2026 Texas Longhorns softball team

2026 Texas Longhorns softball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
Record25–1 (5–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ehren Earleywine (1st season)
  • Kristen Zaleski (4th season)
  • Patti Ruth Taylor (3rd season)
Home stadiumRed and Charline McCombs Field
2026 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Alabama  ‍‍‍ 3 0   1.000 23 0   1.000
No. 1 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 3 0   1.000 23 0   1.000
No. 5 Florida  ‍‍‍ 3 0   1.000 26 1   .963
No. 3 Texas  ‍‍‍ 3 0   1.000 22 1   .957
No. 8 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 2 1   .667 22 2   .917
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 2 1   .667 19 7   .731
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 1 2   .333 19 6   .760
No. 15 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 1 2   .333 19 7   .731
No. 12 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 0 0   24 2   .923
No. 6 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 0 0   24 2   .923
No. 16 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 0 0   17 8   .680
No. 20 LSU  ‍‍‍ 0 3   .000 17 7   .708
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 0 3   .000 18 8   .692
No. 23 South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 0 3   .000 15 9   .625
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 0 3   .000 7 16   .304
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 10, 2026
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today


The 2026 Texas Longhorns softball team represents the University of Texas at Austin during the 2026 NCAA Division I softball season. The Longhorns play their home games at Red and Charline McCombs Field as a second-year member of the Southeastern Conference. They are led by head coach Mike White in his eighth season at Texas. The Longhorns enter the 2026 season as defending National Champions, after winning the 2025 Women's College World Series for their first national championship in program history.