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* '''School''' refers to the current name and branding of the softball team.
* '''Conference''' shows where the school as of the 2024 season.
* {{colorboxcolor box|#EEEEEE|#|border=silver}} Total appearances in the NCAA Tournament, not counting vacated appearances.
* {{colorboxcolor box|#70E0FF|16|border=silver}} Finished in the top 16 of the tournament: top 2 in a Regional (1982 through 2004) or won a Regional (2005 to present).
* {{colorboxcolor box|#00E000|WS|border=silver}} Total appearances in the College World Series
* {{colorboxcolor box|#FFA500|'''CH'''|border=#AA5000silver}} National Championships
'''Table Entries'''
* {{colorboxcolor box|#FFA500|'''CH'''|border=#AA5000silver}} National Champion
* {{colorboxcolor box|#ACACAC|RU|border=silver}} National Runner-up
* {{colorboxcolor box|#E0FF8C|W<sup>3</sup>|border=silver}} {{colorboxcolor box|#A8F769|W<sup>4</sup>|border=silver}} {{colorboxcolor box|#70EF46|W<sup>5</sup>|border=silver}} {{colorboxcolor box|#00E000|W<sup>7</sup>|border=silver}} Played in the College World Series with the given placement. All World Series have had 2 teams finish in 5th and two teams finish in 7th. Since 1995, all have had 2 teams finish in 3rd, but before then, some years would have separate 3rd and 4th place teams, depending on how the bracket played out.
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'''1982 to 2004'''
* ''Regional tournaments consisted of 2 to 8 teams in double elimination brackets. Depending on how the tournament played out, there could be two teams tying for 3rd, 5th, or 7th place.''
* {{colorboxcolor box|#70E0FF|R<sub>2</sub>|border=silver}} 2nd place in Regional tournament
* {{colorboxcolor box|#C4EBEB|R<sub>3</sub>|border=silver}} 3rd place in Regional tournament
* {{colorboxcolor box|#D0D0E4|R•|border=silver}} 4th place in Regional tournament
* {{colorboxcolor box|#DDDDDD|R◦|border=silver}} 5th or 6th place in Regional tournament
* {{colorboxcolor box|#F0F0F0|R◦|border=silver}} 7th or 8th place in Regional tournament (''only 2003 and 2004'')
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'''2005 to present'''
* ''All regional tournaments consist of 4-team double elimination brackets, with distinct placements for every team. The 16 Regional winners faced off in Super Regionals, with 8 winners advancing to the College World Series.''
* {{colorboxcolor box|#70E0FF|SR|border=silver}} Lost in the Super Regionals
* {{colorboxcolor box|#C4EBEB|R<sub>2</sub>|border=silver}} 2nd place in Regional tournament
* {{colorboxcolor box|#DDDDDD|R<sub>3</sub>|border=silver}} 3rd place in Regional tournament
* {{colorboxcolor box|#F0F0F0|R•|border=silver}} 4th place in Regional tournament
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Starting in 2003, the NCAA seeded the top 8 teams, which are shown in {{doubleunderline|double underline}}. Starting in 2005, the next 8 seeds are shown with {{underline|single underline}}. These seeded teams are not always the host of the Regional, but in recent years, the list of hosts aligns very closely to the list of top seeds.
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