The Edward Waters Tigers, on the strength of their victory in the championship in the Tyson Foods Black College World Series, topped the BCSN final ranking with 225 points, after trailing Rust and Florida Memorial, prior to the tournament.  Florida Memorial (25-22, 168 points) competed in the tough Sun Conference, but were left out of the conference tournament, as only the top 6 teams participate.   Rust (17-15-1, 163) finished with their best record in baseball under first year coach Johnny Bates. Paine (19-16, 132) shocked everyone and received a bid to the NCCAA baseball tournament. Talladega (18-29, 131) competed in the rough Southern States Conference and was a Tyson Foods Black College World Series participant.  Edward Waters, a provisional member of the SIAC, as they make the transition from NAIA to NCAA D-II, had its most signigicant victory of the season, against then NCAA D-II number 1 rated Savannah State, in mid-April.  The Tigers posted a 23-11 record against HBCU competition.

The Lady Tigers did their part in helping Edward Waters University achieve the Diamond Double-Play by claiming the top ranking by BCSN in softball for the NAIA division.  Edward Waters was clearly the top HBCU softball program in NAIA, posting a 32-11 record (153 points), and received a bid to the Continental Athletic Conference Tournament.  Edward Waters softball is also making the transition to the SIAC in Fall 2022.  The Tigers were 11-3 versus HBCU foes for the season.  Huston-Tillotson (20-23, 145 points), Xavier-Louisiana (20-30, 140), Talladega (12-29, 124) and Jarvis Christian (19-26, 123) round out the top 5.

An argument can be made at the NCAA Division II level when it comes to the order of finish.  Albany State, had a great regular season, before stumbling down the stretch, and even lost their opening round game in the SIAC baseball tournament.  As a result, the Golden Rams were forced to play six games in four days, but fought their way into the SIAC championship game, where they succombed to Spring Hill College.  After two days off, Albany State won their opening round game in the Tyson Foods Black College World Series, but lost the next two games to bring their season to an end.  The Golden Rams strength of schedule was average for an HBCU team competing on the NCAA D-II level. Savannah State (34-12, 183 points) clearly had the best regular season, but had a sub-par SIAC tournament, struggling to defeat Tuskegee in the opening round, before losing two consecutive games, to exit the tournament early.  Savannah State led the nation in victories versus HBCU baseball teams (30).  The Tigers boasted the weakest strength of schedule, according the the BCSN computers.  

The Kentucky State Thorobreds (25-24, 184 points) #2 ranking is primarily based upon their results in  the Tyson Foods Black College World Series, where they were the NCAA Division II Champion and runner-up for the World Series.  The Thorobreds lost both of their games in the SIAC tournament. Kentucky State was a victim of weather, having seven games postponed this season.  Kentucky State boasted a top 5 BCSN strength of schedule. Rounding out the Top 5 teams, according to BCSN, are the Miles Golden Bears (27-23, 161) and the West Virginia State Yellow Jackets (25-20, 147). With the addition of Edward Waters in 2023, there will be some stiff competition in the SIAC.

Tuskegee softball returned to their winning ways this season with another SIAC crown, this time under Head Coach Dietrich Randle.  For the Golden Tigers, this marked their fifth SIAC championship game appearance and was their fourth SIAC Championship within the past eight years, having won in 2014, 2015, and 2016 and finishing runner-up in 2019 under Head Coach Edward Colvin (deceased).  The Golden Tigers finished the season with a 29-13 record (224 points), going 18-1 in SIAC play, and had the sixth toughest schedule for HBCU NCAA D-II softball.  Tuskegee was tied with Benedict for the most victories in the nation versus HBCU softball competition (26).  The Clafflin Panthers (23-15, 220) made a late run to challenge Tuskegee, by winning both the CIAA regular season and post season titles, and advancing to the NCAA D-II Regional Finals, before losing to Seton Hill.  The Panthers had a top five strength of schedule. Albany State earned the most victories by any HBCU in softball on any level, while battling a top 10 strength of schedule.  Virginia State (20-13, 144) and Benedict (29-19, 141) complete the Top 5.  The SIAC should be interesting on the diamond in 2023 with NAIA champion Edward Water joining the other three top five finishers in the BCSN ranking.

The SWAC took every spot in the BCSN Top 5 ranking at the NCAA D-I level in baseball, with the SWAC East claiming three of the spots.  At the top of the list was the Alabama State Hornets (34-24, 197 points), the regular season SWAC East Champion and SWAC Tournament Champion.  The Hornets had more non-conference wins than any other D-I team (9) and were tied with Savannah State for the most victories by an HBCU baseball program (34), and were the only baseball team on their level to finish above .500 on the season.  SWAC West Champion, Southern (25-29, 167), claimed the #2 position with the 3rd toughest strength of schedule for a D-I in HBCU baseball.  The Jaguars and the Hornets battled, in a 14 inning classic, for the SWAC tournament championship.  Florida A&M (29-30, 161) finished 3rd in the SWAC Tournament and 3rd in the BCSN rankings.  The Rattlers posted the second most non-conference victories in D-I baseball for an HBCU (8).  Bethune-Cookman (28-32, 159) finished tied with FAMU in the SWAC, based on record, but did not own the tie breaker.  The Wildcats finished behind the Rattlers in the BCSN Rankings and played the second toughest schedule among HBCU D-I baseball teams.  Grambling State (26-31, 145), led by the pitching on 2nd team All-American Shamar Page, complete the Top 5 BCSN teams.  The MEAC Tournament Champion, Coppin State, finished just outside the Top 5, at No. 6.  

The Howard Bison (31-24, 184 points) overtook MEAC Regular Season Champion Morgan State (31-15, 174) in the MEAC Softball Tournament and in the BCSN Softball Rankings to claim the crown.  The Bison had the second most non-conference wins (10), and had a significantly better strength of schedule than the Bears.  Morgan State was the leader in D-I softball with 11 non-conference victories, but had one of the weakest strength of schedules. Texas Southern (26-20, 168) was the club house leader, entering the SWAC Softball Tournament, but exited early.  The most remarkable tournaround came from Prairie View A&M (20-29, 163), who started the season 0-19 and finished 20-10, including the SWAC tournament and NCAA Regionals.  Bethune-Cookman (25-25, 157) was the only team to finish in the Top 5 and have a top 5 strength of schedule.