2026 · 10 teams · D1
OVC Softball
The OVC had 10 NCAA Division I softball teams in 2026. Tenn-Martin had its best overall record at 33-21, and Eastern Ill. its highest final DiamondIQ Rating (No. 164 nationally). One team made the NCAA tournament.
Final 2026 season · games through
Teams by Overall Record
| # | Team | W-L | Pct | DIQ | NCAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tenn-Martin | 33-21 | .611 | #179 | — |
| 2 |  Eastern Ill. | 36-23 | .610 | #164 | Regional |
| 3 |  Lindenwood | 32-24 | .571 | #195 | — |
| 4 |  SIUE | 29-29 | .500 | #213 | — |
| 5 |  Southeast Mo. St. | 23-30 | .434 | #192 | — |
| 6 |  Tennessee Tech | 16-34 | .320 | #222 | — |
| 7 |  Southern Ind. | 15-32 | .319 | #255 | — |
| 8 |  Western Ill. | 14-32 | .304 | #282 | — |
| 9 |  Morehead St. | 7-38 | .156 | #280 | — |
| 10 |  Tennessee St. | 2-38 | .050 | #293 | — |
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.
OVC Stat Leaders
Home Runs
D1 board →- 1Avary Makarewicz · UT Martin11
- 2Lexie Griffin · Eastern Ill.9
- 2Payton Brown · Western Ill.9
- 2Sophia Olman · Eastern Ill.9
- 5Abbi Hatton · Eastern Ill.8
- 5Ashley Capelouto · Tennessee Tech8
- 5Emily Geary · Lindenwood8
Batting Average
D1 board →- 1Jace Jackson · Tennessee St..408
- 2Anna Sanders · Lindenwood.401
- 3Payton Brown · Western Ill..396
- 4Carly Ward · UT Martin.390
- 5Madison Winkler · Southeast Mo. St..378
RBI
D1 board →- 1Abbi Hatton · Eastern Ill.47
- 1Avary Makarewicz · UT Martin47
- 3Tori Hatton · Lindenwood44
- 4Sophia Olman · Eastern Ill.42
- 5Payton Brown · Western Ill.40
ERA
D1 board →- 1Samantha Roulanaitis · Lindenwood2.19
- 2Natalie Kreuziger · UT Martin2.61
- 3Ava Risum · Lindenwood2.68
- 4Sami Scholtz · UT Martin3.03
- 5Avery Wapp · Lindenwood3.05
Strikeouts
D1 board →- 1Karlie McKenzie · Eastern Ill.115
- 2Ainsley Stubbs · Morehead St.103
- 3Avery Arwood · SIUE97
- 4Rylan Gick · Eastern Ill.91
- 5Avery Wapp · Lindenwood85
Pitching Wins
D1 board →- 1Avery Arwood · SIUE14
- 2Karlie McKenzie · Eastern Ill.13
- 3Rylan Gick · Eastern Ill.12
- 4Bryanna French · Eastern Ill.10
- 4Ryleigh Owens · Lindenwood10
Rate stats (AVG, ERA) among qualified players: 2.0 PA or 1.0 IP per team game.