1981 Women's College World Series
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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] 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]
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
Bracket
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 3 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 3(12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State–Fullerton | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State–Fullerton | 2(15) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State–Fullerton | 7(8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State–Fullerton | 1(10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 4 | Utah State | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 1 | Cal State–Fullerton | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 4 | Lower round 5 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 0 | Texas A&M | 1(11) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 3 | Texas A&M | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 2 | Cal State–Fullerton | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 0 | UCLA | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 2 | Michigan State | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 4(8) | Creighton | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 5 | UCLA | 2(9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 0 | New Mexico | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source:[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 March 5, 2017.
- ↑ "MSU softballers suffer 5–1 loss". Lansing State Journal. Lansing, Michigan. May 22, 1981. p. C-3. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ↑ "MSU women stay alive". Lansing State Journal. Lansing, Michigan. May 23, 1981. p. B-1. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ↑ "College softball". Lansing State Journal. Lansing, Michigan. May 23, 1981. p. B-3. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ↑ "Softball". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. May 23, 1981. p. G10. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ↑ "Softball". Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. May 24, 1981. p. 6D. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ↑ "Softball". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. May 24, 1981. p. F10. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ↑ "Utah State wins softball crown". News-Press. Fort Myers, Florida. May 25, 1981. p. 3C. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
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