1977 Women's College World Series

none 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.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 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. Teams The double-elimination tournament included these teams: TeamAppearanceArizona3rdArizona State5thCal State–Sacramento2ndKansas5thMichigan State5thNebraska–Omaha8thNorthern Colorado9thNorthern Iowa4thOklahoma State1stOregon State1stSouthern Illinois3rdSouthwest Missouri State7thSpringfield College (MA)1stTexas–Arlington2ndWest Chester State (PA)1stWestern Illinois5th Bracket no 160 2 Nebraska–Omaha 6 Western Illinois 0 Arizona 4 Texas–Arlington 3 Southwest Missouri State 5 Springfield College 2 Arizona State 2(9) CSU–Sacramento 1 Northern Iowa 3 Southern Illinois 0 Kansas 1 Oklahoma State 0 Michigan State 6 West Chester State 2 Northern Colorado 6 Oregon State 0 Nebraska–Omaha 4 Arizona 7 Southwest Missouri State 0 Arizona State 2 Northern Iowa 4 Kansas 0 Michigan State 5(8) Northern Colorado 4 Arizona 1 Arizona State 0 Northern Iowa 7 Michigan State 3 Arizona 0 Northern Iowa 1(8) Northern Iowa 0 7 Arizona 1(9) 0 Western Illinois 1 Texas–Arlington 4 Springfield College 0 CSU–Sacramento 6 Southern Illinois 2 Oklahoma State 3 West Chester State 6 Oregon State 8 Northern Colorado 6 Texas–Arlington 0 Kansas 5 CSU–Sacramento 1 Southwest Missouri State 3 Oklahoma State 1 Nebraska–Omaha 6 Oregon State 0 Northern Colorado 2 Kansas 1 Southwest Missouri State 1 Nebraska–Omaha 2(10) Arizona State 2 Northern Coloradofifth Northern Colorado defeated Nebraska–Omaha in a 5th-place game, 3-0. 0 Michigan State 5 Nebraska–Omahafifth 1 Arizona State 2 Michigan State 3 Arizona 2 Michigan State 1 Source:http://findingaids.eku.edu/files/1983-010-b20-f28.pdf aiaw/asa women's college world series 18-26, 47-50 May 31, 1977 Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives 2017-02-25 2017-03-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20170308220424/http://findingaids.eku.edu/files/1983-010-b20-f28.pdf dead Ranking Place School WCWS Record 1st Northern Iowa5-1 2nd Arizona5-2 3rd Michigan State4-2 4th Arizona State3-2 5th Northern Colorado4-2 6th Nebraska–Omaha3-3fifth Northern Colorado defeated Nebraska–Omaha in a 5th-place game, 3-0.7th Kansas2-2 Southwest Missouri State2-29th Texas–Arlington1-2 CSU–Sacramento1-2 Oklahoma State1-2 Oregon State1-213th Southern Illinois0-2 West Chester State0-2 Springfield College0-2 Western Illinois0-2 See also AIAW Champions#Fastpitch Softball Footnote References Category:Women's College World Series Soft Women's College World Series Women's College World Series Women's College World Series Category:Women's sports in Nebraska Category:Sports competitions in Omaha, Nebraska Category:20th century in Omaha, Nebraska Category:College sports tournaments in Nebraska