 6
  • Programs with at least one preseason All-American: 3
  • Defending regular-season champion: Florida State (2025)
  • Defending conference tournament champion: Clemson (2025)

2025 ACC Softball Final Standings

  1. Florida State — 18–3 ACC | 49–12 overall
  2. Clemson — 19–5 ACC | 48–14 overall
  3. Virginia Tech — 18–6 ACC | 43–13 overall
  4. Stanford — 16–8 ACC | 42–13 overall
  5. Duke — 16–8 ACC | 42–18 overall
  6. North Carolina — 15–9 ACC | 40–17 overall
  7. Virginia — 14–10 ACC | 38–19 overall
  8. Georgia Tech — 10–11 ACC | 27–24 overall
  9. California — 11–13 ACC | 37–21 overall
  10. Louisville — 9–15 ACC | 26–25 overall
  11. Notre Dame — 7–17 ACC | 23–31–1 overall
  12. Pitt — 7–17 ACC | 20–32 overall
  13. Syracuse — 6–18 ACC | 27–22 overall
  14. NC State — 6–18 ACC | 25–29 overall
  15. Boston College — 5–19 ACC | 22–29 overall

ACC Teams Ranked in 2026 Preseason Top 25

D1Softball Preseason Top 25

  • No. 7 Florida State
  • No. 15 Clemson
  • No. 16 Duke
  • No. 18 Stanford
  • No. 20 Virginia Tech
  • No. 25 Virginia

Softball America Preseason Top 25

  • No. 6 Florida State
  • No. 9 Clemson
  • No. 18 Stanford
  • No. 20 Duke
  • No. 23 Virginia
  • No. 24 Virginia Tech

ESPN / USA Softball Collegiate Top 25

  • No. 7 Florida State
  • No. 12 Clemson
  • No. 17 Stanford
  • No. 19 Duke
  • No. 21 Virginia Tech

2026 Softball America Preseason All-Americans (ACC)

First Team

  • Isa Torres, SS — Florida State

Second Team

  • Aminah Vega, 2B — Duke
  • Jaysoni Beachum, 3B — Florida State
  • Macey Cintron, UT/P — Clemson

ACC Regular-Season Champions

  • 2025: Florida State
  • 2024: Duke
  • 2023: Florida State
  • 2022: Florida State
  • 2021: Clemson
  • 2020: No season (COVID-19 pandemic)
  • 2019: Florida State
  • 2018: Florida State
  • 2017: Florida State
  • 2016: Florida State

ACC Tournament Champions

  • 2025: Clemson
  • 2024: Duke
  • 2023: Florida State
  • 2022: Florida State
  • 2021: Duke
  • 2020: No tournament (COVID-19 pandemic)
  • 2019: Florida State
  • 2018: Florida State
  • 2017: Florida State
  • 2016: Florida State

2026 D1Softball Preseason Top 25

  1. Texas
  2. Texas Tech
  3. Oklahoma
  4. Tennessee
  5. Florida
  6. Oregon
  7. Florida State
  8. Arkansas
  9. Nebraska
  10. UCLA
  11. Texas A&M
  12. LSU
  13. South Carolina
  14. Alabama
  15. Clemson
  16. Duke
  17. Georgia
  18. Stanford
  19. Oklahoma State
  20. Virginia Tech
  21. Arizona
  22. Washington
  23. Mississippi State
  24. Ole Miss
  25. Virginia

2026 Softball America Preseason Top 25 Rankings

  1. Texas Tech
  2. Texas
  3. Oklahoma
  4. Tennessee
  5. Oregon
  6. Florida State
  7. Arkansas
  8. UCLA
  9. Clemson
  10. Florida
  11. Nebraska
  12. LSU
  13. Alabama
  14. Texas A&M
  15. Georgia
  16. South Carolina
  17. Arizona
  18. Stanford
  19. Oklahoma State
  20. Duke
  21. Mississippi State
  22. Washington
  23. Virginia
  24. Virginia Tech
  25. Ole Miss

Receiving Votes: Florida Atlantic; Ohio State

2026 ESPN / USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll

  • T1. Texas
  • T1. Texas Tech
  • 3. Oklahoma
  • 4. Tennessee
  • 5. Oregon
  • 6. Florida
  • 7. Florida State
  • 8. Arkansas
  • 9. Nebraska
  • 10. UCLA
  • 11. Texas A&M
  • 12. Clemson
  • 13. LSU
  • 14. South Carolina
  • 15. Georgia
  • 16. Alabama
  • 17. Stanford
  • 18. Arizona
  • 19. Duke
  • 20. Oklahoma State
  • 21. Virginia Tech
  • 22. Ole Miss
  • 23. Liberty
  • 24. Mississippi State
  • 25. Washington

Mary Nutter Classic 2026 Schedule

Thursday, Feb. 19

Wrigley Field

  • 1:00 p.m. ET — Auburn vs. Oregon
  • 4:30 p.m. ET — Texas A&M vs. Oregon
  • 7:30 p.m. ET — Fullerton vs. Oklahoma
  • 8:30 p.m. ET — San Diego State vs. Oklahoma

Yankee

  • 1:30 p.m. ET — Utah vs. Bethune Cookman
  • 4:00 p.m. ET — South Carolina vs. Washington
  • 6:30 p.m. ET — Fresno State vs. Texas Tech
  • 11:30 p.m. ET — Team Japan vs. Texas Tech

Fenway

  • 1:00 p.m. ET — CBU vs. Oregon State
  • 4:30 p.m. ET — Nevada vs. Rutgers
  • 7:30 p.m. ET — Texas A&M vs. Duke
  • 11:30 p.m. ET — Fullerton vs. Rutgers

Des Moines

  • 1:00 p.m. ET — UC San Diego vs. California
  • 4:00 p.m. ET — BYU vs. CSUN
  • 7:30 p.m. ET — BYU vs. Hawaii
  • 11:30 p.m. ET — Duke vs. Hawaii

Friday, Feb. 20

Wrigley Field

  • 1:00 p.m. ET — Bethune Cookman vs. Texas Tech
  • 4:30 p.m. ET — Duke vs. Oklahoma
  • 7:30 p.m. ET — Nevada vs. UCLA
  • 11:00 p.m. ET — Duke vs. UCLA

Yankee

  • 1:00 p.m. ET — California vs. Fresno State
  • 4:30 p.m. ET — California vs. Nevada
  • 7:30 p.m. ET — UC Riverside vs. San Diego State
  • 11:00 p.m. ET — Saint Mary’s vs. San Diego State

Fenway

  • 1:00 p.m. ET — South Carolina vs. Nebraska
  • 4:30 p.m. ET — Hawaii vs. Nebraska
  • 7:30 p.m. ET — Oregon vs. South Carolina
  • 11:00 p.m. ET — Oregon vs. Auburn

Des Moines

  • 1:00 p.m. ET — CBU vs. Seattle
  • 4:30 p.m. ET — CSUN vs. Seattle
  • 7:30 p.m. ET — CSUN vs. Utah
  • 11:00 p.m. ET — Oregon State vs. Hawaii

Pawtucket

  • 1:30 p.m. ET — CBU vs. Fresno State
  • 4:30 p.m. ET — Long Beach State vs. BYU
  • 7:30 p.m. ET — Rutgers vs. LMU
  • 11:30 p.m. ET — Rutgers vs. Utah

Saturday, Feb. 21

Wrigley Field

  • 12:30 p.m. ET — Oklahoma vs. Long Beach State
  • 3:00 p.m. ET — Oklahoma vs. California
  • 6:30 p.m. ET — Fresno State vs. UCLA
  • 10:30 p.m. ET — South Carolina vs. Saint Mary’s

Yankee

  • 12:30 p.m. ET — Seattle vs. San Diego State
  • 3:30 p.m. ET — Texas Tech vs. Fullerton
  • 7:30 p.m. ET — Nebraska vs. Texas A&M
  • 11:30 p.m. ET — LMU vs. Texas A&M

Fenway

  • 12:30 p.m. ET — Auburn vs. Duke
  • 3:00 p.m. ET — Utah vs. LMU
  • 6:30 p.m. ET — Utah vs. CBU
  • 10:30 p.m. ET — Hawaii vs. Team Japan

Des Moines

  • 12:30 p.m. ET — Seattle vs. UC Riverside
  • 3:00 p.m. ET — Washington vs. BYU
  • 6:30 p.m. ET — Rutgers vs. Team Japan
  • 10:30 p.m. ET — Long Beach State vs. Saint Mary’s

Pawtucket

  • 1:30 p.m. ET — Oregon State vs. Bethune Cookman
  • 4:30 p.m. ET — Bethune Cookman vs. Long Beach State

Sunday, Feb. 22

Wrigley Field

  • 12:00 p.m. ET — Oklahoma vs. Washington
  • 12:00 p.m. ET — Texas A&M vs. UCLA
  • 2:30 p.m. ET — LMU vs. Team Japan

Yankee

  • 12:00 p.m. ET — Nebraska vs. Seattle
  • 2:30 p.m. ET — California vs. Nebraska

Fenway

  • 12:00 p.m. ET — Texas Tech vs. UC Riverside
  • 2:30 p.m. ET — LMU vs. Washington

Des Moines

  • 12:00 p.m. ET — Auburn vs. California
  • 2:30 p.m. ET — UC Riverside vs. Utah

Pawtucket

  • 12:30 p.m. ET — Long Beach State vs. Oregon State
  • 2:30 p.m. ET — Long Beach State vs. Saint Mary’s

Teams At Mary Nutter Classic 2026

  • Auburn
  • Bethune-Cookman
  • BYU
  • California
  • California Baptist (CBU)
  • CSUN (Cal State Northridge)
  • Duke
  • Fresno State
  • Hawaii
  • LMU (Loyola Marymount)
  • Long Beach State
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Oregon State
  • Rutgers
  • Saint Mary’s
  • San Diego State
  • Seattle
  • South Carolina
  • Team Japan
  • Texas A&M
  • Texas Tech
  • UCLA
  • UC Riverside
  • UC San Diego
  • Utah
  • Washington

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