Schools in the U.S. with the most softball players

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Here are the most popular states for college softball, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education.

Most Popular States for College Softball

Rank
State
Schools with teams (#)
Athletes (#)
1
CA
137
2,422
2
PA
115
2,036
3
NY
114
1,948
4
TX
83
1,742
5
IL
84
1,562
6
OH
58
1,194
7
FL
56
1,122
8
MO
45
1,014
9
MA
55
977
10
KS
42
965
11
MI
47
955
12
GA
43
869
13
NC
46
854
14
AL
40
850
15
IA
38
831
16
TN
42
830
17
IN
35
704
18
OK
32
702
19
MN
43
692
20
NJ
38
639
21
SC
29
608
22
VA
31
594
23
MS
28
582
24
WI
30
567
25
KY
26
549
26
WA
28
468
27
OR
21
454
28
NE
19
442
29
MD
26
424
30
WV
18
385
31
LA
16
376
32
AR
18
371
33
CT
18
352
34
AZ
18
349
35
CO
16
335
36
ND
13
244
37
ME
13
218
38
UT
9
205
39
SD
10
191
40
RI
9
181
41
NM
7
158
42
NH
9
154
43
ID
6
120
44
DC
6
112
45
VT
8
110
46
MT
5
104
47
DE
6
96
48
HI
4
82
49
NV
3
67

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