1980 Women's College World Series

August 2023 The 1980 Women's College World Series (WCWS) was held in Norman, Oklahoma on May 22–25, the first time it was played at a location other than Omaha, Nebraska, where it had been held for its first 11 years. Sixteen fastpitch softball teams emerged from regional tournaments to meet in the AIAW national collegiate 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 Teams The 1980 season was the first time that AIAW softball competition was split into three divisions (I, II and III) with each conducting its own championship tournament. The Division I double-elimination tournament included these teams: 25em Cal Poly–Pomona Cal State–Fullerton California Creighton Indiana Massachusetts New Mexico Oklahoma Oklahoma State Oregon South Carolina Southwest Missouri State Texas A&M Utah State Western Illinois Western Michigan The Utah State Aggies, behind the pitching of Mary Lou Ramm, won its first national championship, emerging from the losers' bracket to defeat Indiana with 1–0 and 2–1 wins in the final. Ramm was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. Utah State's only loss had been to Indiana in the fourth round, forcing the Aggies to defeat top-seeded Texas A&M in order to again face the Hoosiers in the final. Bracket 2 no Texas A&M 1 Southwest Missouri State 0 Indiana 5 South Carolina 2 Oklahoma State 5 Western Michigan 4 New Mexico 1 Cal Poly–Pomona 3 Oregon 7 Massachusetts 3 Utah State 4 California 1 Western Illinois 1 Oklahoma 0 Cal State–Fullerton 5 Creighton 0 Texas A&M 0 Indiana 1 Oklahoma State 1 Cal Poly–Pomona 0 Oregon 0 Utah State 5 Western Illinois 2 Cal State–Fullerton 0 Indiana 8 Oklahoma State 0 Utah State 2 Western Illinois 0 Indiana 3 Utah State 2 Indiana 0 1 Utah State 1 2 Southwest Missouri State 4 South Carolina 0 Western Michigan 1 New Mexico 0 Massachusetts 0 California 2 Oklahoma 0 Creighton 3 Oregon 2 Southwest Missouri State 1 Cal State–Fullerton 2 Western Michigan 3 Texas A&M 1 California 0 Cal Poly–Pomona 3 Creighton 0 Oregon 0 Western Michigan 1 Texas A&M 3 Cal Poly–Pomona 2 Oklahoma State 0 Western Michigan 1 Western Illinois 0 Texas A&M 2 Western Michigan 0 Texas A&M 1 Utah State 1 Texas A&M 0 Source: College Softball AIAW World Series St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri May 24, 1980 6A 2017-03-05 https://www.newspapers.com/image/139382791/ Softball St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri May 27, 1980 9A 2017-03-05 https://www.newspapers.com/image/139383577/Chicago Tribune https://www.newspapers.com/image/199092008/ Chicago, Illinois May 23, 1980 6 (S4) 2017-03-05 Softballhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/169736149/ Los Angeles Times College Softball Los Angeles, California III-17 May 25, 1980 2017-03-05https://www.newspapers.com/image/98651521/ College Softball Series Set Detroit Free Press Detroit, Michigan May 22, 1980 8D 2017-03-05Oregon Softball 2015 Media Guide 42 https://issuu.com/oregonducks/docs/sb_media_guide_15_reduced University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon 2015 2017-03-05 Ranking Place School WCWS Record 1st Utah State6–1 2nd Indiana4–2 3rd Texas A&M5–2 4th Western Michigan4–25th Oklahoma State2–2 Western Illinois2–27th Oregon2–2 Cal Poly–Pomona2–29th Cal State–Fullerton1–2 California1–2 Creighton1–2 Southwest Missouri State1–213th South Carolina0–2 New Mexico0–2 Massachusetts0–2 Oklahoma0–2 See also AIAW Champions#Fastpitch Softball References Category:1980 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