Northwestern and Michigan top the seeding, but there are plenty of Big Ten teams for which this week’s visit to Iowa City amounts to a play-in for the NCAA tournament.

Northwestern is the team to beat in the Big Ten. Nebraska’s Jordy Bahl and Indiana’s Brianna Copeland may be the stars capable of doing it.

After graduating 10 members of last season’s roster, Crowell and her staff brought in five freshmen and three transfers to bolster a young program.

D1Softball welcomes Emily Waldon to the staff.

Tennessee, UCLA, Oklahoma, Northwestern and Florida State remain atop the Conference Power Rankings heading into the final week of the regular season.

While Tennessee, UCLA, Oklahoma, Northwestern and Florida State remain atop the D1Softball Conference Power Rankings, Autumn Pease and Minnesota are on the move.

Tennessee, UCLA, Oklahoma, Northwestern and Florida State lead the way in the latest D1Softball Conference Power Rankings.

Georgia ascends in the SEC, joining Oklahoma, UCLA, Northwestern and Florida State atop the conference power rankings.

Tennessee, UCLA, Clemson, Northwestern and Oklahoma sit atop D1Softball’s latest conference power rankings.

The top two teams face off in the Pac-12.

Northwestern rises to the top of the Big Ten.

Louisville rises in the ACC.

Check out the full Power Five power rankings:

The D1Softball staff gives you its weekly check-in around the Power Five conferences.

The NCAA softball season has entered a new chapter with the start of conference play. D1Softball’s Graham Hays, Rhiannon Potkey and Brady Vernon check in on the Power 5.

Northwestern still has Danielle Williams as the Wildcats chase back-to-back WCWS trips, but the rest of the Big Ten has a lot to offer the champs.

Is Oklahoma vulnerable or in prime position to repeat? Are Arkansas and Virginia Tech ready for the bright lights? Is the Big Ten any good? We look at bracket questions on the road to the WCWS.

Championship Week is here, but players and teams across the softball map lent a postseason feel to the final week of the regular season in most conferences.

Softball “May-hem” breaks out in April, as Florida faces Arkansas, Texas visits Oklahoma State, UW travels to Oregon and Clemson finally meets FSU. The Weekend Primer fills you in.

Softball will finish the season with a heavy heart, Ashley Rogers makes a difference and health will be the 17th seed in May. Find out what else the D1Softball Staff learned in Week Seven.

Graham Hays, Tara Henry, Rhiannon Potkey and Brady Vernon share some of the players, teams and storylines they have their eye on this season.

We’ve made it to Week 12! Take a look at the intriguing storylines and players to watch during this week of play.

We’ve made it to Week Ten! Take a look at the intriguing storylines and players to watch during the tenth week of play.

We’ve made it to Week Seven! Take a look at the intriguing storylines and players to watch during the seventh week of play.

In our latest Big Ten Notebook, Graham Hays looks at rising Northwestern, Indiana and focuses in Illinois joining the great arms race.

UCLA was off to an amazing start in 2020, and with the return of several players from that team, it is the headliner in our Top 25 rankings to begin 2021.

With the return of several key players and influx of five true freshmen, Indiana looks to make a big move in 2021. Here’s the inside scoop on its fall.

Michigan has high hopes with the return of two big-time arms and much more for the 2021. Here’s our in-depth look at its fall workouts.

Another huge weekend of college softball action is on the horizon, and our staff takes an in-depth look at the premier matchups to watch.

Only two teams remain unbeaten after the third weekend of college softball as tournament sweeps, home run records and record attendance were among the 12 things that stood out on Sunday.

Red River Rivals Texas and Oklahoma continue to scale our Top 25 rankings, while Virginia Tech was the lone entrant in this week’s batch.

Pitching records, rivalry games and tournament titles.  Get caught up on those and more from Rhiannon Potkey and Tara Henry in Sunday’s Daily Dozen.