1975 Women's College World Series Explained

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

The double elimination tournament included these teams:

TeamAppearance
Arizona2nd
Ball State2nd
East Stroudsburg State (PA)1st
Kansas3rd
Mankato State (MN)1st
Michigan State3rd
Nebraska–Omaha6th
North Dakota State3rd
Northern Colorado7th
Northern Iowa2nd
Northern State (SD)1st
Northwest Missouri State1st
Ohio1st
Oklahoma1st
Oregon College of Education(now Western Oregon)1st
Texas Woman's1st
Weber State3rd
Western Illinois4th

Bracket

Source:[3]

Ranking

PlaceSchoolWCWS Record
1stNebraska–Omaha5-1
2ndNorthern Iowa5-2
3rdMichigan State5-2
4thNorthern Colorado4-2
5thKansas2-2
6thWestern Illinois2-2
7thOregon College of Education3-2
Arizona2-2
9thWeber State College1-2
Northwest Missouri State1-2
Ball State1-2
Ohio2-2
13thTexas Woman's1-2
North Dakota State0-2
East Stroudsburg State1-2
Northern State College0-2
Oklahoma0-2
Mankato State0-2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-05-29 . How Omaha won the (really big) 1975 WCWS trophy . 2024-06-03 . ESPN.com . en.
  2. Book: A Series Of Their Own: History Of The Women's College World Series. William. Plummer. Larry C.. Floyd. 2013. Turnkey Communications Inc.. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. 978-0-9893007-0-4.
  3. Web site: NCAA Women's Softball . 2017-03-08.