1981 Women's College World Series

none August 2023 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.A Series Of Their Own: History Of The Women's College World Series William Plummer III Larry C. Floyd 2013 Turnkey Communications Inc. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States 978-0-9893007-0-4 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. Teams The double-elimination tournament included these teams: 25em 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 no 125 2 UCLA 3 South Carolina 0 Utah State 2 Texas A&M 1 Missouri 3(12) Rutgers 0 Michigan State 1 Oklahoma State 5 Western Michigan 2 Creighton 0 Cal State–Fullerton 7(8) New Mexico State 6 California 3 Illinois State 0 Oklahoma 1 New Mexico 0 UCLA 0 Utah State 1 Missouri 5 Oklahoma State 1 Western Michigan 0 Cal State–Fullerton 2(15) California 4 Oklahoma 1 Utah State 4 Missouri 2 Cal State–Fullerton 1(10) California 0 Utah State 2 Cal State–Fullerton 0 Utah State 1 4 Cal State–Fullerton 6 3 South Carolina 0 Texas A&M 4 Rutgers 2 Michigan State 6 Creighton 4(8) New Mexico State 2 Illinois State 0 New Mexico 1 Western Michigan 0 Texas A&M 1(11) Oklahoma 1 Michigan State 8 UCLA 2 Creighton 1 Oklahoma State 5 New Mexico 2 Texas A&M 3 Michigan State 2 UCLA 5 Oklahoma State 0 Missouri 0 Texas A&M 1 California 0 UCLA 2(9) Texas A&M 0 UCLA 1 Cal State–Fullerton 5 UCLA 4 Source:https://www.newspapers.com/image/130309092/ Softball 4B Des Moines Register Des Moines, Iowa May 22, 1981 2017-03-05https://www.newspapers.com/image/210164230/ C-3 MSU softballers suffer 5–1 loss Lansing State Journal Lansing, Michigan May 22, 1981 2017-03-05https://www.newspapers.com/image/210164842/ B-1 MSU women stay alive Lansing State Journal Lansing, Michigan May 23, 1981 2017-03-05https://www.newspapers.com/image/210164888/ B-3 College softball Lansing State Journal Lansing, Michigan May 23, 1981 2017-03-05https://www.newspapers.com/image/119992105/ G10 Softball Arizona Republic Phoenix, Arizona May 23, 1981 2017-03-05https://www.newspapers.com/image/130554499/ 6D Softball Des Moines Register Des Moines, Iowa May 24, 1981 2017-03-05https://www.newspapers.com/image/119994277/ F10 Softball Arizona Republic Phoenix, Arizona May 24, 1981 2017-03-05https://www.newspapers.com/image/214317491/ 3C Utah State wins softball crown News-Press Fort Myers, Florida May 25, 1981 2017-03-05 Ranking Place School WCWS Record 1st Utah State5-1 2nd Cal State–Fullerton5-2 3rd UCLA5-2 4th Texas A&M4-25th California2-2 Missouri2-27th Michigan State2-2 Oklahoma State2-29th Creighton1-2 New Mexico1-2 Oklahoma1-2 Western Michigan1-213th Illinois State0-2 New Mexico State0-2 Rutgers0-2 South Carolina0-2 See also AIAW Champions#Fastpitch Softball 1981 AIAW slow-pitch softball tournament References Category:1981 AIAW Division I softball season Category:Women's College World Series Women's College World Series Women's College World Series Women's College World Series Women's College World Series Category:Women's sports in Oklahoma Category:Sports competitions in Norman, Oklahoma Category:College sports tournaments in Oklahoma