Women's College World Series

Template:Short description {{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template other The Women's College World Series (WCWS) is the final portion of the NCAA Division I softball tournament for college softball in the United States and is held annually in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The event is held at Devon Park, located within the USA Softball Hall of Fame complex.

The eight teams of the WCWS play a double-elimination tournament until two teams remain. These two teams compete in a best-of-three series to determine the Division I WCWS national champion. Previous WCWS losses do not factor into the best-of-three championship series, and the first team to win two of three games is declared the national champion.

Like the Men's College World Series in baseball, the WCWS initially divides the eight teams ranked one (the top seed) through eight and are then divided into two brackets of four teams. Those 8 teams are the final 8 out of 64 teams that advance post regular season. The teams play their first-round matchups as follows: 1 v 8, 2 v 7, 3 v 6 and 4 v 5. Unique to the WCWS is that the loser of the second-round game on one side of the bracket crosses over to the losers’ bracket on the other side. Suffering a second loss eliminates a team from the WCWS.

The second round features the four winners of the first-round games against each other, with the highest remaining seed versus the lowest remaining undefeated seed. In the losers’ bracket, the four first-round losers face each other, with the two winners advancing and the two losers, who have each suffered their second defeat, being eliminated from the tournament. The third round features the two losing teams from the second round (winners’ bracket) versus second-round winners (from the losers’ bracket), while the two remaining undefeated teams get a day of rest. Once the third round is complete, four teams have been eliminated. The remaining four teams will then play each other in the semifinal round, with one team with one loss playing one team with no losses. If a team with a loss loses again, they are eliminated. If teams with no losses suffer a (first) loss, the remaining teams will then be realigned and forced to play one last time, with the winners advancing to the best-of-three championship series. If by chance one or both unbeaten teams win in round four, then that team (or both teams) advances to the best-of-three championship series. From there games are cut to one game per day over the next three days (weather permitting). This feature allows any two of the eight WCWS teams to advance to the championship series, unlike the MCWS, whose two halves remain separate until the championship series.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The WCWS takes place at Devon Park in Oklahoma City. From 1969 to 1981, the women's collegiate softball championship was also known as the Women's College World Series and was promoted as such.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> During 1969–1979, the series was played in Omaha, after which the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) held the series in 1980–1982 in Norman, Oklahoma. There were two competing World Series tournaments in 1982. The NCAA held its first six Division I tournaments in Omaha in 1982–1987, followed by Sunnyvale, California, in 1988–1989. The event has been held in Oklahoma City every year since then, except for 1996, when it was held at the softball venue for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Columbus, Georgia.

Softball was one of twelve women's sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981–82 school year, as the NCAA engaged in battle with the AIAW for sole governance of women's collegiate sports. The AIAW continued to conduct its established championship program in the same twelve (and other) sports. The 1982 softball championship tournaments of both the AIAW and the NCAA were called "Women's College World Series". However, after a year of dual women's championships, the NCAA won out over the AIAW.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Division I

NCAA

Year	Location	Champion<ref name="Plummer">Template:Cite book</ref>	Title series score***	Runner-up	Semifinalists/tie-3rd		Tie-5th		Tie-7th (first 2 eliminated)
1982	Seymour Smith Park Omaha, NE	UCLA WCAA	2–0 (8 inn)	Fresno State NorPac	Template:Csb link WCAA	Template:Csb link WCAA	Template:Csb link Big Eight	Template:Csb link MAC	Template:Csb link Gateway	Template:Csb link Big Eight
1983	Seymour Smith Park Omaha, NE	Texas A&M Southwest	2–0 (12 inn)	Cal State Fullerton WCAA	Template:Csb link WCAA	Template:Csb link Independent	Template:Csb link Southland	Template:Csb link NorPac	Template:Csb link Big Ten	Template:Csb link Big Eight
1984	Seymour Smith Park Omaha, NE	UCLA WCAA	1–0 (13 inn)	Texas A&M Southwest	Template:Csb link Big Ten	Template:Csb link Big Eight	Template:Csb link Atlantic 10	Template:Csb link NorPac	Template:Csb link Independent	Template:Csb link High Country
1985	Seymour Smith Park Omaha, NE	UCLA WCAA	2–1 (9 inn)	Template:Csb link Big Eight	Template:Csb link PCAA	Template:Csb link PCAA	Template:Csb link Atlantic 10	Template:Csb link Big Ten	Template:Csb link Southland	Template:Csb link High Country
1986	Seymour Smith Park Omaha, NE	Cal State Fullerton PCAA	3–0	Texas A&M Southwest	Template:Csb link NorPac	Template:Csb link Big Ten	Template:Csb link Gateway	Template:Csb link PCAA	Template:Csb link Southland	Template:Csb link Big Ten
1987	Seymour Smith Park Omaha, NE	Texas A&M Southwest	4–1	UCLA Pac-10	Template:Csb link PCAA	Template:Csb link Big Eight	Template:Csb link MAC	Template:Csb link PCAA	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link Metro
1988	Twin Creeks Sports Complex Sunnyvale, California	UCLA Pac-10	3–0	Fresno State PCAA	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link PCAA	Template:Csb link Big Eight	Template:Csb link Southwest	Template:Csb link Atlantic 10	Template:Csb link North Star
1989	Twin Creeks Sports Complex Sunnyvale, California	UCLA Pac-10	1–0	Fresno State Big West	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link Big Eight	Template:Csb link Big West	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link Metro	Template:Csb link MAC
1990	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	UCLA Pac-10	2–0	Fresno State Big West	Template:Csb link Metro	Template:Csb link Big Eight	Template:Csb link Big West	Template:Csb link Big West	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link MAC
1991	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	Arizona Pac-10	5–1	UCLA Pac-10	Template:Csb link Big West	Template:Csb link Big West	Template:Csb link Metro	Template:Csb link Big Eight	Template:Csb link Big West	Template:Csb link WAC
1992	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	UCLA Pac-10	2–0	Arizona Pac-10	Template:Csb link Big West	Template:Csb link Atlantic 10	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link Big West	Template:Csb link ACC	Template:Csb link Big Eight
1993	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	Arizona Pac-10	1–0	UCLA Pac-10	Template:Csb link Sun Belt	Template:Csb link Big Eight	Template:Csb link WAC	Connecticut Big East	Template:Csb link ACC	Template:Csb link Big West
1994	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	Arizona Pac-10	4–0	Template:Csb link WAC	Template:Csb link Big Eight	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link WAC	Template:Csb link WAC	Template:Csb link Mid-Con	Template:Csb link Big Eight
1995	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	UCLA** Pac-10	4–2	Arizona Pac-10	Template:Csb link Big Ten	Template:Csb link Big West	Template:Csb link Big West	Template:Csb link Sun Belt	Template:Csb link Big Ten	Template:Csb link Ivy
1996	Golden Park Columbus, GA	Arizona Pac-10	6–4	Washington Pac-10	Template:Csb link Big Ten	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link Sun Belt	Template:Csb link Big Ten	Template:Csb link Ivy
1997	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	Arizona Pac-10	10–2 (5 inn)	UCLA Pac-10	Template:Csb link WAC	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link Big Ten	Template:Csb link Big Ten	Template:Csb link Atlantic 10	Template:Csb link SEC
1998	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	Fresno State WAC	1–0	Arizona Pac-10	Template:Csb link Big 12	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link Big Ten	Template:Csb link Big 12	Template:Csb link Atlantic 10	Template:Csb link Big 12
1999	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	UCLA Pac-10	3–2	Washington Pac-10	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link Conference USA	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link WAC	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link Conference USA
2000	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	Oklahoma Big 12	3–1	UCLA Pac-10	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link Conference USA	Template:Csb link SEC	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link Conference USA
2001	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	Arizona Pac-10	1–0	UCLA Pac-10	Template:Csb link SEC	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link Big 12	Template:Csb link Big Ten	Template:Csb link Big Ten
2002	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	California Pac-10	6–0	Arizona Pac-10	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link ACC	Template:Csb link Big 12	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link Big Ten	Template:Csb link Big 12
2003	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	UCLA Pac-10	1–0 (9 inn)	California Pac-10	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link Big 12	Template:Csb link Big 12	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link SEC	Template:Csb link Sun Belt
2004	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	UCLA Pac-10	3–1	California Pac-10	Template:Csb link SEC	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link ACC	Template:Csb link Big 12	Template:Csb link Big Ten	Template:Csb link Pac-10
2005***	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	Michigan Big Ten	0–5 5–2 4–1 (10 inn)	UCLA Pac-10	Tennessee SEC	Template:Csb link Big 12	Template:Csb link SEC	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link Conference USA
2006	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	Arizona Pac-10	8–0 5–0	Template:Csb link Big Ten	Tennessee SEC	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link Big 12	Template:Csb link SEC	Template:Csb link Pac-10
2007	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	Arizona Pac-10	0–3 1–0 (10 inn) 5–0	Tennessee SEC	Template:Csb link Big Ten	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link Big 12	Template:Csb link Big East	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link Big 12
2008	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	Arizona State Pac-10	3–0 11–0	Texas A&M Big 12	Template:Csb link SEC	Florida SEC	Template:Csb link Sun Belt	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link ACC
2009	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	Washington Pac-10	8–0 3–2	Florida SEC	Template:Csb link SEC	Template:Csb link SEC	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link Big Ten	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link Big 12
2010	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	UCLA Pac-10	6–5 (8 inn) 15–9	Arizona Pac-10	Template:Csb link SEC	Template:Csb link SEC	Florida SEC	Template:Csb link WAC	Template:Csb link Big 12	Template:Csb link Pac-10
2011	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	Arizona State Pac-10	14–4 7–2	Florida SEC	Alabama SEC	Template:Csb link Big 12	Template:Csb link Pac-10	Template:Csb link Big 12	Template:Csb link Big 12	Template:Csb link Big 12
2012	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	Alabama SEC	1–4 8–6 5–4	Oklahoma Big 12	California Pac-12	Template:Csb link Pac-12	Template:Csb link Pac-12	Template:Csb link SEC	Template:Csb link Big East	Template:Csb link SEC
2013	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	Oklahoma Big 12	5–3 (12 inn) 4–0	Template:Csb link SEC	Template:Csb link Pac-12	Template:Csb link Big 12	Template:Csb link Big Ten	Florida SEC	Template:Csb link Pac-12	Template:Csb link Big Ten
2014	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	Florida SEC	5–0 6–3	Alabama SEC	Template:Csb link Pac-12	Template:Csb link Big 12	Template:Csb link Big 12	Template:Csb link SEC	Louisiana–Lafayette Sun Belt	Template:Csb link ACC
2015	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	Florida SEC	3–2 0–1 4–1	Michigan Big Ten	Auburn SEC	Template:Csb link SEC	Template:Csb link Pac-12	Alabama SEC	Template:Csb link Pac-12	Template:Csb link SEC
2016	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	Oklahoma Big 12	3–2 7–11 (8 inn) 2–1	Auburn SEC	Template:Csb link ACC	Template:Csb link SEC	Template:Csb link Big Ten	Template:Csb link SEC	Alabama SEC	Template:Csb link Pac-12
2017	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	Oklahoma Big 12	7–5 (17 inn) 5–4	Florida SEC	Template:Csb link Pac-12	Template:Csb link Pac-12	Template:Csb link SEC	Template:Csb link Pac-12	Template:Csb link Big 12	Template:Csb link SEC
2018	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	Florida State ACC	1–0 8–3	Washington Pac-12	Template:Csb link Pac-12	Template:Csb link Big 12	Template:Csb link Pac-12	Template:Csb link SEC	Template:Csb link SEC	Template:Csb link Pac-12
2019	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	UCLA Pac-12	16–3 5–4	Oklahoma Big 12	Alabama SEC	Template:Csb link Pac-12	Template:Csb link Pac-12	Template:Csb link Big 12	Template:Csb link SEC	Template:Csb link Big Ten
2020	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	Oklahoma Big 12	4–8 6–2 5–1	Florida State ACC	Alabama SEC	Template:Csb link CAA	Template:Csb link Big 12	Template:Csb link Pac-12	Template:Csb link Pac-12	Template:Csb link SEC
2022	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	Oklahoma Big 12	16–1 10–5	Texas Big 12	Template:Csb link Big 12	UCLA Pac-12	Arizona Pac-12	Template:Csb link SEC	Template:Csb link Big Ten	Oregon State Pac-12
2023	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	Oklahoma Big 12	5–0 3–1	Florida State ACC	Stanford Pac-12	Tennessee SEC	Template:Csb link Pac-12	Template:Csb link Big 12	Template:Csb link Pac-12	Template:Csb link SEC
2024	Devon Park Oklahoma City, OK	Oklahoma Big 12	8–3 8–4	Texas Big 12	Stanford Pac-12	Florida SEC	UCLA Pac-12	Alabama SEC	Duke ACC	Oklahoma State Big 12
2025	Devon Park Oklahoma City, OK	Texas SEC	2–1 3–4 10–4	Texas Tech Big 12	Oklahoma SEC	Tennessee SEC	Oregon Big Ten	UCLA Big Ten	Florida SEC	Ole Miss SEC

* 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. Criticism also centered on UCLA player Tanya Harding who was recruited from Queensland, Australia, midway through the 1995 season. After UCLA captured the NCAA National Championship, Harding, the MVP of the tournament, returned to her homeland 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 were little more than hired guns.<ref name="starr">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="montville">Template:Cite news</ref>

*** Beginning in 2005, a best-of-three series determines the national championship.

AIAW

From 1969 to 1972, the DGWS (forerunner organization of the AIAW) recognized the WCWS, organized by the Amateur Softball Association, as the collegiate championship tournament. The AIAW assumed responsibilities from DGWS in 1973.

Year	Champion<ref name="Plummer"/>	Title series game score(s)	Runner-up
1969	Template:Csb link	2–0	Template:Csb link
1970	Template:Csb link	0–2 7–6	Template:Csb link
1971	Template:Csb link	6–0 4–0	Template:Csb link
1972	Template:Csb link	0–1 8–5 (11 inn)	Nihon University
1973	Template:Csb link	0–4 4–3 (16 inn)	Template:Csb link
1974	Template:Csb link	14–7	Template:Csb link
1975	Template:Csb link	1–11 6–4	Template:Csb link
1976	Template:Csb link	3–0	Template:Csb link
1977	Template:Csb link	0–1 (9 inn) 7–0	Template:Csb link
1978	Template:Csb link	3–0	Template:Csb link
1979	Template:Csb link	1–0 1–0	Template:Csb link
1980Template:Efn	Template:Csb link	1–0 2–1	Template:Csb link
1981Template:Efn	Template:Csb link	1–6 4–3	Template:Csb link
1982	Template:Csb link	4–1 5–3 (8 inn)	Template:Csb link

NCAA team titles by school

Team	Number	Winning years
style=Template:NCAA color cell| [[UCLA Bruins softball|Template:White]]	12	1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2019
style=Template:NCAA color cell| [[Arizona Wildcats softball|Template:White]]	8	1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006, 2007
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink	8	2000, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink	2	2008, 2011
style=Template:NCAA color cell| [[Florida Gators softball|Template:White]]	2	2014, 2015
style=Template:NCAA color cell| [[Texas A&M Aggies softball|Template:White]]	2	1983, 1987
style=Template:NCAA color cell| [[Alabama Crimson Tide softball|Template:White]]	1	2012
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink	1	1986
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink	1	2002
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink	1	2018
style=Template:NCAA color cell| [[Fresno State Bulldogs softball|Template:White]]	1	1998
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink	1	2005
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink	1	2025
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink	1	2009

*UCLA also won the 1995 title, but it has since been vacated by the NCAA; see above.

AIAW team titles by school

From 1969 to 1972, the DGWS (forerunner organization of the AIAW) recognized the WCWS, organized by the Amateur Softball Association, as the collegiate championship tournament. The AIAW assumed responsibilities from DGWS in 1973.

Championships & appearances by school

• Color coded by current conference.
• Bold indicates team championship.
• Teams are listed under their current athletic brand names.

School	Championships<ref name="Plummer"/> (through 2025)	Title games/series (through 2025)	WCWS appearances (through 2025)	WCWS appearances (through 2025)
UCLA‡	13	22	36	1978, 1979, 1981, 1982,Template:Efn 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025
Arizona	8	14	29	1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2019, 2021, 2022
Oklahoma	8	10	22	1975, 1980, 1981, 1982,Template:Efn 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Arizona State	4	4	19	1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982,Template:Efn 1987, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018
Oklahoma State	0	1	16	1977, 1980, 1981, 1982,Template:Efn 1982,Template:Efn 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2011, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Washington	1	4	15	1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023
California	1	3	15	1980, 1981, 1982,Template:Efn 1986, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012
Alabama	1	2	15	2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024
Michigan	1	2	13	1982,Template:Efn 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016
Florida	2	5	13	2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024, 2025
Florida State	1	3	12	1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2002, 2004, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023
Fresno State	1	5	12	1982,Template:Efn 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999
Texas A&M	3	6	12	1979, 1980, 1981, 1982,Template:Efn 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 2007, 2008, 2017
Northern Colorado	0	3	11	1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
South Carolina	0	0	11	1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1989, 1997
Missouri StateTemplate:Efn	1	2	10	1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982Template:Efn
OmahaTemplate:Efn	1	1	10	1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
Nebraska‡	0	0	9	1970, 1971, 1982,Template:Efn 1984, 1987, 1988, 1998, 2002, 2013
Cal State Fullerton	1	3	8	1980, 1981, 1982,Template:Efn 1983, 1985, 1986 1987, 1995
Illinois State	0	2	8	1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1981
Western Illinois	0	0	8	1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982Template:Efn
Oregon	0	0	9	1976, 1980, 1989, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2025
Tennessee	0	2	9	2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2023, 2025
Texas	1	3	8	1998, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2022, 2024, 2025
Missouri	0	0	7	1981, 1983, 1991, 1994, 2009, 2010, 2011
Cal Poly Pomona	0	0	7	1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989
Kansas	0	0	7	1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1992
Michigan State	1	1	6	1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981
Louisiana	0	0	6	1993, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2008, 2014
LSU	0	0	6	2001, 2004, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017
Utah	0	0	6	1976, 1982,Template:Efn 1985, 1991, 1994, 2023
Northwestern	0	1	6	1984, 1985, 1986, 2006, 2007, 2022
UMass	0	0	6	1974, 1978, 1980, 1992, 1997, 1998
Long Beach State	0	0	5	1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
Creighton	0	0	5	1969, 1980, 1981, 1982,Template:Efn 1986
Georgia	0	0	5	2009, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2021
Oregon State	0	0	5	1977, 1978, 1979, 2006, 2022
Wayne State (NE)	0	0	5	1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
Utah State	2	2	4	1978, 1980, 1981, 1984
Northern Iowa	1	2	4	1973, 1975, 1976, 1977
Baylor	0	0	4	2007, 2011, 2014, 2017
Indiana	0	1	4	1979, 1980, 1983, 1986
DePaul	0	0	4	1999, 2000, 2005, 2007
Iowa	0	0	4	1995, 1996, 1997, 2001
Southern IllinoisTemplate:Efn	0	0	4	1970, 1971, 1977, 1978
South Dakota State	0	0	4	1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
Stanford	0	0	4	2001, 2004, 2023, 2024
Luther (IA)	0	0	4	1970, 1971, 1972, 1974
John F. Kennedy (NE)	3	3	3	1969, 1970, 1971
Texas Woman's	1	1	3	1975, 1978, 1979
Minnesota	0	0	3	1976, 1978, 2019
Louisiana Tech	0	0	3	1983, 1985, 1986
Adelphi	0	0	3	1984, 1985, 1988
UNLV	0	0	3	1990, 1991, 1995
Western Michigan	0	0	3	1980, 1981, 1982Template:Efn
Nebraska–KearneyTemplate:Efn	0	0	3	1969, 1970, 1971
Minot State	0	0	3	1970, 1971, 1972
Emporia State	0	0	3	1971, 1972, 1979
Weber State	0	0	3	1973, 1974, 1975
North Dakota State	0	0	3	1973, 1974, 1975
Iowa State	0	1	2	1971, 1973
Cal State Northridge	0	1	2	1993, 1994
Princeton	0	0	2	1995, 1996
Southern Miss	0	0	2	1999, 2000
Central Michigan	0	0	2	1982,Template:Efn 1987
Minnesota–Duluth	0	0	2	1970, 1971
Midland Lutheran (NE)	0	0	2	1970, 1971
New Mexico	0	0	2	1980, 1981
Rutgers	0	0	2	1979, 1981
Concordia (NE)	0	0	2	1970, 1971
Upper Iowa	0	0	2	1970, 1971
Eastern Illinois	0	0	2	1971, 1974
Central Missouri	0	0	2	1971, 1972
Ball State	0	0	2	1973, 1975
Indiana State	0	0	2	1974, 1976
East Stroudsburg	0	0	2	1975, 1976
Northern State	0	0	2	1975, 1976
UT Arlington	0	0	2	1976, 1977
Sacramento State	0	0	2	1976, 1977
Texas Tech	0	1	1	2025
Auburn	0	1	2	2015, 2016
Duke	0	0	1	2024
Hawaii	0	0	1	2010
James Madison	0	0	1	2021
Kent State	0	0	1	1990
Kentucky	0	0	1	2014
Ole Miss	0	0	1	2025
Northern Illinois	0	0	1	1988
PacificTemplate:Efn	0	0	1	1983
South Florida	0	0	1	2012
Toledo	0	0	1	1989
UConn	0	0	1	1993
UIC	0	0	1	1994
Virginia Tech	0	0	1	2008
St. Petersburg Junior College (FL)	0	0	1	1969
Black Hills State (SD)	0	0	1	1969
Midwestern (IA)	0	0	1	1970
Parsons (IA)	0	0	1	1971
Wartburg (IA)	0	0	1	1971
Wisconsin–Eau ClaireTemplate:Efn	0	0	1	1971
South Dakota	0	0	1	1971
Southwest Baptist (MO)	0	0	1	1971
Buena Vista (IA)	0	0	1	1971
Simpson (IA)	0	0	1	1971
University of Tokyo–Nihon	0	1	1	1972
Keene State	0	0	1	1972
Purdue	0	0	1	1972
West Georgia	0	0	1	1974
Golden West College (CA)	0	0	1	1974
Winona State	0	0	1	1974
Nassau Community College (NY)	0	0	1	1974
Western OregonTemplate:Efn	0	0	1	1975
Northwest Missouri State	0	0	1	1975
Ohio	0	0	1	1975
Minnesota StateTemplate:Efn	0	0	1	1975
Tarkio (MO)	0	0	1	1976
Northwestern Oklahoma State	0	0	1	1976
Mayville State (ND)	0	0	1	1976
West Chester (PA)	0	0	1	1977
Springfield (MA)	0	0	1	1977
Portland State	0	0	1	1978
Stephen F. Austin	0	0	1	1978
Chapman (CA)	0	0	1	1979
New Mexico State	0	0	1	1981
Ohio State	0	0	1	1982Template:Efn
Rhode Island	0	0	1	1982Template:Efn
U.S. International (CA)Template:Efn	0	0	1	1982Template:Efn

^‡ UCLA's 1995 NCAA championship and Nebraska's 1985 runner-up finish were vacated by the NCAA and are not counted Template:Notelist

Championships and appearances by conference

This listing excludes results of the pre-NCAA Women's College World Series of 1969 through 1982 (both Division I tournaments in 1982—AIAW and NCAA—were called "Women's College World Series").

Conference	Championships (Through 2025)	Title Game/Series Appearances (Through 2025)	WCWS appearances (Through 2025)
Pac-12Template:Refn	24	39	99
SEC	4	11	56
Big 12	8	12	44
Big Ten	1	3	27
Big WestTemplate:Refn	1	4	22
ACC	1	3	13
Big EightTemplate:RefnTemplate:Refn			12
WACTemplate:Refn	1	2	11
Atlantic 10			6
SouthwestTemplate:RefnTemplate:Refn	2	4	5
Conference USATemplate:Refn			5
Sun Belt			6
MAC			4
MetroTemplate:RefnTemplate:Refn			4
Southland			3
Big EastTemplate:Refn			3
Ivy			2
Missouri ValleyTemplate:Refn			2
CAA			1
Independent			2
Summit LeagueTemplate:Refn			1
NorPacTemplate:RefnTemplate:Refn		1	3
North StarTemplate:RefnTemplate:Refn			1
WCAATemplate:RefnTemplate:Refn	3	3	6

Notes

Championships coaches

Updated through 2025 World Series

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Coach	NCAA Championships (Through 2025)	Title Game/Series Appearances (Through 2025)	WCWS Appearances (Through 2025)	Schools
Mike Candrea	8 (1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006, 2007)	13	23	style=Template:NCAA color cell| [[Arizona Wildcats softball|Template:White]]
Patty Gasso	8 (2000, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)	10	17	style="Template:NCAA color cell" | Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink
Sharron BackusTemplate:Refn	7 (1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992)	12	14	style=Template:NCAA color cell| [[UCLA Bruins softball|Template:White]]
Sue EnquistTemplate:Refn	6 (1989, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2003, 2004)	13	16	style=Template:NCAA color cell| [[UCLA Bruins softball|Template:White]]
Bob BrockTemplate:Refn	2 (1983, 1987)	4	5	style=Template:NCAA color cell| [[Texas A&M Aggies softball|Template:White]]
Clint Myers	2 (2008, 2011)	3	9	style=Template:NCAA color cell|Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink
				style=Template:NCAA color cell|Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink
Kelly Inouye-Perez	2 (2010, 2019)	2	9	style=Template:NCAA color cell| [[UCLA Bruins softball|Template:White]]
Tim Walton	2 (2014, 2015)	3	11	style=Template:NCAA color cell| [[Florida Gators softball|Template:White]]
Mike White	1 (2025)	3	8	style=Template:NCAA color cell| [[Texas Longhorns softball|Template:White]]
Lonni Alameda	1 (2018)	3	5	style=Template:NCAA color cell| Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink
Judi GarmanTemplate:Refn	1 (1986)	1	6	style=Template:NCAA color cell| Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink
Carol Hutchins	1 (2005)	2	12	style=Template:NCAA color cell| Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink
Patrick Murphy	1 (2012)	2	14	style=Template:NCAA color cell| [[Alabama Crimson Tide softball|Template:White]]
Diane Ninemire	1 (2002)	3	11	style=Template:NCAA color cell| Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink
Heather Tarr	1 (2009)	2	8	style=Template:NCAA color cell| Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink
Margie Wright	1 (1998)	4	10	style=Template:NCAA color cell| [[Fresno State Bulldogs softball|Template:White]]

Notes

See also

• List of NCAA Division I softball programs
• Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player
• College softball
• NCAA Division I softball tournament
• NCAA Division II Softball Championship
• NCAA Division III Softball Championship
• AIAW Intercollegiate Women's Softball Champions