1995 NCAA Division I softball tournament

American women's softball competition August 2023 March 2026 1995 32 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma UCLA 8th (9th overall) Arizona 12th Sharron Backus 8th (9th overall) Tanya Harding UCLA The 1995 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the fourteenth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1995, thirty-two Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of four teams, each in a double elimination format. The 1995 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 25 through May 29 and marked the conclusion of the 1995 NCAA Division I softball season. UCLA won their eighth NCAA championship, and ninth overall, by defeating Arizona 4–2 in the final game. UCLA pitcher Tanya Harding was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player, the first time the honor was awarded by the NCAA.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/softball_wcws_rb/2015/11-90s.pdf 2015 WCWS Records: 1990s Brackets/Rosters/Stats NCAA June 22, 2017http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/softball_wcws_rb/2015/06-Results.pdf NCAA 2015 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results June 22, 2017 The Bruins' participation and championship were later vacated by the NCAA.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-05-07-sp-56250-story.html Los Angeles Times NCAA Hits Bruins Softball Hard Julie Cart May 7, 1997 June 22, 2017 Qualifying 1995 NCAA Division I softball season Regionals Regional No. 1 First Round Semi-Finals Finals 1995 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame 5 1995 UIC Flames UIC 2 1995 Michigan Wolverines Michigan 6 1995 DePaul Blue Demons DePaul 0 UIC 106 DePaul 0 Notre Dame 0 Michigan 2 Notre Dame 89 UIC 5 Michigan 155 — Notre Dame 6 — Michigan qualifies for WCWS Regional No. 2 First Round Semi-Finals Finals 1995 Connecticut Huskies Connecticut 3 1995 UMass Minutewomen UMass 0 1995 Princeton Tigers Princeton 9 1995 Hofstra Pride Hofstra 5 UMass 0 Hofstra 3 Connecticut 0 Princeton 106 Connecticut 38 Hofstra 2 Princeton 6 — Connecticut 2 — Princeton qualifies for WCWS Regional No. 3 First Round Semi-Finals Finals 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska 5 1995 Florida State Seminoles Florida State 1 Arizona 85 1995 Ohio Bobcats Ohio 0 Florida State 2 Ohio 0 Nebraska 1 Arizona 96 Florida State 6 Nebraska 2 Arizona 155 — Florida State 0 — Arizona qualifies for WCWS Regional No. 4 First Round Semi-Finals Finals 1995 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 96 1995 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State 1 1995 Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge 2 1995 Missouri Tigers Missouri 1 Illinois State 5 Missouri 1 Cal State Fullerton 1 Cal State Northridge 0 Cal State Northridge 11 Illinois State 4 Cal State Fullerton 28 — Cal State Northridge 1 — Cal State Fullerton qualifies for WCWS Regional No. 5 First Round Semi-Finals Finals 1995 Washington Huskies Washington 1 1995 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters Louisiana Tech 0 1995 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Southwestern Louisiana 5 1995 Nicholls State Colonels Nicholls State 1 Louisiana Tech 1 Nicholls State 4 Washington 6 Southwestern Louisiana 7 Washington 7 Nicholls State 2 Southwestern Louisiana 3 — Washington 1 — Southwestern Louisiana qualifies for WCWS Regional No. 6 First Round Semi-Finals Finals 1995 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa 3 1995 Sacramento State Hornets Sacramento State 0 1995 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 2 1995 California Golden Bears California 1 Sacramento State 1 California 2 Iowa 1 Fresno State 0 Fresno State 2 California 0 Iowa 0 29 Fresno State 1 1 Iowa qualifies for WCWS, 3–1 Regional No. 7 First Round Semi-Finals Finals 1995 Oklahoma State Cowgirls Oklahoma State 3 1995 Utah Utes Utah 0 1995 UNLV Rebels UNLV 106 1995 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 2 Utah 1 Oklahoma 7 Oklahoma State 0 UNLV 5 Oklahoma State 0 Oklahoma 2 UNLV 1 2 Oklahoma 2 0 UNLV qualifies for WCWS Regional No. 8 First Round Semi-Finals Finals 1995 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Hawaii 3 1995 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina 2 UCLA 85 1995 Campbell Lady Camels Campbell 0 South Carolina 4 Campbell 1 Hawaii 0 UCLA 96 Hawaii 2 South Carolina 0 UCLA 4 — Hawaii 3 — UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 3–0 Women's College World Series Participants Arizona UCLA 1995 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Southwestern Louisiana 1995 UNLV Rebels UNLV 1995 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 1995 Michigan Wolverines Michigan 1995 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa 1995 Princeton Tigers Princeton Bracket 1/1/2/1 1 Arizona 95 8 1995 Princeton Tigers Princeton 1 4 1995 UNLV Rebels UNLV 0 5 1995 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 1 8 Princeton 1 4 UNLV 2 3 1995 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Southwestern Louisiana 5 6 1995 Michigan Wolverines Michigan 0 2 UCLA 2 7 1995 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa 1 6 Michigan 7 7 Iowa 9 1 Arizona 114 5 Cal State Fullerton 0 3 Southwestern Louisiana 1 4 UNLV 5 3 Southwestern Louisiana 0 2 UCLA 3 5 Cal State Fullerton 5 7 Iowa 69 1 Arizona 86 — UNLV 0 — 2 UCLA 5 — 7 Iowa 0 — 1 Arizona 2 2 UCLA 4 All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Teamhttp://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/softball_wcws_rb/2015/02-Tourn.pdf NCAA 2015 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results 3 June 22, 2017 Pos Name School P Tanya Harding UCLA Amie Stewart UNLV C Leah Braatz Arizona 1B Kari Knopf Iowa 2B Kelly Howard UCLA 3B Jennifer Brundage UCLA SS Julie Williams Cal State Fullerton OF Leah O'Brien Arizona Brandi Macias Iowa Alison Johnsen Arizona AL Nancy Evans Arizona Brandi Shriver Arizona See also 1995 NCAA Division II softball tournament 1995 NCAA Division III softball tournament 1995 NAIA softball tournament 1995 NCAA Division I baseball tournament References Category:1995 NCAA Division I softball season NCAA Division I softball tournament 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