2001 NCAA Division I softball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 2001 48 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Arizona 6th UCLA 18th Mike Candrea 6th Jennie Finch Arizona The 2001 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the twentieth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 2001, forty-eight Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of six teams, each in a double elimination format. The 2001 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 24 through May 28 and marked the conclusion of the 2001 NCAA Division I softball season. Arizona won their sixth NCAA championship by defeating UCLA 1–0 in the final game. Arizona pitcher Jennie Finch was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/softball_wcws_rb/2017/12-00s.pdf 2017 WCWS Records: 2000s Brackets/Rosters/Stats NCAA June 22, 2018http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/softball_wcws_rb/2017/06-Results.pdf NCAA 2017 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results June 22, 2018 Qualifying 2001 NCAA Division I softball season Regionals Regional No. 1 Opening Round Arizona defeated 2001 Saint Peter's Peahens Saint Peter's, 4–2 2001 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton defeated 2001 Texas Tech Red Raiders Texas Tech, 1–0 2001 Texas State Bobcats Texas State defeated 2001 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Hawaii, 2–1 Loser's Bracket Texas Tech defeated Saint Peter's, 3–2. Saint Peter's eliminated. Texas Tech defeated Hawaii, 4–2. Hawaii eliminated. Semifinals and Finals Cal State Fullerton defeated Texas State, 10–1 (5 innings). Arizona defeated Texas Tech, 8–0 (6 innings). Texas Tech eliminated Arizona defeated Texas State, 6–2. Texas State defeated Cal State Fullerton, 4–3. Arizona defeated Cal State Fullerton, 5–4. Arizona advances to WCWS. Regional No. 2 Opening Round UCLA defeated 2001 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Coastal Carolina, 8–0 (5 innings). 2001 Wisconsin Badgers Wisconsin defeated 2001 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State, 3–1 (9 innings). 2001 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State defeated 2001 Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge, 2–0. Loser's Bracket Fresno State defeated Coastal Carolina, 6–4. Coastal Carolina eliminated. Cal State Northridge defeated Fresno State, 3–1. Fresno State eliminated. Semifinals and Finals San Diego State defeated Wisconsin, 1–0. UCLA defeated Cal State Northridge, 9–0. Cal State Northridge eliminated. UCLA defeated San Diego State, 3–1. San Diego State defeated Wisconsin, 6–1. Wisconsin eliminated. UCLA defeated San Diego State, 11–0 (5 innings). UCLA advances to WCWS. Regional No. 3 Opening Round 2001 LSU Tigers LSU defeated 2001 Cornell Big Red Cornell, 8–0 (6 innings). 2001 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State defeated 2001 Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State, 4–1. 2001 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana–Lafayette defeated 2001 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss, 5–1. Loser's Bracket Penn State defeated Cornell, 5–0. Cornell eliminated. Penn State defeated Southern Miss, 1–0. Southern Miss eliminated. Semifinals and Finals Arizona State defeated Louisiana–Lafayette, 2–1. LSU defeated Penn State, 2–1. Penn State eliminated. LSU defeated Arizona State, 3–2. Louisiana–Lafayette defeated Arizona State, 5–0. Arizona State eliminated. LSU defeated Louisiana–Lafayette, 2–1. LSU advances to WCWS. Regional No. 4 Opening Round 2001 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama defeated 2001 UIC Flames UIC, 8–2. 2001 Michigan Wolverines Michigan defeated 2001 Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga, 1–0. 2001 South Florida Bulls South Florida defeated 2001 Oregon State Beavers Oregon State, 2–1. Loser's Bracket Chattanooga defeated UIC, 5–2. UIC eliminated. Oregon State defeated Chattanooga, 13–0 (5 innings). Chattanooga eliminated. Semifinals and Finals Michigan defeated South Florida, 6–2 (13 innings). Alabama defeated Oregon State, 1–0. Oregon State eliminated. Michigan defeated Alabama, 3–2. South Florida defeated Alabama, 3–2. Alabama eliminated. Michigan defeated South Florida, 12–5. Michigan advances to WCWS. Regional No. 5 Opening Round 2001 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma defeated 2001 Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh, 9–2. 2001 Washington Huskies Washington defeated 2001 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall, 6–0. 2001 UMass Minutewomen UMass defeated 2001 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina, 4–2. Loser's Bracket Lehigh defeated Seton Hall, 2–0. Seton Hall eliminated. North Carolina defeated Lehigh, 4–0. Lehigh eliminated. Semifinals and Finals Washington defeated UMass, 8–0 (5 innings). Oklahoma defeated North Carolina, 13–0 (5 innings). North Carolina eliminated. Oklahoma defeated Washington, 3–2. Washington defeated UMass, 7–1. UMass eliminated. Oklahoma defeated Washington, 10–2. Oklahoma advances to WCWS. Regional No. 6 Opening Round 2001 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska defeated 2001 BYU Cougars BYU, 3–1. 2001 Pacific Tigers Pacific defeated 2001 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan, 8–0 (6 innings). 2001 Stanford Cardinal Stanford defeated 2001 Hofstra Pride Hofstra, 4–0. Loser's Bracket Hofstra defeated BYU, 4–2. BYU eliminated. Central Michigan defeated Hofstra, 10–0 (5 innings). Hofstra eliminated. Semifinals and Finals Nebraska defeated Pacific, 2–1 (8 innings). Stanford defeated Central Michigan, 6–0. Central Michigan eliminated. Stanford defeated Nebraska, 5–1. Pacific defeated Nebraska, 3–1. Nebraska eliminated. Pacific defeated Stanford, 2–0. Stanford defeated Pacific, 9–1 (5 innings). Stanford advances to WCWS. Regional No. 7 Opening Round 2001 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame defeated 2001 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois, 8–0 (5 innings). 2001 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa defeated 2001 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State, 2–1. 2001 DePaul Blue Demons DePaul defeated 2001 South Carolina, 3–2 (9 innings). Loser's Bracket Illinois State defeated Western Illinois, 4–0. Western Illinois eliminated. Illinois State defeated South Carolina, 1–0. South Carolina eliminated. Semifinals and Finals Iowa defeated DePaul, 7–4. Notre Dame defeated Illinois State, 2–1. Illinois State eliminated. Iowa defeated Notre Dame, 6–0. Notre Dame defeated DePaul, 8–1. DePaul eliminated. Iowa defeated Notre Dame, 6–2. Iowa advances to WCWS. Regional No. 8 Opening Round 2001 Florida State Seminoles Florida State defeated 2001 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Bethune–Cookman, 6–2. 2001 California Golden Bears California defeated 2001 Connecticut Huskies Connecticut, 2–0. 2001 Florida Atlantic Owls Florida Atlantic defeated Florida, 3–0. Loser's Bracket Connecticut defeated Bethune–Cookman, 2–1. Bethune–Cookman eliminated. Florida defeated Connecticut, 8–0 (5 innings). Connecticut eliminated. Semifinals and Finals California defeated Florida Atlantic, 2–0. Florida State defeated Florida, 6–2. Florida eliminated. California defeated Florida State, 1–0. Florida State defeated Florida Atlantic, 2–0. Florida Atlantic eliminated. Florida State defeated California, 2–1. California defeated Florida State, 3–2 (10 innings). California advances to WCWS. Women's College World Series Participants School Conference Record Head coach WCWS appearances† (Including 2001 WCWS) Arizona Pac-10 62–4 Mike Candrea 14 2001 California Golden Bears California Pac-10 53–16 Diane Ninemire 6 2001 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa Big Ten 47–11 Gayle Blevins 4 2001 LSU Tigers LSU SEC 57–9 Yvette Girouard 1 2001 Michigan Wolverines Michigan Big Ten 43–15–1 Carol Hutchins 5 2001 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Big 12 50–7 Patty Gasso 2 2001 Stanford Cardinal Stanford Pac-10 52–14–1 John Rittman 1 UCLA Pac-10 59–5 Sue Enquist 18* *: Excludes UCLA's vacated 1995 WCWS participation. †: Excludes results of the pre-NCAA Women's College World Series of 1969 through 1981. Results Bracket 1/1/2/1 1 Arizona 3 8 2001 California Golden Bears California 2 4 2001 Michigan Wolverines Michigan 0 5 2001 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 2 8 California 5 4 Michigan 2 3 2001 LSU Tigers LSU 1 6 2001 Stanford Cardinal Stanford 28 2 UCLA 2 7 2001 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa 0 3 LSU 2 7 Iowa 1 1 Arizona 58 5 Oklahoma 4 6 Stanford 1 8 California 0 2 UCLA 5 6 Stanford 0 5 Oklahoma 1 3 LSU 213 1 Arizona 1 — 6 Stanford 0 — 2 UCLA 6 — 3 LSU 0 — 1 Arizona 1 2 UCLA 0 Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes 5/24/2001 Game 1 Arizona 3 - 2 2001 California Golden Bears California Game 2 2001 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 2 - 0 2001 Michigan Wolverines Michigan Game 3 2001 Stanford Cardinal Stanford 2 - 1 2001 LSU Tigers LSU 8 Innings Game 4 UCLA 2 - 0 2001 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa 5/25/2001 Game 5 Arizona 5 - 4 2001 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 8 Innings Game 6 UCLA 5 - 0 2001 Stanford Cardinal Stanford 5/26/2001 Game 7 2001 California Golden Bears California 5 - 2 2001 Michigan Wolverines Michigan Michigan eliminated Game 8 2001 LSU Tigers LSU 2 - 1 2001 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa Iowa eliminated Game 9 2001 Stanford Cardinal Stanford 1 - 0 2001 California Golden Bears California California eliminated Game 10 2001 LSU Tigers LSU 2 - 1 2001 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 13 Innings Oklahoma eliminated 5/27/2001 Game 11 Arizona 1 - 0 2001 Stanford Cardinal Stanford Stanford eliminated If Necessary Game (Game 13) not necessary Game 12 UCLA 6 - 0 2001 LSU Tigers LSU LSU eliminated If Necessary Game (Game 14) not necessary Game 13 -- -- -- Arizona / 2001 Stanford Cardinal Stanford If Necessary Game (Game 13) not necessary Game 14 -- -- -- UCLA / 2001 LSU Tigers LSU If Necessary Game (Game 14) not necessary 5/28/2001 Championship game Arizona 1 - 0 UCLA Arizona Wins 2001 WCWS Championship game http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/event.do?championship=400026&division=400026400012&event=401042 2001 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 13 Ncaa.org 2018-06-08 School Top Batter Stats. Arizona Lindsey Collins (C) 1-3 RBI HR K UCLA Amanda Freed (P) 1-3 BB School Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Arizona Jennie Finch (W) 7.0 4 0 0 2 7 24 26 UCLA Amanda Freed (L) 7.0 3 1 1 4 6 25 29 All-Tournament Team The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team: Position Player Class School Pitcher Amanda Freed Junior UCLA Britni Sneed Junior LSU Jennifer Stewart Junior Oklahoma Catcher Lindsey Collins Senior Arizona 1st Base Tairia Mims Sophomore UCLA 3rd Base Toni Mascarenas Senior Arizona Julie Wiese Freshman LSU Outfield Nicole Giordano Senior Arizona Jessica Mendoza Junior Stanford Christy Ring Junior Oklahoma Designated Hitter Claire Sua Freshman UCLA Most Outstanding Player Jennie Finch Junior Arizona References Category:2001 NCAA Division I softball season Category:NCAA Division I softball tournament NCAA Division I softball tournament NCAA Division I softball tournament Category:Women's sports in Oklahoma