1975 Women's College World Series

The 1975 Women's College World Series (WCWS) was contested among 18 college softball teams on May 15–18 at Dill Field[1] in Omaha, Nebraska. This was the seventh WCWS.

After losing the opener of the final, the University of Nebraska–Omaha Maverettes defeated Northern Iowa, 6–4, in the deciding game to win the 1975 championship. Connie Claussen, the tournament director for the first eleven editions of the WCWS, was also the coach of the victorious Nebraska–Omaha team.[2]

Teams

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The double elimination tournament included these teams:

Team Appearance
Arizona 2nd
Ball State 2nd
East Stroudsburg State (PA) 1st
Kansas 3rd
Mankato State (MN) 1st
Michigan State 3rd
Nebraska–Omaha 6th
North Dakota State 3rd
Northern Colorado 7th
Northern Iowa 2nd
Northern State (SD) 1st
Northwest Missouri State 1st
Ohio 1st
Oklahoma 1st
Oregon College of Education

(now Western Oregon)

1st
Texas Woman's 1st
Weber State 3rd
Western Illinois 4th

Bracket

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper round 3Upper round 4Upper finalFinal
Oregon College of Education14
Oregon College of Education6Ball State9
Oregon College of Education0
Texas Woman's2
Nebraska–Omaha1
Nebraska–Omaha18
Northern State College0
Nebraska–Omaha4
Western Illinois2
Northern Colorado1
North Dakota State0
Northern Colorado4
Western Illinois5
Western Illinois1
Mankato State0
Nebraska–Omaha1
Northern Iowa0
Michigan State3
Northwest Missouri State1
Michigan State3
Northern Iowa4
Northern Iowa5
Oklahoma0
Northern Iowa4
Kansas1
Kansas6
Weber State2
Kansas4
Nebraska–Omaha16
Arizona3
East Stroudsburg3Northern Iowa114
East Stroudsburg8Arizona4
Ohio0
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower round 5Lower round 6Lower final
Northwest Missouri State0
Northern Colorado6
Texas Woman's3Northern Colorado6
Northern Colorado1Kansas0
Texas Woman's9Northwest Missouri State14
Oregon College of Education0Michigan State3
Oklahoma2Weber State7
Northern Colorado3Northern Iowa7
East Stroudsburg6Oregon College of Education8
Michigan State4
Weber State7
Ohio0
Michigan State5
Ohio6Michigan State17
Michigan State3Western Illinois0
Ohio10North Dakota State1
Arizona2
Mankato State2Ball State4
Ball State6Arizona10
Northern State College2

Source:[3]

Ranking

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Place School WCWS Record
1st Nebraska–Omaha 5-1
2nd Northern Iowa 5-2
3rd Michigan State 5-2
4th Northern Colorado 4-2
5th Kansas 2-2
6th Western Illinois 2-2
7th Oregon College of Education 3-2
Arizona 2-2
9th Weber State College 1-2
Northwest Missouri State 1-2
Ball State 1-2
Ohio 2-2
13th Texas Woman's 1-2
North Dakota State 0-2
East Stroudsburg State 1-2
Northern State College 0-2
Oklahoma 0-2
Mankato State 0-2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "How Omaha won the (really big) 1975 WCWS trophy". ESPN.com. 2024-05-29. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "NCAA Women's Softball". Retrieved 2017-03-08.