Division I · Conference USA
Middle Tennessee State University Softball
Murfreesboro, TN · the Blue Raiders · Middle Tennessee State University overview
25
Roster
at the D-I cap of 25
$1.3M
Team budget
63rd percentile in Division I
$51,709
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
99% of players retained
68%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Middle Tennessee State University fields a softball team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,292,727, above the median of $1.1M — $51,709 per roster spot, upper half of Division I softball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,617,465 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $19,660 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#115Team budgetof 305 · Division I#133Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#66Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#1APRof 305 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,292,727 for the year
- Operating expenses$354,294 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$51,709 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,617,465 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$19,660 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$176,326 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Breeden head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bryce Brentz | Assistant Softball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Estelle Czech | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ansley Blevins | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youSeptember 1 of junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
- Division I roster spots7,038 305 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 48 2.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the softball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →17,668undergraduates · 20,183 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →68%admitted · of 14,763 applicants
SAT middle 50%1000 – 1230
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 54%
Softball
Full picture →25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2525
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate1000
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,292,727 $51,709 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,617,465
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $176,326
Cost
Full picture →$12,700net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,506 in-state · $29,042 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.37violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Middle Tennessee State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Softball program25 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions68% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,700 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 17,668Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.37 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 30 | 22 | $466k | — | 70% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 30 | 20 | $1.1M | 981 | 67% | |
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 31 | 22 | $1.3M | 993 | 96% | |
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 34 | 19 | $486k | 983 | 93% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 51 | 17 | $255k | — | 51% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 53 | 27 | $700k | 985 | 83% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 73 | 22 | $816k | 994 | 96% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 74 | 31 | $487k | 985 | 66% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 79 | 15 | $902k | 982 | 97% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 79 | 20 | $648k | — | 74% | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Division I · Southern Conference | 81 | 27 | $1M | 970 | 77% | |
| Covenant College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 82 | 17 | $125k | — | 82% |
Other softball programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University 2 over cap | 27 | $2.2M | $81,139 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Delaware room for 1 | 24 | $1.5M | $64,433 | 981 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University at cap | 25 | $1.3M | $52,714 | 988 | vs | |
| Middle Tennessee State University at cap | 25 | $1.3M | $51,709 | 1000 | vs | |
| Jacksonville State University room for 2 | 23 | $1.3M | $55,268 | 967 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University room for 2 | 23 | $1.2M | $50,657 | 980 | vs | |
| Missouri State University room for 2 | 23 | $1.1M | $47,077 | 1000 | vs | |
| Florida International University room for 3 | 22 | $1M | $45,933 | 989 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University room for 2 | 23 | $955k | $41,518 | 985 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University room for 10 | 15 | $902k | $60,105 | 982 | vs |
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