1976 Women's College World Series

The eighth Women's College World Series (WCWS) was held in Omaha, Nebraska on May 13–16, with nineteen college softball teams meeting in the 1976 ASA/AIAW fastpitch softball tournament. Most of the teams had won state championships. This was the last WCWS before the adoption of regional qualifying tournaments. Because college softball had not yet been separated into competitive divisions, large and small colleges competed together in one overall national championship.[1]

Teams

The double-elimination tournament included the following teams:

Arizona State
Cal State–Sacramento
East Stroudsburg State (Pennsylvania)
Illinois State
Indiana State
Kansas
Mayville State College (North Dakota)
Michigan State
Minnesota
Nebraska–Omaha
Northern Colorado
Northern Iowa
Northern State (South Dakota)
Northwestern Oklahoma State
Oregon
South Carolina
Tarkio College (Missouri)
Texas–Arlington
Utah

The Michigan State Spartans went undefeated through all five of their games to win the 1976 national championship, beating Northern Colorado, 3–0, in the final game.

Bracket

The bracket included 19 teams with results as shown.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

1st Round					2nd Round			3rd Round			4th Round			5th Round			Semifinals & Finals

	Minnesota	5	Minnesota	1
	Oregon	1	Michigan State	2		Michigan State	6[lower-alpha 1]
	Cal State–Sacramento	5	Cal State–Sacramento	L		Kansas	5
	Utah	1	Kansas	W					Michigan State	2[lower-alpha 1]
	East Stroudsburg	10	East Stroudsburg	4					Arizona State	0
	South Carolina	0	Arizona State	14		Arizona State	2
	Northern Iowa		3			Northern Iowa	0
	Northern State		1												Michigan State	1
	Nebraska–Omaha		10												Nebraska–Omaha	0
	Mayville State College		0			Nebraska–Omaha	3
	Tarkio College		3			Tarkio College	1
	Indiana State		0						Nebraska–Omaha	3
	Illinois State		7						Northern Colorado	2
	Northwestern Oklahoma State		0			Illinois State	1
	Northern Colorado		1[lower-alpha 2]			Northern Colorado	5[lower-alpha 3]
	Texas–Arlington		0
																		Michigan State	3
																		Northern Colorado	0
	Northern State	1	East Stroudsburg	4		East Stroudsburg	0
	Utah	5	Utah	1		Tarkio College	3
									Tarkio College	5		Tarkio College	4
									Illinois State	0		Arizona State	5
	Cal State–Sacramento		6			Cal State–Sacramento	3
	Minnesota		1			Illinois State	6
															Arizona State	3		Northern Colorado	3
															Northern Colorado	13		Nebraska–Omaha	2
	Mayville State College	0	Indiana State	14		Indiana State	2
	Oregon	11	Oregon	6		Northern Iowa	10
									Northern Iowa	6		Northern Iowa	0
									Texas–Arlington	0		Northern Colorado	1
	Northwestern Oklahoma State	1	Texas–Arlington	3		Texas–Arlington	2
	South Carolina	5	South Carolina	0		Kansas	0

The Michigan State Softball Record Book lists the scores of these wins over Kansas and Arizona State as 6-4 and 4-0, respectively.
12 innings
No-hitter. The Northern Colorado Softball Record Book lists this score as 5-0.

Ranking

Place	School	WCWS Record
1st	Michigan State	5-0
2nd	Northern Colorado	5-2
3rd	Nebraska–Omaha	3-2
4th	Arizona State	3-2
5th	Tarkio College	3-2
5th	Northern Iowa	3-2
7th	Illinois State	2-2
7th	Texas–Arlington	2-2
9th	East Stroudsburg State College	2-2
	Cal State–Sacramento	2-2
	Kansas	1-2
	Indiana State	1-2
13th	Utah	1-2
	Oregon	1-2
	South Carolina	1-2
	Minnesota	1-2
17th	Northwestern Oklahoma State	0-2
	Northern State College	0-2
	Mayville State College	0-2

References

Plummer III, 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.
"UNO Wins on Linson's 1-Hitter". Omaha World Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. May 14, 1976. p. 23. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
"McCauley, UNO Post Two Wins". Omaha World Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. May 15, 1976. p. 17. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
"Rain Forces Shift in Softball Tourney". Omaha World Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. May 16, 1976. p. 1-C. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
"Michigan State Undefeated Champ". Omaha World Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. May 17, 1976. p. 13. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
"Michigan State Softball Record Book" (PDF). Lansing, Michigan: Michigan State University. 2009. p. 18. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
"UNC Softball Record Book" (PDF). Greeley, Colorado: University of Northern Colorado. 2016. p. 4. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
Oregon Softball 2015 Media Guide. Eugene, Oregon: University of Oregon. 2015. p. 42. Retrieved 2017-03-05.

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[msu-9] The Michigan State Softball Record Book lists the scores of these wins over Kansas and Arizona State as 6-4 and 4-0, respectively.

[10] 12 innings

[11] No-hitter. The Northern Colorado Softball Record Book lists this score as 5-0.

[Plummer-1] Plummer III, 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.

[2] "UNO Wins on Linson's 1-Hitter". Omaha World Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. May 14, 1976. p. 23. Retrieved 2017-03-26.

[3] "McCauley, UNO Post Two Wins". Omaha World Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. May 15, 1976. p. 17. Retrieved 2017-03-26.

[4] "Rain Forces Shift in Softball Tourney". Omaha World Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. May 16, 1976. p. 1-C. Retrieved 2017-03-26.

[5] "Michigan State Undefeated Champ". Omaha World Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. May 17, 1976. p. 13. Retrieved 2017-03-26.

[6] "Michigan State Softball Record Book" (PDF). Lansing, Michigan: Michigan State University. 2009. p. 18. Retrieved 2017-03-26.

[7] "UNC Softball Record Book" (PDF). Greeley, Colorado: University of Northern Colorado. 2016. p. 4. Retrieved 2017-03-26.

[8] Oregon Softball 2015 Media Guide. Eugene, Oregon: University of Oregon. 2015. p. 42. Retrieved 2017-03-05.