2026 · 11 teams · D1
Missouri Valley Softball
The Missouri Valley had 11 NCAA Division I softball teams in 2026. Belmont had its best overall record (41-13) and its highest final DiamondIQ Rating (No. 63 nationally). One team made the NCAA tournament.
Final 2026 season · games through
Teams by Overall Record
| # | Team | W-L | Pct | DIQ | NCAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Belmont | 41-13 | .759 | #63 | Regional |
| 2 |  Southern Ill. | 34-17 | .667 | #75 | — |
| 3 |  Illinois St. | 29-22 | .569 | #131 | — |
| 4 |  Murray St. | 29-23 | .558 | #142 | — |
| 5 |  Northern Iowa | 29-24 | .547 | #108 | — |
| 6 |  Indiana St. | 22-28 | .440 | #186 | — |
| 7 |  Valparaiso | 22-30 | .423 | #203 | — |
| 8 |  Evansville | 21-30 | .412 | #184 | — |
| 9 |  Ill.-Chicago | 21-32-1 | .398 | #256 | — |
| 10 |  Bradley | 16-37 | .302 | #233 | — |
| 11 |  Drake | 13-38 | .255 | #209 | — |
Overall records are the NCAA's official 2026 W-L, all opponents. Conference-only records aren't shown: no feed we read publishes them, and the NCAA scoreboard misses games. DIQ = rank of 304 in the final DiamondIQ Rating. NCAA = furthest NCAA tournament round.
Missouri Valley Stat Leaders
Home Runs
D1 board →- 1Kate Lappe · UNI21
- 2Brynn Acton · UNI19
- 3Sydney Potter · Southern Ill.17
- 4Emily Williams · Southern Ill.16
- 4Skylar Benesh · UNI16
Batting Average
D1 board →- 1Skylar Benesh · UNI.440
- 2Rylee Spindler · Belmont.437
- 3Kate Lappe · UNI.409
- 4Bella Atkinson · Illinois St..401
- 5Niki Bode · Evansville.394
RBI
D1 board →- 1Emily Williams · Southern Ill.59
- 2Brynn Acton · UNI58
- 3Kate Lappe · UNI57
- 4Skylar Benesh · UNI46
- 4Sydney Potter · Southern Ill.46
ERA
D1 board →- 1Maya Johnson · Belmont0.78
- 2Emily Delgado · Southern Ill.2.40
- 3Tylen Edwards · Southern Ill.2.53
- 4Paige McLeod · Illinois St.2.65
- 5Brooklynn Danielson · Southern Ill.2.75
Strikeouts
D1 board →- 1Maya Johnson · Belmont397
- 2Kate Ridgway · Evansville148
- 3Sydney McDermott · Valparaiso107
- 4Lauren Sackett · Indiana St.105
- 5Caylee Gaytan · Indiana St.101
Pitching Wins
D1 board →- 1Maya Johnson · Belmont28
- 2Paige McLeod · Illinois St.20
- 3Jasmine Whorley · UIC16
- 4Anna Wischnowski · UNI12
- 4Bre Haislip · Murray St.12
Rate stats (AVG, ERA) among qualified players: 2.0 PA or 1.0 IP per team game.