1976 Women's College World Series
The eighth Women's College World Series (WCWS) was held in Omaha, Nebraska on May 13–16, with nineteen college softball teams meeting in the 1976 ASA/AIAW fastpitch softball tournament. Most of the teams had won state championships. This was the last WCWS before the adoption of regional qualifying tournaments. Because college softball had not yet been separated into competitive divisions, large and small colleges competed together in one overall national championship.[1]
Teams
The double-elimination tournament included the following teams:
- Arizona State
- Cal State–Sacramento
- East Stroudsburg State (Pennsylvania)
- Illinois State
- Indiana State
- Kansas
- Mayville State College (North Dakota)
- Michigan State
- Minnesota
- Nebraska–Omaha
- Northern Colorado
- Northern Iowa
- Northern State (South Dakota)
- Northwestern Oklahoma State
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Tarkio College (Missouri)
- Texas–Arlington
- Utah
The Michigan State Spartans went undefeated through all five of their games to win the 1976 national championship, beating Northern Colorado, 3–0, in the final game.
Bracket
The bracket included 19 teams with results as shown.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Template:16TeamBracket-Compact-DoubleElim3
Ranking
| Place | School | WCWS Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michigan State | 5-0 |
| 2nd | Northern Colorado | 5-2 |
| 3rd | Nebraska–Omaha | 3-2 |
| 4th | Arizona State | 3-2 |
| 5th | Tarkio College | 3-2 |
| Northern Iowa | 3-2 | |
| 7th | Illinois State | 2-2 |
| Texas–Arlington | 2-2 | |
| 9th | East Stroudsburg State College | 2-2 |
| Cal State–Sacramento | 2-2 | |
| Kansas | 1-2 | |
| Indiana State | 1-2 | |
| 13th | Utah | 1-2 |
| Oregon | 1-2 | |
| South Carolina | 1-2 | |
| Minnesota | 1-2 | |
| 17th | Northwestern Oklahoma State | 0-2 |
| Northern State College | 0-2 | |
| Mayville State College | 0-2 |
See also
References
- ^ Plummer III, William; Floyd, Larry C. (2013). A Series Of Their Own: History Of The Women's College World Series. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States: Turnkey Communications Inc. ISBN 978-0-9893007-0-4.
- ^ "UNO Wins on Linson's 1-Hitter". Omaha World Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. May 14, 1976. p. 23. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
- ^ "McCauley, UNO Post Two Wins". Omaha World Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. May 15, 1976. p. 17. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
- ^ "Rain Forces Shift in Softball Tourney". Omaha World Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. May 16, 1976. p. 1-C. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
- ^ "Michigan State Undefeated Champ". Omaha World Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. May 17, 1976. p. 13. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
- ^ "Michigan State Softball Record Book" (PDF). Lansing, Michigan: Michigan State University. 2009. p. 18. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
- ^ "UNC Softball Record Book" (PDF). Greeley, Colorado: University of Northern Colorado. 2016. p. 4. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
- ^ Oregon Softball 2015 Media Guide. Eugene, Oregon: University of Oregon. 2015. p. 42. Retrieved 2017-03-05.