1974 Women's College World Series
The 1974 Women's College World Series (WCWS) was contested among 18 college softball teams on May 16–19 in Omaha, Nebraska.[1] This was the sixth WCWS.
Teams
The double elimination tournament included these teams:
- Arizona
- Eastern Illinois
- Golden West College (California)
- Indiana State
- Kansas
- Luther College (Iowa)
- Massachusetts
- Michigan State
- Nassau Community College (New York)
- North Dakota State
- Northern Colorado
- South Carolina
- South Dakota State
- Southwest Missouri State
- Wayne State College (Nebraska)
- Weber State College (Utah)
- West Georgia College
- Winona State College (Minnesota)
Southwest Missouri State won all five of its games to win the national championship, defeating Northern Colorado in the final, 14-7.
Bracket
| 1st Round[2] | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | 4th Round | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Luther College | 4 | Luther College | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 1 | Nassau Community College | 0 | Luther College | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Missouri State | 11 | Southwest Missouri State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 1 | Southwest Missouri State | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 10 | Eastern Illinois | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 0 | Eastern Illinois | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 10 | Indiana State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 0 | Southwest Missouri State | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wayne State College | 4 | Wayne State College | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 3 | Wayne State College | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 16 | Arizona | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Georgia College | 0 | Wayne State College | 23 | [lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 7 | Northern Colorado | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State College | 2 | Northern Colorado | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 10 | Kansas | 2 | Kansas | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winona State College | 0 | Golden West College | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Missouri State | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 1 | Michigan State | 6 | Michigan State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 0 | West Georgia College | 2 | Indiana State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 3 | Indiana State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Luther College | 2 | Northern Colorado | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State College | 5 | Weber State College | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Golden West College | 0 | Luther College | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 18 | Northern Colorado | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 0 | Wayne State College | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 5 | South Dakota State | 2 | South Dakota State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winona State College | 1 | South Carolina | 1 | Arizona | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 1 | Kansas | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 8 | Eastern Illinois | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 7 | Massachusetts | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nassau Community College | 0 | Kansas | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Of interest, in their previous meeting in the 1971 WCWS, Northern Colorado defeated Wayne State by a score of 38-6.
Ranking
| Place | School | WCWS Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Southwest Missouri State | 5-0 |
| 2nd | Northern Colorado | 5-2 |
| 3rd | Wayne State College | 3-2 |
| 4th | Kansas | 5-2 |
| 5th | Eastern Illinois | 2-2 |
| 6th | Indiana State | 3-2 |
| 7th | Arizona | 2-2 |
| Luther College | 3-2 | |
| 9th | Michigan State | 2-2 |
| South Dakota State | 2-2 | |
| Massachusetts | 1-2 | |
| Weber State College | 1-2 | |
| 13th | West Georgia College | 0-2 |
| South Carolina | 0-2 | |
| Golden West College | 0-2 | |
| North Dakota State | 0-2 | |
| Winona State College | 0-2 | |
| Nassau Community College | 0-2 | |
References
- Plummer, William; Floyd, Larry C. (2013). A Series Of Their Own: History Of The Women's College World Series. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States: Turnkey Communications Inc. ISBN 978-0-9893007-0-4.
- "NCAA Women's Softball". Retrieved 2017-03-08.
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