Women's College World Series
The Women's College World Series (WCWS) is the final portion of the NCAA Division I Softball Championship for college softball in the United States. The tournament format consists of two four-team double-elimination brackets. The winners of each bracket then compete in a best-of-three title game series to determine the Division I WCWS National Champion. The WCWS takes place at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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[edit] Division I
| Year | Champion | Title Series Score |
Runner-up | Tie-3rd | Tie-5th | Tie-7th | |||
| 1982 | UCLA Pac-10 |
2-0 (8 inn) | Fresno State Big West |
Cal St. Fullerton Big West |
Arizona State Pac-10 |
Nebraska Big Eight |
Western Michigan MAC |
Creighton Missouri Valley |
Oklahoma State Big Eight |
| 1983 | Texas A&M Southwest |
2-0 (12 inn) | Cal State Fullerton Big West |
UCLA Pac-10 |
South Carolina Independent |
Louisiana Tech Southland |
Pacific Big West |
Indiana Big Ten |
Missouri Big Eight |
| 1984 | UCLA Pac-10 |
1-0 (13 inn) | Texas A&M Southwest |
Northwestern Big Ten |
Nebraska Big Eight |
Adelphi Atlantic 10 |
Fresno State Big West |
Cal Poly Pomona CCAA |
Utah State Big West |
| 1985 | UCLA Pac-10 |
2-1 (9 inn) | Nebraska* Big Eight |
Cal St. Fullerton Big West |
Cal Poly Pomona CCAA |
Adelphi Atlantic 10 |
Northwestern Big Ten |
Louisiana Tech Southland |
Utah WAC |
| 1986 | Cal State Fullerton Big West |
3-0 | Texas A&M Southwest |
California Pac-10 |
Indiana Big Ten |
Creighton Missouri Valley |
Long Beach State Big West |
Louisiana Tech Southland |
Northwestern Big Ten |
| 1987 | Texas A&M Southwest |
4-1 | UCLA Pac-10 |
Cal St. Fullerton Big West |
Nebraska Big Eight |
Central Michigan MAC |
Fresno State Big West |
Arizona State Pac-10 |
Florida State Metro |
| 1988 | UCLA Pac-10 |
3-0 | Fresno State Big West |
Arizona Pac-10 |
Cal Poly Pomona CCAA |
Nebraska Big Eight |
Texas A&M Southwest |
Aldelphi Atlantic 10 |
Northern Illinois North Star |
| 1989 | UCLA Pac-10 |
1-0 | Fresno State Big West |
Arizona Pac-10 |
Oklahoma State Big Eight |
Cal Poly Pomona CCAA |
Oregon Pac-10 |
South Carolina Metro |
Toledo MAC |
| 1990 | UCLA Pac-10 |
2-0 | Fresno State Big West |
Florida State Metro |
Oklahoma State Big Eight |
Long Beach State Big West |
UNLV Big West |
Arizona Pac-10 |
Kent State MAC |
| 1991 | Arizona Pac-10 |
5-1 | UCLA Pac-10 |
Fresno State Big West |
Long Beach State Big West |
Florida State Metro |
Missouri Big Eight |
UNLV Big West |
Utah WAC |
| 1992 | UCLA Pac-10 |
2-0 | Arizona Pac-10 |
Fresno State Big West |
Massachusetts Atlantic 10 |
California Pac-10 |
Long Beach State Big West |
Florida State ACC |
Kansas Big Eight |
| 1993 | Arizona Pac-10 |
1-0 | UCLA Pac-10 |
LA-Lafayette Sun Belt |
Oklahoma State Big Eight |
Cal St. Northridge WAC |
Connecticut Big East |
Florida State ACC |
Long Beach State Big West |
| 1994 | Arizona Pac-10 |
4-0 | Cal State Northridge WAC |
Oklahoma State Big Eight |
UCLA Pac-10 |
Fresno State WAC |
Utah WAC |
IL-Chicago Mid-Con |
Missouri Big 12 |
| 1995 | UCLA** Pac-10 |
4-2 | Arizona Pac-10 |
Iowa Big Ten |
UNLV Big West |
Cal St. Fullerton Big West |
La-Lafayette Sun Belt |
Michigan Big Ten |
Princeton Ivy |
| 1996 | Arizona Pac-10 |
6-4 | Washington Pac-10 |
Iowa Big Ten |
UCLA Pac-10 |
California Pac-10 |
LA-Lafayette Sun Belt |
Michigan Big Ten |
Princeton Ivy |
| 1997 | Arizona Pac-10 |
10-2 (5 inn) | UCLA Pac-10 |
Fresno State WAC |
Washington Pac-10 |
Iowa Big Ten |
Michigan Big Ten |
Massachusetts Atlantic 10 |
South Carolina SEC |
| 1998 | Fresno State WAC |
1-0 | Arizona Pac-10 |
Oklahoma State Big 12 |
Washington Pac-10 |
Michigan Big Ten |
Nebraska Big 12 |
Massachusetts Atlantic 10 |
Texas Big 12 |
| 1999 | UCLA Pac-10 |
3-2 | Washington Pac-10 |
California Pac-10 |
DePaul Conference USA |
Arizona Pac-10 |
Fresno State WAC |
Arizona State Pac-10 |
Southern Miss Conference USA |
| 2000 | Oklahoma Big 12 |
3-1 | UCLA Pac-10 |
Arizona Pac-10 |
Southern Miss Conference USA |
Alabama SEC |
Washington Pac-10 |
California Pac-10 |
DePaul Conference USA |
| 2001 | Arizona Pac-10 |
1-0 | UCLA Pac-10 |
LSU SEC |
Stanford Pac-10 |
California Pac-10 |
Oklahoma Big 12 |
Iowa Big Ten |
Michigan Big Ten |
| 2002 | California Pac-10 |
6-0 | Arizona Pac-10 |
Arizona State Pac-10 |
Florida State ACC |
Nebraska Big 12 |
UCLA Pac-10 |
Michigan Big Ten |
Oklahoma Big 12 |
| 2003 | UCLA Pac-10 |
1-0 (9 inn) | California Pac-10 |
Arizona Pac-10 |
Texas Big 12 |
Oklahoma Big 12 |
Washington Pac-10 |
Alabama SEC |
LA-Lafayette Sun Belt |
| 2004 | UCLA Pac-10 |
3-1 | California Pac-10 |
LSU SEC |
Stanford Pac-10 |
Florida State ACC |
Oklahoma Big 12 |
Michigan Big Ten |
Washington Pac-10 |
| 2005*** | Michigan Big Ten |
0-5 5-2 4-1 (10 inn) |
UCLA Pac-10 |
Tennessee SEC |
Texas Big 12 |
Alabama SEC |
Arizona Pac-10 |
California Pac-10 |
DePaul Conference USA |
| 2006 | Arizona Pac-10 |
8-0 5-0 |
Northwestern Big Ten |
Tennessee SEC |
UCLA Pac-10 |
Arizona State Pac-10 |
Texas Big 12 |
Alabama SEC |
Oregon State Pac-10 |
| 2007 | Arizona Pac-10 |
0-3 1-0 (10 inn) 5-0 |
Tennessee SEC |
Northwestern Big Ten |
Washington Pac-10 |
Baylor Big 12 |
DePaul Big East |
Arizona State Pac-10 |
Texas A&M Big 12 |
| 2008 | Arizona State Pac-10 |
3-0 11-0 |
Texas A&M Big 12 |
Alabama SEC |
Florida SEC |
LA-Lafayette Sun Belt |
UCLA Pac-10 |
Arizona Pac-10 |
Virginia Tech ACC |
| 2009 | Washington Pac-10 |
8-0 3-2 |
Florida SEC |
Alabama SEC |
Georgia SEC |
Arizona Pac-10 |
Michigan Big Ten |
Arizona State Pac-10 |
Missouri Big 12 |
| 2010 | UCLA Pac-10 |
6-5 (8 inn) 15-9 |
Arizona Pac-10 |
Georgia SEC |
Tennessee SEC |
Florida SEC |
Hawaii WAC |
Missouri Big 12 |
Washington Pac-10 |
| 2011 | Arizona State Pac-10 |
14-4 7-2 |
Florida SEC |
Alabama SEC |
Baylor Big 12 |
California Pac-10 |
Missouri Big 12 |
Oklahoma Big 12 |
Oklahoma State Big 12 |
* Nebraska's runner-up finish in 1985 was vacated by the NCAA.
** The 1995 title by UCLA and any related records have been vacated by the NCAA due to scholarship violations. Furthermore, heavy criticism centered around UCLA player Tanya Harding whom they had recruited from Queensland, Australia midway through the 1995 season. After UCLA captured the NCAA National Championship, Harding, the MVP of the tournament, returned to Australia without taking final exams or earning a single college credit. Despite not violating any formal rules in recruiting Harding, the incident generated heated criticism that some foreign athletes are little more than hired guns.[1][2]
*** 2005 was the first year the NCAA implemented a best-of-three title game series in which the National Champion is determined by winning two of three games.
[edit] Championships by school
| School | Championships | Years |
|---|---|---|
| UCLA* | 11 | 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010 |
| Arizona | 8 | 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006, 2007 |
| Arizona State | 2 | 2008, 2011 |
| Texas A&M | 2 | 1983, 1987 |
| California | 1 | 2002 |
| Cal St. Fullerton | 1 | 1986 |
| Fresno St. | 1 | 1998 |
| Michigan | 1 | 2005 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 2000 |
| Washington | 1 | 2009 |
| *UCLA also won the 1995 title, but it has since been vacated by the NCAA; see above. | ||
[edit] Championships by conference
| Conference | Championships (Through 2011) |
Title Game/Series Appearances (Through 2011) |
WCWS Appearances (Through 2011) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific-10* | 23 | 39 | 80 |
| Big West | 1 | 6 | 24 |
| Big 12 | 1 | 2 | 22 |
| Big Ten | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| SEC | 3 | 20 | |
| Big Eight** (d) | 12 | ||
| WAC | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Atlantic 10 | 6 | ||
| Southwest*** (d) | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| ACC | 5 | ||
| Conference USA | 5 | ||
| Sun Belt | 5 | ||
| CCAA | 4 | ||
| MAC | 4 | ||
| Metro (d) | 4 | ||
| Southland | 3 | ||
| Big East | 2 | ||
| Ivy | 2 | ||
| Missouri Valley | 2 | ||
| Independent | 1 | ||
| Mid-Con**** | 1 | ||
| North Star (d) | 1 | ||
| *UCLA's 1995 WCWS participation & title were vacated by the NCAA, and are not included in these figures; see above. The Pac-10 conference will become the Pac-12 on July 1, 2011, and will retain and continue all historical records from its years as the Pac-10 & Pac-8.) | |||
| **Nebraska's 1985 WCWS participation & title game appearance were vacated by the NCAA, and are not included in these totals. The Big Eight merged with four teams from the Southwest Conference to form the Big 12 in 1996. | |||
| ***Texas A&M won two titles, made four title game appearances and five WCWS appearances while they were still members of the Southwest Conference. This conference is now defunct and Texas A&M has been a member of the Big 12 since 1996. | |||
| ****The Mid-Continent Conference is now known as The Summit League. | |||
| (d) Conference is now defunct. | |||
[edit] Division II
- 1982 Sam Houston State 3-2 Cal State Northridge
- 1983 Cal State Northridge 1-0 Sam Houston State
- 1984 Cal State Northridge 1-0 Akron
- 1985 Cal State Northridge 2-1 Akron
- 1986 Stephen F. Austin 1-0 Cal State Northridge
- 1987 Cal State Northridge 4-0 Florida Southern
- 1988 Cal State Bakersfield 4-3 Lock Haven
- 1989 Cal State Bakersfield 8-5 Sacramento State
- 1990 Cal State Bakersfield 6-2 Cal State Northridge
- 1991 Augustana (S.D.) 3-2 (10 inn.) Bloomsburg
- 1992 Missouri Southern 1-0 Cal State Hayward
- 1993 Florida Southern 11-5 Augustana (S.D.)
- 1994 Merrimack 6-2 Humboldt State
- 1995 Kennesaw State 3-2 (8 inn.) Bloomsburg
- 1996 Kennesaw State 6-4 Nebraska-Omaha
- 1997 California (Pa.) 2-1 Wisconsin–Parkside
- 1998 California (Pa.) 2-1 Barry
- 1999 Humboldt State 7-2 Nebraska-Kearney
- 2000 North Dakota State 3-1 Kennesaw State
- 2001 Nebraska-Omaha 4-0 Lewis
- 2002 St. Mary's (Tex.) 4-0 Grand Valley State
- 2003 UC Davis 7-0 Georgia College & State Univ.
- 2004 Angelo State 7-3 Florida Southern
- 2005 Lynn 5-3 Kennesaw State
- 2006 Lock Haven 3-0 Emporia State
- 2007 SIU Edwardsville 3-2 Lock Haven
- 2008 Humboldt State 10-2 Emporia State
- 2009 Lock Haven 8-0 Alabama-Huntsville
- 2010 Hawai'i Pacific 4-3 Valdosta State
- 2011 UC San Diego 10-3 Alabama-Huntsville
[edit] Division III
- 1982 Eastern Connecticut State 2-0 Trenton State
- 1983 Trenton State 7-0 Buena Vista
- 1984 Buena Vista 3-1 Trenton State
- 1985 Eastern Connecticut State 1-0 Trenton State
- 1986 Eastern Connecticut State 1-0 Central (IA)
- 1987 Trenton State 3-0 Wisconsin–Whitewater
- 1988 Central (IA) 3-2 Allegheny
- 1989 Trenton State 8-7 (9 inn) Eastern Connecticut State
- 1990 Eastern Connecticut State 1-0 Trenton State
- 1991 Central (IA) 4-0 Eastern Connecticut State
- 1992 Trenton State 4-0 Buena Vista
- 1993 Central (IA) 7-3 Trenton State
- 1994 Trenton State 6-5 Bridgewater State
- 1995 Chapman 4-2 Trenton State
- 1996 Trenton State 7-2 Chapman
- 1997 Simpson 2-1 (9 inn.) Montclair State
- 1998 Wisconsin–Stevens Point 3-1 Chapman
- 1999 Simpson 6-0 Chapman
- 2000 St. Mary's (MN) 5-0 Chapman
- 2001 Muskingum 5-1 Central (IA)
- 2002 Ithaca 1-0 Lake Forest
- 2003 Central (IA) 5-3 Salisbury
- 2004 St. Thomas (MN) 2-0 Moravian
- 2005 St. Thomas (MN) 9-3 Salisbury
- 2006 Rutgers-Camden 3-2 St. Thomas (MN)
- 2007 Linfield 10-2 Washington-St. Louis
- 2008 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 4-3 Wisconsin–Whitewater
- 2009 Messiah College 2-0 Coe College
- 2010 East Texas Baptist 5-4 Linfield
- 2011 Linfield 6-2 Christopher Newport
[edit] See also
- College softball
- NCAA Division I Softball Championship
- AIAW Intercollegiate Women's Softball Champions
[edit] References
- ^ Starr, Mark (June 12, 1995). "No Credit For UCLA". Newsweek: p. 58.
- ^ Montville, Leigh (June 12, 1995). "Ringer From Down Under". Sports Illustrated.
[edit] External links
- NCAA softball webpage
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