The following human polls made up the 2020 NCAA Division I women's softball rankings.

The NFCA/USA Today Poll was voted on by a panel of 32 Division I softball coaches.

The ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Poll was voted on by a panel of 20 voters.

The NFCA/USA Today poll, the Softball America poll, the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate rankings, and D1Softball ranked the top 25 teams nationally.

The final NFCA/USA Today poll was announced on April 7, 2020 after the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season was cancelled due to COVID-19.