<P> The Women's College World Series (WCWS) is the final portion of the NCAA Division I Softball Championship for college softball in the United States . The tournament format consists of two four - team double - elimination brackets . The winners of each bracket then compete in a best - of - three series to determine the Division I WCWS National Champion . The WCWS takes place at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City . From 1969 to 1981, the women's collegiate softball championship was also known as the Women's College World Series and was promoted as such . During 1969--1979, the series was played in Omaha, and in 1980--1982 in Norman, Oklahoma . The NCAA held its first six Division I tournaments in Omaha in 1982--1987, followed by Sunnyvale, California in 1988--1989 . The event has been held in Oklahoma City every year since then, except for 1996 in Columbus, Georgia . </P> <P> Softball was one of twelve women's sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981--82 school year, as the NCAA engaged in battle with the AIAW for sole governance of women's collegiate sports . The AIAW continued to conduct its established championship program in the same twelve (and other) sports . The 1982 softball championship tournaments of both the AIAW and the NCAA were called "Women's College World Series ." However, after a year of dual women's championships, the NCAA conquered the AIAW and usurped its authority and membership . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Year </Td> <Td> Champion </Td> <Td> Title Series Score </Td> <Td> Runner - up </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Tie - 3rd </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Tie - 5th </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Tie - 7th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> UCLA WCAA </Td> <Td> 2--0 (8 inn) </Td> <Td> Fresno State NorPac </Td> <Td> Cal St. Fullerton WCAA </Td> <Td> Arizona State WCAA </Td> <Td> Nebraska Big Eight </Td> <Td> Western Michigan MAC </Td> <Td> Creighton Gateway </Td> <Td> Oklahoma State Big Eight </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Texas A&M Southwest </Td> <Td> 2--0 (12 inn) </Td> <Td> Cal State Fullerton WCAA </Td> <Td> UCLA WCAA </Td> <Td> South Carolina Independent </Td> <Td> Louisiana Tech Southland </Td> <Td> Pacific NorPac </Td> <Td> Indiana Big Ten </Td> <Td> Missouri Big Eight </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1984 </Td> <Td> UCLA WCAA </Td> <Td> 1--0 (13 inn) </Td> <Td> Texas A&M Southwest </Td> <Td> Northwestern Big Ten </Td> <Td> Nebraska Big Eight </Td> <Td> Adelphi Atlantic 10 </Td> <Td> Fresno State NorPac </Td> <Td> Cal Poly Pomona CCAA </Td> <Td> Utah State High Country </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1985 </Td> <Td> 2--1 (9 inn) </Td> <Td> Nebraska * Big Eight </Td> <Td> Cal St. Fullerton PCAA </Td> <Td> Cal Poly Pomona CCAA </Td> <Td> Adelphi Atlantic 10 </Td> <Td> Northwestern Big Ten </Td> <Td> Louisiana Tech Southland </Td> <Td> Utah High Country </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> Cal State Fullerton PCAA </Td> <Td> 3--0 </Td> <Td> Texas A&M Southwest </Td> <Td> California NorPac </Td> <Td> Indiana Big Ten </Td> <Td> Creighton Gateway </Td> <Td> Long Beach State PCAA </Td> <Td> Louisiana Tech Southland </Td> <Td> Northwestern Big Ten </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Texas A&M Southwest </Td> <Td> 4--1 </Td> <Td> UCLA Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Cal St. Fullerton PCAA </Td> <Td> Nebraska Big Eight </Td> <Td> Central Michigan MAC </Td> <Td> Fresno State PCAA </Td> <Td> Arizona State Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Florida State Metro </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1988 </Td> <Td> UCLA Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> 3--0 </Td> <Td> Fresno State PCAA </Td> <Td> Arizona Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Cal Poly Pomona CCAA </Td> <Td> Nebraska Big Eight </Td> <Td> Texas A&M Southwest </Td> <Td> Aldelphi Atlantic 10 </Td> <Td> Northern Illinois North Star </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1989 </Td> <Td> 1--0 </Td> <Td> Arizona Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Oklahoma State Big Eight </Td> <Td> Cal Poly Pomona CCAA </Td> <Td> Oregon Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> South Carolina Metro </Td> <Td> Toledo MAC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> 2--0 </Td> <Td> Florida State Metro </Td> <Td> Oklahoma State Big Eight </Td> <Td> Long Beach State Big West </Td> <Td> UNLV Big West </Td> <Td> Arizona Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Kent State MAC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1991 </Td> <Td> Arizona Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> 5--1 </Td> <Td> UCLA Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Fresno State Big West </Td> <Td> Long Beach State Big West </Td> <Td> Florida State Metro </Td> <Td> Missouri Big Eight </Td> <Td> UNLV Big West </Td> <Td> Utah WAC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1992 </Td> <Td> UCLA Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> 2--0 </Td> <Td> Arizona Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Fresno State Big West </Td> <Td> Massachusetts Atlantic 10 </Td> <Td> California Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Long Beach State Big West </Td> <Td> Florida State ACC </Td> <Td> Kansas Big Eight </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1993 </Td> <Td> Arizona Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> 1--0 </Td> <Td> UCLA Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Southwestern Louisiana Sun Belt </Td> <Td> Oklahoma State Big Eight </Td> <Td> Cal St. Northridge WAC </Td> <Td> Connecticut Big East </Td> <Td> Florida State ACC </Td> <Td> Long Beach State Big West </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> 4--0 </Td> <Td> Cal State Northridge WAC </Td> <Td> Oklahoma State Big Eight </Td> <Td> UCLA Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Fresno State WAC </Td> <Td> Utah WAC </Td> <Td> Illinois--Chicago Mid-Con </Td> <Td> Missouri Big Eight </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> UCLA * * Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> 4--2 </Td> <Td> Arizona Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Iowa Big Ten </Td> <Td> UNLV Big West </Td> <Td> Cal St. Fullerton Big West </Td> <Td> SW Louisiana Sun Belt </Td> <Td> Michigan Big Ten </Td> <Td> Princeton Ivy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Arizona Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> 6--4 </Td> <Td> Washington Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Iowa Big Ten </Td> <Td> UCLA Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> California Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> SW Louisiana Sun Belt </Td> <Td> Michigan Big Ten </Td> <Td> Princeton Ivy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1997 </Td> <Td> 10--2 (5 inn) </Td> <Td> UCLA Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Fresno State WAC </Td> <Td> Washington Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Iowa Big Ten </Td> <Td> Michigan Big Ten </Td> <Td> Massachusetts Atlantic 10 </Td> <Td> South Carolina SEC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> Fresno State WAC </Td> <Td> 1--0 </Td> <Td> Arizona Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Oklahoma State Big 12 </Td> <Td> Washington Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Michigan Big Ten </Td> <Td> Nebraska Big 12 </Td> <Td> Massachusetts Atlantic 10 </Td> <Td> Texas Big 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> UCLA Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> 3--2 </Td> <Td> Washington Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> California Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> DePaul Conference USA </Td> <Td> Arizona Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Fresno State WAC </Td> <Td> Arizona State Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Southern Miss Conference USA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> Oklahoma Big 12 </Td> <Td> 3--1 </Td> <Td> UCLA Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Arizona Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Southern Miss Conference USA </Td> <Td> Alabama SEC </Td> <Td> Washington Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> California Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> DePaul Conference USA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> Arizona Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> 1--0 </Td> <Td> UCLA Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> LSU SEC </Td> <Td> Stanford Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> California Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Oklahoma Big 12 </Td> <Td> Iowa Big Ten </Td> <Td> Michigan Big Ten </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> California Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> 6--0 </Td> <Td> Arizona Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Arizona State Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Florida State ACC </Td> <Td> Nebraska Big 12 </Td> <Td> UCLA Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Michigan Big Ten </Td> <Td> Oklahoma Big 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> UCLA Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> 1--0 (9 inn) </Td> <Td> California Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Arizona Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Texas Big 12 </Td> <Td> Oklahoma Big 12 </Td> <Td> Washington Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Alabama SEC </Td> <Td> LA - Lafayette Sun Belt </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3--1 </Td> <Td> LSU SEC </Td> <Td> Stanford Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Florida State ACC </Td> <Td> Oklahoma Big 12 </Td> <Td> Michigan Big Ten </Td> <Td> Washington Pac - 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2005 * * * </Td> <Td> Michigan Big Ten </Td> <Td> 0--5 5--2 4--1 (10 inn) </Td> <Td> UCLA Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Tennessee SEC </Td> <Td> Texas Big 12 </Td> <Td> Alabama SEC </Td> <Td> Arizona Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> California Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> DePaul Conference USA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> Arizona Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> 8--0 5--0 </Td> <Td> Northwestern Big Ten </Td> <Td> Tennessee SEC </Td> <Td> UCLA Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Arizona State Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Texas Big 12 </Td> <Td> Alabama SEC </Td> <Td> Oregon State Pac - 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> 0--3 1--0 (10 inn) 5--0 </Td> <Td> Tennessee SEC </Td> <Td> Northwestern Big Ten </Td> <Td> Washington Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Baylor Big 12 </Td> <Td> DePaul Big East </Td> <Td> Arizona State Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Texas A&M Big 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> Arizona State Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> 3--0 11--0 </Td> <Td> Texas A&M Big 12 </Td> <Td> Alabama SEC </Td> <Td> Florida SEC </Td> <Td> LA - Lafayette Sun Belt </Td> <Td> UCLA Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Arizona Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Virginia Tech ACC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> Washington Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> 8--0 3--2 </Td> <Td> Florida SEC </Td> <Td> Alabama SEC </Td> <Td> Georgia SEC </Td> <Td> Arizona Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Michigan Big Ten </Td> <Td> Arizona State Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Missouri Big 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> UCLA Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> 6--5 (8 inn) 15--9 </Td> <Td> Arizona Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Georgia SEC </Td> <Td> Tennessee SEC </Td> <Td> Florida SEC </Td> <Td> Hawaii WAC </Td> <Td> Missouri Big 12 </Td> <Td> Washington Pac - 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> Arizona State Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> 14--4 7--2 </Td> <Td> Florida SEC </Td> <Td> Alabama SEC </Td> <Td> Baylor Big 12 </Td> <Td> California Pac - 10 </Td> <Td> Missouri Big 12 </Td> <Td> Oklahoma Big 12 </Td> <Td> Oklahoma State Big 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> Alabama SEC </Td> <Td> 1--4 8--6 5--4 </Td> <Td> Oklahoma Big 12 </Td> <Td> California Pac - 12 </Td> <Td> Arizona State Pac - 12 </Td> <Td> Oregon Pac - 12 </Td> <Td> LSU SEC </Td> <Td> South Florida Big East </Td> <Td> Tennessee SEC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> Oklahoma Big 12 </Td> <Td> 5--3 (12 inn) 4--0 </Td> <Td> Tennessee SEC </Td> <Td> Washington Pac - 12 </Td> <Td> Texas Big 12 </Td> <Td> Michigan Big Ten </Td> <Td> Florida SEC </Td> <Td> Arizona State Pac - 12 </Td> <Td> Nebraska Big Ten </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Florida SEC </Td> <Td> 5--0 6--3 </Td> <Td> Alabama SEC </Td> <Td> Oregon Pac - 12 </Td> <Td> Baylor Big 12 </Td> <Td> Oklahoma Big 12 </Td> <Td> Kentucky SEC </Td> <Td> LA - Lafayette Sun Belt </Td> <Td> Florida State ACC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> 3--2 0--1 4--1 </Td> <Td> Michigan Big Ten </Td> <Td> Auburn SEC </Td> <Td> LSU SEC </Td> <Td> UCLA Pac - 12 </Td> <Td> Alabama SEC </Td> <Td> Oregon Pac - 12 </Td> <Td> Tennessee SEC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Oklahoma Big 12 </Td> <Td> 3--2 7--11 (8 inn) 2--1 </Td> <Td> Auburn SEC </Td> <Td> Florida State ACC </Td> <Td> LSU SEC </Td> <Td> Michigan Big Ten </Td> <Td> Georgia SEC </Td> <Td> Alabama SEC </Td> <Td> UCLA Pac - 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> 7 - 5 (17 inn) 5 - 4 </Td> <Td> Florida SEC </Td> <Td> Oregon Pac - 12 </Td> <Td> Washington Pac - 12 </Td> <Td> LSU SEC </Td> <Td> UCLA Pac - 12 </Td> <Td> Baylor Big 12 </Td> <Td> Texas A&M SEC </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> Year </Td> <Td> Champion </Td> <Td> Title Series Score </Td> <Td> Runner - up </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Tie - 3rd </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Tie - 5th </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Tie - 7th </Td> </Tr>

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