198:. As part of several changes announced in May 2020 related to the pandemic, the tournament was eliminated along with the post-season tournaments of seven other sports, for at least four seasons. This was later reversed in May 2021, when the conference announced all previously canceled tournaments would be returning for the 2021–22 season. The softball tournament resumed in 2022 with a new format, reducing the number of participating teams to the top four from the regular season, with the tournament hosted by the top seed. Beginning in 2024, the tournament will return to being hosted at a neutral location.
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