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1977 Women's College World Series

1977 Women's College World Series

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The 1977 Women's College World Series (WCWS) was held in Omaha, Nebraska on May 25–29. Sixteen college softball teams met in the AIAW fastpitch softball tournament. This was the first WCWS in which regional tournaments were conducted for teams to qualify for the final tournament.[1]

Teams

The double-elimination tournament included these teams:

  • Arizona
  • Arizona State
  • CSU–Sacramento
  • Kansas
  • Michigan State
  • Nebraska–Omaha
  • Northern Colorado
  • Northern Iowa
  • Oklahoma State
  • Oregon State
  • Southern Illinois
  • Southwest Missouri State
  • Springfield College (Massachusetts)
  • Texas–Arlington
  • West Chester State (Pennsylvania)
  • Western Illinois

After appearing in three previous WCWS in 1973, 1975, and 1976, Northern Iowa won its first national championship by defeating Arizona, 7-0, in the "if necessary" game behind pitcher Pat Stockman.[1]

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper round 3Upper finalFinal
Nebraska–Omaha6
Western Illinois0
Nebraska–Omaha4
Arizona7
Arizona4
Texas–Arlington3
Arizona1
Arizona State0
Southwest Missouri State5
Springfield College2
Southwest Missouri State0
Arizona State2
Arizona State2(9)
CSU–Sacramento1
Arizona0
Northern Iowa1(8)
Northern Iowa3
Southern Illinois0
Northern Iowa4
Kansas0
Kansas1
Oklahoma State0
Northern Iowa7
Michigan State3
Michigan State6
West Chester State2
Michigan State5(8)Northern Iowa07
Northern Colorado4Arizona1(9)0
Northern Colorado6
Oregon State0
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower round 5Lower final
Northern Colorado6
Arizona State2
Western Illinois1Texas–Arlington0
Northern Colorado2Northern Colorado[lower-alpha 1]0
Texas–Arlington4
Kansas1Arizona2
Kansas5
Arizona State2Michigan State1
Springfield College0CSU–Sacramento1
Michigan State3
CSU–Sacramento6
Southwest Missouri State3
Michigan State5
Southern Illinois2Oklahoma State1
Southwest Missouri State1Nebraska–Omaha[lower-alpha 1]1
Oklahoma State3
Nebraska–Omaha2(10)
Nebraska–Omaha6
West Chester State6Oregon State0
Oregon State8

Source:[2]

  1. Northern Colorado defeated Nebraska–Omaha in a 5th-place game, 3-0.

Ranking

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See also

See also: AIAW Champions § Fastpitch Softball

Footnote

  1. Northern Colorado defeated Nebraska–Omaha in a 5th-place game, 3-0.

References

  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.
  2. [2]
    "aiaw/asa women's college world series" (PDF). Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives. May 31, 1977. p. 18-26, 47-50. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
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