2025 season commences
The 2025 softball season is set to begin on Thursday, February 6 with tournament play coming from around the nation. UAB, Florida Atlantic and South Florida will all begin on Thursday, while the rest of The American will begin play on Friday.
WICHITA STATE SELECTED AS PRESEASON FAVORITES
Wichita State has been selected as the preseason favorite in the 2025 American Athletic Conference Softball Preseason Poll, as voted on by the league’s head coaches.
The Shockers (28-22 in 2024), the 2024 American Softball Championship runner-up, received four first-place votes and 75 points in the preseason rankings. This marks the second consecutive season that Wichita State has been picked as the preseason favorite. Florida Atlantic (41-16 in 2024), the 2024 American Regular Season Champion, was ranked second with 70 total points and three first-place votes. North Texas (32-24 in 2024) secured the remaining three first-place votes and was picked third with 68 total points.
East Carolina (38-19 in 2024) was ranked fourth with 57 points, followed by South Florida (34-22 in 2024) in fifth with 51 points. Three-time American tournament champion Tulsa (30-23 in 2024) was slotted sixth with 41 points, while UAB (23-29 in 2024) was picked seventh with 31 points.
Defending American Softball Champion Charlotte (39-18 in 2024) was ranked eighth with 29 points. UTSA (15-42 in 2024) and Memphis (6-44 in 2024) rounded out the poll in ninth and tenth place, respectively. The Roadrunners earned 18 points, while the Tigers tallied 10.
RANKED GAMES AHEAD
American teams are wasting no time for a chance to make a statement on the season as opening weekend features eight games against teams ranked or receiving votes. Sunday will feature Tulsa taking on No. 1 Texas at 1:30 p.m. ET, while South Florida hosts No. 3/2 Florida at 2:30 p.m. Charlotte will get two chances against No. 10/9 LSU in Baton Rouge on Friday at 5 p.m. ET and Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, february 6
South Florida vs Delaware__________________________ 2:30 p.m.
Florida Atlantic vs -/RV Ole Miss______________________ 4:30 p.m.
South Florida vs Illinois State_______________________ 5 p.m.
UAB at South Alabama______________________________ 6 p.m.
Florida Atlantic vs Kansas__________________________ 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7
North Texas vs Central Michigan____________________ 10 a.m.
Charlotte vs SE Louisiana___________________________ 12 p.m.
UAB vs Northwestern State_________________________ 12:30 p.m.
North Texas vs Tennessee State____________________ 12:30 p.m.
Tulsa vs Texas A&M – Corpus Christi_________________ 12:30 p.m.
Wichita State vs Northern Illinois___________________ 2:30 p.m.
UAB vs UIC________________________________________ 3 p.m.
UTSA vs Weber State_______________________________ 4:30 p.m.
South Florida vs RV/22 Michigan______________________ 4:30 p.m.
East Carolina vs RV/RV Virginia________________________ 5 p.m.
Charlotte at 10/9 LSU________________________________ 5 p.m.
Florida Atlantic vs 25/RV Clemson_____________________ 6 p.m.
Memphis vs Rust College___________________________ 6:30 p.m.
UTSA vs SIUE______________________________________ 7 p.m.
East Carolina vs Providence_________________________ 7:30 p.m.
Florida Atlantic vs Georgia State____________________ 8:15 p.m.
Wichita State at Grand Canyon______________________ 9:30 p.m.
saturday, february 8
UTSA vs TBA_______________________________________ TBA
North Texas vs Samford____________________________ 10 a.m.
UAB vs Murray State_______________________________ 10 a.m.
Tulsa vs Bryant____________________________________ 11:30 a.m.
Wichita State vs Colgate____________________________ 12 p.m.
Charlotte vs SE Louisiana___________________________ 12 p.m.
East Carolina vs Saint Francis_______________________ 1 p.m.
UTSA vs UMAss Lowell______________________________ 2 p.m.
Wichita State vs Montana__________________________ 2:30 p.m.
Charlotte at 10/9 LSU________________________________ 2:30 p.m.
UAB vs UIC________________________________________ 3 p.m.
North Texas at Troy________________________________ 3:30 p.m.
Memphis vs Hampton_______________________________ 4 p.m.
Tulsa at Sam Houston______________________________ 4:30 p.m.
South Florida vs Georgia Southern___________________ 5:30 p.m.
Florida Atlantic vs Missouri State___________________ 6 p.m.
Memphis vs Lindenwood____________________________ 6:30 p.m.
sunday, february 9
Wichita State vs Colgate____________________________ 9 a.m.
North Texas vs Central Michigan____________________ 10 a.m.
Tulsa vs Bryant____________________________________ 11 a.m.
Memphis vs Hampton_______________________________ 11 a.m.
Charlotte vs Central Arkansas______________________ 11 a.m.
Memphis vs Lindenwood____________________________ 1:30 p.m.
Tulsa vs 1/1 Texas___________________________________ 1:30 p.m.
Florida Atlantic vs Georgia State____________________ 1:45 p.m.
South Florida vs 3/2 Florida__________________________ 2:30 p.m.
East Carolina at RV/RV South Carolina_________________ 3 p.m.
