| School | GPAC | Overall | GB | Home | Away | Neutral | Streak | |||
| RV | Morningside | 18-6 | .750 | 34-21 | .618 | -- | 8-4 | 12-5 | 14-12 | Won 1 |
| RV | Midland | 17-7 | .708 | 34-15 | .694 | 1.0 | 10-4 | 18-9 | 6-2 | Lost 1 |
| Concordia | 17-7 | .708 | 24-15 | .615 | 1.0 | 10-4 | 11-7 | 3-4 | Lost 2 | |
| Hastings | 16-8 | .667 | 35-17 | .673 | 2.0 | 13-3 | 11-7 | 11-7 | Lost 1 | |
| Doane | 14-10 | .583 | 19-20 | .487 | 4.0 | 8-4 | 6-8 | 5-8 | Lost 2 | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 12-10 | .545 | 20-16 | .556 | 5.0 | 9-5 | 5-8 | 6-3 | Won 2 | |
| Briar Cliff | 12-10 | .545 | 22-19 | .537 | 5.0 | 10-4 | 6-12 | 6-3 | Lost 2 | |
| Dana | 13-11 | .542 | 21-22 | .488 | 5.0 | 8-4 | 9-13 | 4-5 | Lost 1 | |
| Dordt | 13-11 | .542 | 21-24 | .467 | 5.0 | 6-4 | 10-14 | 5-6 | Lost 1 | |
| Northwestern | 10-14 | .417 | 13-24 | .351 | 8.0 | 6-6 | 4-8 | 3-10 | Won 2 | |
| Dakota Wesleyan | 6-18 | .250 | 10-24 | .294 | 12.0 | 4-10 | 2-10 | 4-4 | Lost 1 | |
| Sioux Falls | 5-19 | .208 | 5-26 | .161 | 13.0 | 2-10 | 3-12 | 0-4 | Won 1 | |
| Mount Marty | 1-23 | .042 | 2-32 | .059 | 17.0 | 1-15 | 0-10 | 1-7 | Lost 24 | |

Morningside College, champions of the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) regular season in 2011, is the coaches' choice to win the 2012 GPAC softball title. The Mustangs totaled 100 points and ten first place votes in the preseason poll. Morningside posted a 46-11 record last spring. Nebraska Wesleyan is picked second with 85 points and the final first place vote. Concordia and Doane were picked third and fourth with 76 and 67 points respectively.


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| Black Hills State University |
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| Black Hills State University |
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| Black Hills State University |
| Morningside vs | (5) | 10 |
| Asbury College | 0 | |
| NAIA National Softball Championships - Pool Play in Gulf Shores, Ala. | ||
| Midland vs | (8) | 0 |
| Northwood University | 1 | |
| NAIA National Softball Championships - Pool Play in Gulf Shores, Ala. | ||
| Morningside vs | 0 |
| California State University-San Marcos | 5 |
| NAIA National Softball Championships - Pool Play in Gulf Shores, Ala. | |
| Midland vs | 0 |
| Oregon Institute of Technology | 3 |
| NAIA National Softball Championships - Pool Play in Gulf Shores, Ala. | |
| Morningside vs | (5) | 0 |
| Bethel College | 10 | |
| NAIA National Softball Championships - Pool Play in Gulf Shores, Ala. | ||
| Midland vs | (5) | 0 |
| Trevecca Nazarene University | 9 | |
| NAIA National Softball Championships - Pool Play in Gulf Shores, Ala. | ||
| Midland vs | (5) | 1 |
| Morningside | 9 | |
| GPAC Tournament (Game #14/Championship #1) - Sioux City SYA Complex | ||
| Morningside vs | 2 |
| Midland | 1 |
| GPAC Tournament (Game #15/Championship #2) - Sioux City SYA Complex | |
| Dordt vs | 3 |
| Hastings | 1 |
| GPAC Tournament (Game #9) - Sioux City SYA Complex | |
| Morningside vs | 4 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 0 |
| GPAC Tournament (Game #10) - Sioux City SYA Complex | |
| Midland vs | 1 |
| Concordia | 0 |
| GPAC Tournament (Game #11) - Sioux City SYA Complex | |
| Morningside vs | 11 |
| Dordt | 4 |
| GPAC Tournament (Game #12) - Sioux City SYA Complex | |
| Concordia vs | 1 |
| Morningside | 5 |
| GPAC Tournament (Game #13) - Sioux City SYA Complex | |
| Morningside vs | 5 |
| Hastings | 2 |
| GPAC Tournament (Game #1) - Sioux City SYA Complex | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan vs | (8) | 2 |
| Midland | 3 | |
| GPAC Tournament (Game #2) - Sioux City SYA Complex | ||
| Dordt vs | (5) | 11 |
| Doane | 0 | |
| GPAC Tournament (Game #3) - Sioux City SYA Complex | ||
| Briar Cliff vs | 9:45am |
| Northwestern | CST |
| Briar Cliff Indoor Tournament | |
| Briar Cliff vs | 1:15pm |
| Dordt | CST |
| Briar Cliff Indoor Tournament | |
| Briar Cliff vs | 4:45pm |
| Mount Marty | CST |
| Briar Cliff Indoor Tournament | |
| Dakota Wesleyan at | 1:30pm |
| Kansas Wesleyan University | CST |
| Dakota Wesleyan at | Game |
| Kansas Wesleyan University | 2 |
| Dakota Wesleyan at | 1:00pm |
| Bethany College | CST |
| Dakota Wesleyan at | Game |
| Bethany College | 2 |
| Hastings at | 1:30pm |
| Kentucky Wesleyan University | CST |
| Hastings at | Game |
| Kentucky Wesleyan University | 2 |
| (RV) Morningside vs | 9:30am |
| Bethel College | CST |
| Friends Tournament | |
| (RV) Morningside vs | 11:30am |
| Univ of Science and Arts of Oklahoma | CST |
| Friends Tournament | |
| Dordt vs | 11:30am |
| (20) Central Methodist College | CST |
| Friends Classic | |
| Midland at | 1:30pm |
| (RV) Friends University | CST |
| Friends Tournament | |
| Dordt vs | 1:30pm |
| Northwestern Oklahoma State University | CST |
| Friends Classic | |
| Midland vs | 3:30pm |
| Univ of Science and Arts of Oklahoma | CST |
| Friends University Tournament | |
| (RV) Morningside vs | 3:30pm |
| (3) Oklahoma City University | CST |
| Friends Tournament | |
| (RV) Friends University vs | 5:00pm |
| Mount Marty | CST |
| Dordt vs | 5:30pm |
| Rogers State | CST |
| Friends Classic | |
| Benedictine College vs | 7:00pm |
| Mount Marty | CST |
| Mount Mercy University vs | 9:30am |
| Midland | CST |
| Friends University Tournament | |