1995 NCAA Division I softball tournament

The 1995 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the fourteenth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1995, thirty-two Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of four teams, each in a double elimination format. The 1995 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 25 through May 29 and marked the conclusion of the 1995 NCAA Division I softball season. UCLA won their eighth NCAA championship, and ninth overall, by defeating Arizona 4–2 in the final game. UCLA pitcher Tanya Harding was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player, the first time the honor was awarded by the NCAA.[1][2] The Bruins' participation and championship were later vacated by the NCAA.[3]

1995 NCAA Division I
softball tournament
Teams	32
Finals site	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Champions	UCLA (8th (9th overall) title)
Runner-up	Arizona (12th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Sharron Backus (8th (9th overall) title)
MOP	Tanya Harding (UCLA)

Qualifying

Regionals

Regional No. 1


	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals



	1	Notre Dame	5

	4	UIC	2
						Notre Dame		0

						Michigan		2
	2	Michigan	6

	3	DePaul	0
											Michigan		15⁵	—

											Notre Dame		6	—
	Lower round 1					Lower final



						Notre Dame		8⁹

	UIC		10⁶			UIC		5

	DePaul		0

Michigan qualifies for WCWS

Regional No. 2


	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals



	1	Connecticut	3

	4	UMass	0
						Connecticut		0

						Princeton		10⁶
	2	Princeton	9

	3	Hofstra	5
											Princeton		6	—

											Connecticut		2	—
	Lower round 1					Lower final



						Connecticut		3⁸

	UMass		0			Hofstra		2

	Hofstra		3

Princeton qualifies for WCWS

Regional No. 3


	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals



	1	Nebraska	5

	4	Florida State	1
						Nebraska		1

						Arizona		9⁶
	2	Arizona	8⁵

	3	Ohio	0
											Arizona		15⁵	—

											Florida State		0	—
	Lower round 1					Lower final



						Florida State		6

	Florida State		2			Nebraska		2

	Ohio		0

Arizona qualifies for WCWS

Regional No. 4


	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals



	1	Cal State Fullerton	9⁶

	4	Illinois State	1
						Cal State Fullerton		1

						Cal State Northridge		0
	2	Cal State Northridge	2

	3	Missouri	1
											Cal State Fullerton		2⁸	—

											Cal State Northridge		1	—
	Lower round 1					Lower final



						Cal State Northridge		11

	Illinois State		5			Illinois State		4

	Missouri		1

Cal State Fullerton qualifies for WCWS

Regional No. 5


	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals



	1	Washington	1

	4	Louisiana Tech	0
						Washington		6

						Southwestern Louisiana		7
	2	Southwestern Louisiana	5

	3	Nicholls State	1
											Southwestern Louisiana		3	—

											Washington		1	—
	Lower round 1					Lower final



						Washington		7

	Louisiana Tech		1			Nicholls State		2

	Nicholls State		4

Southwestern Louisiana qualifies for WCWS

Regional No. 6


	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals



	1	Iowa	3

	4	Sacramento State	0
						Iowa		1

						Fresno State		0
	2	Fresno State	2

	3	California	1
											Iowa		0	2⁹

											Fresno State		1	1
	Lower round 1					Lower final



						Fresno State		2

	Sacramento State		1			California		0

	California		2

Iowa qualifies for WCWS, 3–1

Regional No. 7


	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals



	1	Oklahoma State	3

	4	Utah	0
						Oklahoma State		0

						UNLV		5
	2	UNLV	10⁶

	3	Oklahoma	2
											UNLV		1	2

											Oklahoma		2	0
	Lower round 1					Lower final



						Oklahoma State		0

	Utah		1			Oklahoma		2

	Oklahoma		7

UNLV qualifies for WCWS

Regional No. 8


	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals



	1	Hawaii	3

	4	South Carolina	2
						Hawaii		0

						UCLA		9⁶
	2	UCLA	8⁵

	3	Campbell	0
											UCLA		4	—

											Hawaii		3	—
	Lower round 1					Lower final



						Hawaii		2

	South Carolina		4			South Carolina		0

	Campbell		1

UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 3–0

Women's College World Series

Participants

Bracket

	Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals						Finals

	1	Arizona	9⁵

	8	Princeton	1
						1	Arizona	11⁴

						5	Cal State Fullerton	0
	4	UNLV	0

	5	Cal State Fullerton	1
											1	Arizona	8⁶	—

												UNLV	0	—
	8	Princeton	1

	4	UNLV	2
						3	Southwestern Louisiana	1

						4	UNLV	5



																	1	Arizona	2

																	2	UCLA	4
	3	Southwestern Louisiana	5

	6	Michigan	0
						3	Southwestern Louisiana	0

						2	UCLA	3
	2	UCLA	2

	7	Iowa	1
											2	UCLA	5	—

											7	Iowa	0	—
	6	Michigan	7

	7	Iowa	9
						5	Cal State Fullerton	5

						7	Iowa	6⁹

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team[4]

Pos	Name	School
P	Tanya Harding	UCLA
P	Amie Stewart	UNLV
C	Leah Braatz	Arizona
1B	Kari Knopf	Iowa
2B	Kelly Howard	UCLA
3B	Jennifer Brundage	UCLA
SS	Julie Williams	Cal State Fullerton
OF	Leah O'Brien	Arizona
	Brandi Macias	Iowa
	Alison Johnsen	Arizona
AL	Nancy Evans	Arizona
AL	Brandi Shriver	Arizona

References

2015 WCWS Records: 1990s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
2015 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
Julie Cart (May 7, 1997). "NCAA Hits Bruins Softball Hard". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
2015 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 3. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

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