D2 Softball Colleges: A Complete List (2023)

D2 softball colleges feature extremely talented teams with high-level softball players. At many top tier D2 softball colleges, you’ll see plenty of D1-level athletes. However, D2 softball colleges tend to have a slightly less demanding schedule than D1 teams, giving athletes more time for a life outside of their sport. If you’re an extremely talented softball player who wants some time to explore other interests in the off-season, D2 could a great level for you.

Division 2 softball World Series

The D2 Women’s College World Series (WCWS) is the final portion of the NCAA D2 Softball Championship. This championship program was founded in the 1981-82 school year, and has been running each year since.

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D2 softball rankings 

Finding the right college fit means selecting a school that best aligns with a student-athlete’s athletic, academic, social and financial needs. With more than 150 NCAA Division 2 programs to choose from, NCSA Power Rankings help student-athletes easily find schools that meet their needs. NCSA ranks schools based on location, cost, size, academics and more to produce a list of the top Division 2 softball colleges. Below are the top 10 division 2 softball colleges.

1. University of California – San Diego
2. Truman State University
3. Western Washington University
4. Grand Valley State University
5. Bentley University
6. California State University – Chico
7. Harding University
8. Regis University
9. Bellarmine University
10. Cedarville University

The NCAA produces its own list of top Division 2 softball programs that is featured on the NCAA website. 

View the complete list of D2 softball colleges below.

Find D2 Softball colleges

School

City and State

Type

Conference

Division

San Francisco, California

Private

Pacific West Conference

NCAA D2

Alamosa, Colorado

Public

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Garden City, New York

Private

Northeast-10 Conference

NCAA D2

Albany, Georgia

Public

Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.

NCAA D2

Philippi, West Virginia

Private

Mountain East Conference

NCAA D2

Columbia, South Carolina

Private

Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.

NCAA D2

New York, New York

Private

Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference

NCAA D2

Springfield, Massachusetts

Private

Northeast-10 Conference

NCAA D2

Anderson, South Carolina

Private

South Atlantic Conference

NCAA D2

San Angelo, Texas

Public

Lone Star Conference

NCAA D2

Russellville, Arkansas

Public

Great American Conference

NCAA D2

Ashland, Ohio

Private

Great Midwest Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Worcester, Massachusetts

Private

Northeast-10 Conference

NCAA D2

Montgomery, Alabama

Public

Gulf South Conference

NCAA D2

Augusta, Georgia

Public

Peach Belt Conference

NCAA D2

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Private

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

NCAA D2

Azusa, California

Private

Pacific West Conference

NCAA D2

Miami, Florida

Private

Sunshine State Conference

NCAA D2

Wilson, North Carolina

Private

Conference Carolinas

NCAA D2

Belmont, North Carolina

Private

Conference Carolinas

NCAA D2

Bemidji, Minnesota

Public

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

NCAA D2

Columbia, South Carolina

Private

Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.

NCAA D2

Waltham, Massachusetts

Private

Northeast-10 Conference

NCAA D2

La Mirada, California

Private

Pacific West Conference

NCAA D2

Spearfish, South Dakota

Public

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Bloomfield, New Jersey

Private

Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference

NCAA D2

Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

Public

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Bluefield, West Virginia

Public

Independent

NCAA D2

Bowie, Maryland

Public

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

NCAA D2

Arcata, California

Public

California Collegiate Athletic Association

NCAA D2

Caldwell, New Jersey

Private

Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference

NCAA D2

Chico, California

Public

California Collegiate Athletic Association

NCAA D2

Carson, California

Public

California Collegiate Athletic Association

NCAA D2

Hayward, California

Public

California Collegiate Athletic Association

NCAA D2

Seaside, California

Public

California Collegiate Athletic Association

NCAA D2

San Bernardino, California

Public

California Collegiate Athletic Association

NCAA D2

San Marcos, California

Public

California Collegiate Athletic Association

NCAA D2

Turlock, California

Public

California Collegiate Athletic Association

NCAA D2

Lawton, Oklahoma

Public

Lone Star Conference

NCAA D2

Jefferson City, Tennessee

Private

South Atlantic Conference

NCAA D2

Salisbury, North Carolina

Private

South Atlantic Conference

NCAA D2

Cedarville, Ohio

Private

Great Midwest Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Ellensburg, Washington

Public

Great Northwest Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Chadron, Nebraska

Public

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Honolulu, Hawaii

Private

Pacific West Conference

NCAA D2

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Private

Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference

NCAA D2

Murfreesboro, North Carolina

Private

Conference Carolinas

NCAA D2

Memphis, Tennessee

Private

Gulf South Conference

NCAA D2

Orangeburg, South Carolina

Private

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

NCAA D2

Atlanta, Georgia

Private

Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.

NCAA D2

Hartsville, South Carolina

Private

South Atlantic Conference

NCAA D2

Lakewood, Colorado

Private

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Grand Junction, Colorado

Public

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Golden, Colorado

Public

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Pueblo, Colorado

Public

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Columbus, Georgia

Public

Peach Belt Conference

NCAA D2

Athens, West Virginia

Public

Mountain East Conference

NCAA D2

Irvine, California

Private

Pacific West Conference

NCAA D2

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Private

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

NCAA D2

Spartanburg, South Carolina

Private

Conference Carolinas

NCAA D2

Buffalo, New York

Private

East Coast Conference

NCAA D2

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Private

Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Elkins, West Virginia

Private

Mountain East Conference

NCAA D2

Cleveland, Mississippi

Public

Gulf South Conference

NCAA D2

Orangeburg, New York

Private

Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference

NCAA D2

San Rafael, California

Private

Pacific West Conference

NCAA D2

Springfield, Missouri

Private

Great Lakes Valley Conference

NCAA D2

Ada, Oklahoma

Public

Great American Conference

NCAA D2

East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

Public

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Portales, New Mexico

Public

Lone Star Conference

NCAA D2

St. Petersburg, Florida

Private

Sunshine State Conference

NCAA D2

Jacksonville, Florida

Private

Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.

NCAA D2

Elizabeth City, North Carolina

Public

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

NCAA D2

Daytona Beach, Florida

Private

Sunshine State Conference

NCAA D2

Franklin Springs, Georgia

Private

Conference Carolinas

NCAA D2

Emory, Virginia

Private

South Atlantic Conference

NCAA D2

Emporia, Kansas

Public

Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

NCAA D2

Due West, South Carolina

Private

Conference Carolinas

NCAA D2

Fairmont, West Virginia

Public

Mountain East Conference

NCAA D2

Fayetteville, North Carolina

Public

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

NCAA D2

Lodi, New Jersey

Private

Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference

NCAA D2

Big Rapids, Michigan

Public

Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Saint Augustine, Florida

Private

Peach Belt Conference

NCAA D2

Lakeland, Florida

Private

Sunshine State Conference

NCAA D2

Hays, Kansas

Public

Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

NCAA D2

Durango, Colorado

Public

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Fort Valley, Georgia

Public

Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.

NCAA D2

Florence, South Carolina

Public

Conference Carolinas

NCAA D2

Rindge, New Hampshire

Private

Northeast-10 Conference

NCAA D2

Frostburg, Maryland

Public

Mountain East Conference

NCAA D2

Erie, Pennsylvania

Private

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Milledgeville, Georgia

Public

Peach Belt Conference

NCAA D2

Americus, Georgia

Public

Peach Belt Conference

NCAA D2

Lakewood, New Jersey

Private

Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference

NCAA D2

Glenville, West Virginia

Public

Mountain East Conference

NCAA D2

Wilmington, Delaware

Private

Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference

NCAA D2

Allendale, Michigan

Public

Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Searcy, Arkansas

Private

Great American Conference

NCAA D2

Honolulu, Hawaii

Private

Pacific West Conference

NCAA D2

Arkadelphia, Arkansas

Public

Great American Conference

NCAA D2

Hillsdale, Michigan

Private

Great Midwest Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Private

Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference

NCAA D2

Oakland, California

Private

Pacific West Conference

NCAA D2

Indiana, Pennsylvania

Public

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Charlotte, North Carolina

Private

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

NCAA D2

Frankfort, Kentucky

Public

Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.

NCAA D2

Owensboro, Kentucky

Private

Great Midwest Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Bristol, Tennessee

Private

Conference Carolinas

NCAA D2

Kutztown, Pennsylvania

Public

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Painesville, Ohio

Private

Great Midwest Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Greenwood, South Carolina

Public

Peach Belt Conference

NCAA D2

Jackson, Tennessee

Private

Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.

NCAA D2

Syracuse, New York

Private

Northeast-10 Conference

NCAA D2

Cleveland, Tennessee

Private

Gulf South Conference

NCAA D2

Banner Elk, North Carolina

Private

Conference Carolinas

NCAA D2

Memphis, Tennessee

Private

Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.

NCAA D2

Hickory, North Carolina

Private

South Atlantic Conference

NCAA D2

Romeoville, Illinois

Private

Great Lakes Valley Conference

NCAA D2

Gaffney, South Carolina

Private

South Atlantic Conference

NCAA D2

Harrogate, Tennessee

Private

South Atlantic Conference

NCAA D2

Jefferson City, Missouri

Public

Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

NCAA D2

Lincoln University, Pennsylvania

Private

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

NCAA D2

St. Charles, Missouri

Private

Ohio Valley Conference

NCAA D2

Salisbury, North Carolina

Private

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

NCAA D2

Lock Haven, Pennsylvania

Public

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Lubbock, Texas

Private

Lone Star Conference

NCAA D2

Boca Raton, Florida

Private

Sunshine State Conference

NCAA D2

Canton, Ohio

Private

Great Midwest Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Mansfield, Pennsylvania

Public

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Mars Hill, North Carolina

Private

South Atlantic Conference

NCAA D2

Saint Louis, Missouri

Private

Great Lakes Valley Conference

NCAA D2

Lebanon, Illinois

Private

Great Lakes Valley Conference

NCAA D2

Dobbs Ferry, New York

Private

East Coast Conference

NCAA D2

Erie, Pennsylvania

Private

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Denver, Colorado

Public

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Wichita Falls, Texas

Public

Lone Star Conference

NCAA D2

Fairfield, Alabama

Private

Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.

NCAA D2

Millersville, Pennsylvania

Public

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Mankato, Minnesota

Public

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

NCAA D2

Moorhead, Minnesota

Public

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

NCAA D2

Minot, North Dakota

Public

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

NCAA D2

Clinton, Mississippi

Private

Gulf South Conference

NCAA D2

Joplin, Missouri

Public

Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

NCAA D2

Rolla, Missouri

Public

Great Lakes Valley Conference

NCAA D2

St. Joseph, Missouri

Public

Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

NCAA D2

Rockville Centre, New York

Private

East Coast Conference

NCAA D2

Billings, Montana

Public

Great Northwest Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Las Vegas, New Mexico

Public

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Newberry, South Carolina

Private

South Atlantic Conference

NCAA D2

Wichita, Kansas

Private

Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

NCAA D2

Tigerville, South Carolina

Private

Conference Carolinas

NCAA D2

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Public

Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

NCAA D2

Aberdeen, South Dakota

Public

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

NCAA D2

Maryville, Missouri

Public

Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

NCAA D2

Nampa, Idaho

Private

Great Northwest Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Alva, Oklahoma

Public

Great American Conference

NCAA D2

Midland, Michigan

Private

Great Midwest Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Cleveland, Ohio

Private

Mountain East Conference

NCAA D2

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Private

Sunshine State Conference

NCAA D2

Columbus, Ohio

Private

Great Midwest Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Shawnee, Oklahoma

Private

Great American Conference

NCAA D2

Edmond, Oklahoma

Private

Lone Star Conference

NCAA D2

Arkadelphia, Arkansas

Private

Great American Conference

NCAA D2

New York, New York

Private

Northeast-10 Conference

NCAA D2

West Palm Beach, Florida

Private

Sunshine State Conference

NCAA D2

Pittsburg, Kansas

Public

Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

NCAA D2

Waterbury, Connecticut

Private

Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference

NCAA D2

Hammond, Indiana

Public

Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Charlotte, North Carolina

Private

ASUN Conference

NCAA D2

Quincy, Illinois

Private

Great Lakes Valley Conference

NCAA D2

Denver, Colorado

Private

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Kansas City, Missouri

Private

Great Lakes Valley Conference

NCAA D2

Claremore, Oklahoma

Public

Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

NCAA D2

Winter Park, Florida

Private

Sunshine State Conference

NCAA D2

University Center, Michigan

Public

Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Manchester, New Hampshire

Private

Northeast-10 Conference

NCAA D2

Raleigh, North Carolina

Private

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

NCAA D2

Saint Leo, Florida

Private

Sunshine State Conference

NCAA D2

Lacey, Washington

Private

Great Northwest Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Colchester, Vermont

Private

Northeast-10 Conference

NCAA D2

Salem, West Virginia

Private

Independent

NCAA D2

San Francisco, California

Public

California Collegiate Athletic Association

NCAA D2

Savannah, Georgia

Public

Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.

NCAA D2

Greensburg, Pennsylvania

Private

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Raleigh, North Carolina

Private

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

NCAA D2

Shepherdstown, West Virginia

Public

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

Public

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Rome, Georgia

Private

Gulf South Conference

NCAA D2

Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

Public

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Rohnert Park, California

Public

California Collegiate Athletic Association

NCAA D2

Durant, Oklahoma

Public

Great American Conference

NCAA D2

Magnolia, Arkansas

Public

Great American Conference

NCAA D2

New Haven, Connecticut

Public

Northeast-10 Conference

NCAA D2

Bethany, Oklahoma

Private

Great American Conference

NCAA D2

Manchester, New Hampshire

Private

Northeast-10 Conference

NCAA D2

Central, South Carolina

Private

Conference Carolinas

NCAA D2

Bolivar, Missouri

Private

Great Lakes Valley Conference

NCAA D2

Marshall, Minnesota

Public

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

NCAA D2

Weatherford, Oklahoma

Public

Great American Conference

NCAA D2

Mobile, Alabama

Private

Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.

NCAA D2

Saint Cloud, Minnesota

Public

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

NCAA D2

Austin, Texas

Private

Lone Star Conference

NCAA D2

San Antonio, Texas

Private

Lone Star Conference

NCAA D2

Sparkill, New York

Private

East Coast Conference

NCAA D2

Easton, Massachusetts

Private

Northeast Conference

NCAA D2

Stephenville, Texas

Public

Western Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Laredo, Texas

Public

Lone Star Conference

NCAA D2

Kingsville, Texas

Public

Lone Star Conference

NCAA D2

Denton, Texas

Public

Lone Star Conference

NCAA D2

Albany, New York

Private

Northeast-10 Conference

NCAA D2

Wise, Virginia

Public

South Atlantic Conference

NCAA D2

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Private

Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference

NCAA D2

Crestview Hills, Kentucky

Private

Great Midwest Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Tiffin, Ohio

Private

Great Midwest Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Nashville, Tennessee

Private

Great Midwest Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Kirksville, Missouri

Public

Great Lakes Valley Conference

NCAA D2

Greeneville, Tennessee

Private

South Atlantic Conference

NCAA D2

Tuskegee, Alabama

Private

Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.

NCAA D2

Jackson, Tennessee

Private

Gulf South Conference

NCAA D2

Huntsville, Alabama

Public

Gulf South Conference

NCAA D2

Monticello, Arkansas

Public

Great American Conference

NCAA D2

Bridgeport, Connecticut

Private

Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference

NCAA D2

Warrensburg, Missouri

Public

Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

NCAA D2

Edmond, Oklahoma

Public

Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

NCAA D2

Charleston, West Virginia

Private

Mountain East Conference

NCAA D2

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Public

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Findlay, Ohio

Private

Great Midwest Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Hilo, Hawaii

Public

Pacific West Conference

NCAA D2

Springfield, Illinois

Public

Great Lakes Valley Conference

NCAA D2

Indianapolis, Indiana

Private

Great Lakes Valley Conference

NCAA D2

Bismarck, North Dakota

Private

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

NCAA D2

Crookston, Minnesota

Public

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

NCAA D2

Duluth, Minnesota

Public

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

NCAA D2

Saint Louis, Missouri

Public

Great Lakes Valley Conference

NCAA D2

Montevallo, Alabama

Public

Gulf South Conference

NCAA D2

Mount Olive, North Carolina

Private

Conference Carolinas

NCAA D2

Kearney, Nebraska

Public

Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

NCAA D2

West Haven, Connecticut

Private

Northeast-10 Conference

NCAA D2

Pembroke, North Carolina

Public

Conference Carolinas

NCAA D2

Dahlonega, Georgia

Public

Peach Belt Conference

NCAA D2

Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Public

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Private

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

NCAA D2

Aiken, South Carolina

Public

Peach Belt Conference

NCAA D2

Evansville, Indiana

Public

Ohio Valley Conference

NCAA D2

Tampa, Florida

Private

Sunshine State Conference

NCAA D2

Odessa, Texas

Public

Lone Star Conference

NCAA D2

Livingston, Alabama

Public

Gulf South Conference

NCAA D2

Pensacola, Florida

Public

Gulf South Conference

NCAA D2

Carrollton, Georgia

Public

Gulf South Conference

NCAA D2

Kenosha, Wisconsin

Public

Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Fayette, Iowa

Private

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

NCAA D2

Pepper Pike, Ohio

Private

Great Midwest Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Valdosta, Georgia

Public

Gulf South Conference

NCAA D2

Petersburg, Virginia

Public

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

NCAA D2

Richmond, Virginia

Private

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

NCAA D2

North Canton, Ohio

Private

Great Midwest Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Topeka, Kansas

Public

Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

NCAA D2

Wayne, Nebraska

Public

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

NCAA D2

Detroit, Michigan

Public

Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

West Chester, Pennsylvania

Public

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

West Liberty, West Virginia

Public

Mountain East Conference

NCAA D2

Canyon, Texas

Public

Lone Star Conference

NCAA D2

Institute, West Virginia

Public

Mountain East Conference

NCAA D2

Buckhannon, West Virginia

Private

Mountain East Conference

NCAA D2

Silver City, New Mexico

Public

Lone Star Conference

NCAA D2

Monmouth, Oregon

Public

Great Northwest Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Bellingham, Washington

Public

Great Northwest Athletic Conference

NCAA D2

Wheeling, West Virginia

Private

Mountain East Conference

NCAA D2

Liberty, Missouri

Private

Great Lakes Valley Conference

NCAA D2

New Castle, Delaware

Private

Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference

NCAA D2

Wingate, North Carolina

Private

South Atlantic Conference

NCAA D2

Winona, Minnesota

Public

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

NCAA D2

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Public

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

NCAA D2

Young Harris, Georgia

Private

Peach Belt Conference

NCAA D2