1981 Women's College World Series

The 1981 AIAW Women's College World Series was held in Norman, Oklahoma on May 21–24. Sixteen Division I college softball teams met in the next-to-last AIAW fastpitch softball tournament of that organization's history. After playing their way through the regular season and regional tournaments, the 16 advancing teams met for the AIAW Division I college softball championship.

Defending champion Utah State won its second national championship by defeating Cal State Fullerton, 4-3, in the "if necessary" game to become the first repeat winner since Arizona State in 1973.

Teams

The double-elimination tournament included these teams:

• California
• Cal State Fullerton
• Creighton
• Illinois State
• Michigan State
• Missouri
• New Mexico
• New Mexico State
• Oklahoma
• Oklahoma State
• Rutgers
• South Carolina
• Texas A&M
• UCLA
• Utah State
• Western Michigan

Bracket

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Ranking

See also

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