1981 Women's College World Series
The 1981 AIAW Women's College World Series was held in Norman, Oklahoma on May 21–24. Sixteen Division I college softball teams met in the next-to-last AIAW fastpitch softball tournament of that organization's history. After playing their way through the regular season and regional tournaments, the 16 advancing teams met for the AIAW Division I college softball championship.[1]
Teams
The double-elimination tournament included these teams:
- California
- Cal State Fullerton
- Creighton
- Illinois State
- Michigan State
- Missouri
- New Mexico
- New Mexico State
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma State
- Rutgers
- South Carolina
- Texas A&M
- UCLA
- Utah State
- Western Michigan
Defending champion Utah State won its second national championship by defeating Cal State Fullerton, 4-3, in the "if necessary" game to become the first repeat winner since Arizona State in 1973.[1]
Bracket
1st Round[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | 4th Round | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 0 | UCLA | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 2 | Utah State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 1 | Utah State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 3[lower-alpha 1] | Missouri | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 0 | Missouri | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 1 | Oklahoma State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 5 | Utah State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 2 | Cal State–Fullerton | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 0 | Western Michigan | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State–Fullerton | 7[lower-alpha 2] | Cal State–Fullerton | 2[lower-alpha 3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 6 | Cal State–Fullerton | 1[lower-alpha 4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 3 | California | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 0 | California | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 1 | Oklahoma | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State–Fullerton | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 0 | Western Michigan | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 4 | Texas A&M | 1[lower-alpha 5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 3 | Missouri | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 2 | Texas A&M | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 2 | Oklahoma | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 6 | Michigan State | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 0 | Cal State–Fullerton | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 1 | UCLA | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 4[lower-alpha 2] | UCLA | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 2 | Creighton | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 5 | California | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 0 | UCLA | 2[lower-alpha 6] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 0 | Oklahoma State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 1 | New Mexico | 2 |
- 12 innings
- 8 innings
- 15 innings
- 10 innings
- 11 innings
- 9 innings
Ranking
Place | School | WCWS Record |
---|---|---|
1st | Utah State | 5-1 |
2nd | Cal State–Fullerton | 5-2 |
3rd | UCLA | 5-2 |
4th | Texas A&M | 4-2 |
5th | California | 2-2 |
Missouri | 2-2 | |
7th | Michigan State | 2-2 |
Oklahoma State | 2-2 | |
9th | Creighton | 1-2 |
New Mexico | 1-2 | |
Oklahoma | 1-2 | |
Western Michigan | 1-2 | |
13th | Illinois State | 0-2 |
New Mexico State | 0-2 | |
Rutgers | 0-2 | |
South Carolina | 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.
- "Softball". Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. May 22, 1981. p. 4B. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- "MSU softballers suffer 5–1 loss". Lansing State Journal. Lansing, Michigan. May 22, 1981. p. C-3. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- "MSU women stay alive". Lansing State Journal. Lansing, Michigan. May 23, 1981. p. B-1. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- "College softball". Lansing State Journal. Lansing, Michigan. May 23, 1981. p. B-3. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
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- "Softball". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. May 24, 1981. p. F10. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- "Utah State wins softball crown". News-Press. Fort Myers, Florida. May 25, 1981. p. 3C. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
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