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The Women's College World Series (WCWS) is the final portion of the NCAA Women's Softball Tournament 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.

[edit] Division I

Year	Winner	Score(s)	Runner-Up	Notes
1982	UCLA	2-0 (8 inn.)	Fresno State
1983	Texas A&M	2-0 (12 inn.)	Cal State Fullerton
1984	UCLA	1-0 (13 inn.)	Texas A&M
1985	UCLA	2-1 (9 inn.)	Nebraska
1986	Cal State Fullerton	3-0	Texas A&M
1987	Texas A&M	4-1	UCLA
1988	UCLA	3-0	Fresno State
1989	UCLA	1-0	Fresno State
1990	UCLA	2-0	Fresno State
1991	Arizona	5-1	UCLA
1992	UCLA	2-0	Arizona
1993	Arizona	1-0	UCLA
1994	Arizona	4-0	Cal State Northridge
1995	UCLA	4-2	Arizona	Vacated, see footnote #1 below
1996	Arizona	6-4	Washington
1997	Arizona	10-2 (5 inn.)	UCLA
1998	Fresno State	1-0	Arizona
1999	UCLA	3-2	Washington
2000	Oklahoma	3-1	UCLA
2001	Arizona	1-0	UCLA
2002	California	6-0	Arizona
2003	UCLA	1-0 (9 inn.)	California
2004	UCLA	3-1	California
2005	Michigan	0-5 5-2 4-1 (10 inn.)	UCLA	See footnote #2 below
2006	Arizona	8-0 5-0	Northwestern
2007	Arizona	0-3 1-0 (10 inn.) 5-0	Tennessee
2008	Arizona State	3-0 11-0	Texas A&M
2009	Washington	8-0 3-2	Florida

1. The NCAA does not recognize the 1995 title by UCLA due to recruiting infractions. The title and any related records have been vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions. UCLA utilized player Tanya Harding in winning the 1995 women's softball College World Series. UCLA recruited Harding from Queensland, Australia midway through the 1995 season, and after UCLA captured the NCAA National Championship, Harding 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 may be little more than hired-guns.^[1]^[2]

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*	10	1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2003, 2004
Arizona	8	1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006, 2007
Texas A&M	2	1983, 1987
Cal St. Fullerton	1	1986
Fresno St.	1	1998
Oklahoma	1	2000
California	1	2002
Michigan	1	2005
Arizona State	1	2008
Washington	1	2009
*UCLA also won the 1995 title, but it has since been vacated by the NCAA; see above.

[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

[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

[edit] See also

[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

[starr-0] Starr, Mark (June 12, 1995). "No Credit For UCLA". Newsweek: p. 58.

[montville-1] Montville, Leigh (June 12, 1995). "Ringer From Down Under". Sports Illustrated.

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