LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The National Fastpitch Coaches Association has announced 380 student-athletes from 146 programs have received 2025 NFCA Division I All-Region accolades.
The awards honor softball student-athletes from the Association’s 10 regions with first, second and third-team selections. NFCA member head coaches from each respective region nominated student-athletes (eight maximum) and voted for the teams. All awarded student-athletes now become eligible for the 2025 NFCA Division I All-America squads.
2025 Division I All-Region Teams
The Southeastern Conference’s 76 selections led the way. The Big Ten Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference each totaled 57 student-athletes. The Big 12 Conference (29) and Mountain West Conference (15) rounded out the top five, while the BIG EAST Conference (11), Sun Belt Conference (11) and the American Athletic Conference (10) also produced double figures.
University of Arkansas (Central), Clemson University (Mid-Atlantic), Duke University (East), Ohio State University (Great Lakes), University of Oklahoma (Midwest) and University of California Los Angeles led the way with all eight of their nominations receiving All-Region recognition with the Bruins garnering five first-team selections, followed by the Tigers and Sooners with four, the Blue Devils and Buckeyes with three and the Razorbacks with one.
Matching UCLA with five first teamers were University of Texas at Austin (Central) and Marist University (Northeast). The Longhorns boasted six total honors, while it was all five of the Red Foxes’ plaudits.
Five programs – Florida State University (Gulf), University of Florida (Gulf), Louisiana State University (Gulf), University of Oregon (Mountain) and Texas A&M University College Station (Central) collected seven all-region selections with the Tigers, Ducks and Aggies nabbing four first-team honors and the Seminoles and Gators with three.
Joining Texas with six all-region student-athletes are University of Arizona (West), Indiana University (Great Lakes), University of Mississippi (South), Mississippi State University (South), University of Nebraska Lincoln (Mountain), Oklahoma State University (Midwest), Stanford University (West) and Virginia Tech (Mid-Atlantic). Of the above listed, the Wildcats, Hoosiers, Bulldogs, Huskers, Cardinal and Hokies had three first teamers.
Along with Marist, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, University of South Carolina Columbia and University of Tennessee Knoxville charted five plaudits with the Lady Vols nabbing three first-teams and the Tar Heels two.
Conference players and pitchers of the year from member institutions (must be nominated their member head coach and receive votes) are added to the third team if they were not already voted to an All-Region squad. Additionally, in rare instances, limited regional nominations prevented a position from being filled.
For more detailed information about eligibility requirements, please refer to our procedural document HERE.
The 2025 NFCA Division I All-America teams, voted on by the NFCA DI All-American Committee, will be announced on Wednesday, May 28.
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