The top six regular-season finishers of the league's eight teams met in the modified double-elimination tournament at Jackrabbit Softball Stadium on the campus of South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota.

[2] The schedule for the tournament was modified a few times due to rain in the Brookings area during the tournament, with the title games suspended and moved to Sunday, May 14.

The defending champion, South Dakota State, made the title game of the tournament but was defeated by the Mavericks.

Reference:[3][4] The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage during the conference's regular season.

Due to their transition from Division III to Division I, St. Thomas is ineligible for the Summit League tournament and NCAA tournament until 2026.