This table lists programs that changed head coaches at any point from the first day of the 2022 season until the day before the first day of the 2023 season.[52]
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^ a b"ASUN Conference Announces Three New Institutions; Adds Football as 20th Sport" (Press release). ASUN Conference. January 29, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
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^"SWAC Announces Addition of Florida A&M as Full Member" (Press release). Southwestern Athletic Conference. June 4, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
^"Big South Adds North Carolina A&T University as Full Member" (Press release). Big South Conference. February 7, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
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^"America East Softball Standings". AmericaEast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
^"AAC Softball Standings". TheAmerican.org. American Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
^"Atlantic Sun Softball". ASUNSports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
^"MVC Softball Standings". MVC-Sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
^"Mountain West Conference Softball Standings". TheMW.com. Mountain West Conference. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
^"Northeast Softball Standings". NortheastConference.org. Northeast Conference. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
^"Ohio Valley Conference Softball Standings". OVCSports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
^"Softball Standings". Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
^"Patriot League Softball Standings". PatriotLeague.org. Patriot League. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
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