2026 Atlantic 10 Conference softball tournament

2026 Atlantic 10 Conference
softball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsFordham (10th title)
Winning coachMelissa Inouye (3rd title)
MVPVictoria Klimaszewski (Fordham)
2026 Atlantic 10 Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Loyola Chicago ‍†‍‍ 18–6 .75028–24 .538
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 13–10 .56523–28 .451
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54226–24 .520
Fordham  ‍‍‡‍y 13–11 .54227–28 .491
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54227–26 .509
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50023–22 .511
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41726–25 .510
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37521–26 .447
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 6–17 .2619–44 .170
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 17, 2026[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2026 Atlantic 10 Conference softball tournament was held at Billiken Sports Center on the campus of Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri from May 6 through May 9, 2026.[2] The was wob by the Fordham Rams, who earned the Atlantic 10 Conference's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[3][4]

Format and seeding

The top six finishers of the league's nine teams from the round-robin regular season qualified for the tournament. The top two seeds received a single bye, with the remaining teams playing opening round games.[5]

Tournament

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Loyola5
4Fordham74Fordham13(5)
5Saint Joseph's34Fordham4
3Dayton1
2Saint Louis2
3Dayton33Dayton4
6George Washington2
4Fordham7—
1Loyola4—
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
1Loyola8
1Loyola63Dayton7
5Saint Joseph's65Saint Joseph's2
5Saint Joseph's82Saint Louis3
6George Washington4

All Tournament Team

PlayerTeam
Hayden Baird Dayton
Deirdre Flaherty
Holly Beeman Fordham
Victoria Klimaszewski
Kate McGuire
Neleh Nogay
Anna Kiel Loyola
Sierra Sass
Liz Sedakis
Averi Vander Woude
Grace Brown Saint Joseph's

MVP in bold
Source:[6]

References

  1. ↑ "2026 Softball Standings". atlantic10.com. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Loyola Chicago Secures First #A10SB Regular Season Title and No. 1 Seed in Betterment Atlantic 10 Softball Championship". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
  3. ↑ "2026 #A10SB Championship". atlantic10.com. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Atlantic 10 Champions!". Fordham University Athletics. 9 May 2026. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "2026 A-10 Softball Bracket (PDF) - Atlantic 10" (PDF). atlantic10.com. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Klimaszewski's Sixth-Inning Homer Propels No. 4 Seed Fordham to 2026 Betterment #A10SB Title". atlantic10.com. 9 May 2026. Retrieved 11 May 2026.