The 1976 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]
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. Carol Hutchins played shortstop for that 1976 team and would coach the rival Michigan Wolverines to the WCWS title 29 years later in 2005.
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^"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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1976, women, college, world, series, wcws, held, omaha, nebraska, with, nineteen, college, softball, teams, meeting, 1976, aiaw, fastpitch, softball, tournament, most, teams, state, championships, this, last, wcws, before, adoption, regional, qualifying, tourn. The 1976 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 Contents 1 Teams 2 Bracket 3 Ranking 4 See also 5 ReferencesTeams EditThe 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 Carol Hutchins played shortstop for that 1976 team and would coach the rival Michigan Wolverines to the WCWS title 29 years later in 2005 Bracket EditThe bracket included 19 teams with results as shown 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper round 3Upper round 4Upper finalFinalMinnesota1Minnesota5Michigan State2Michigan State6 b Oregon1Kansas5Cal State SacramentoLCal State Sacramento5KansasWMichigan State2 b Utah1Arizona State0East Stroudsburg4East Stroudsburg10Arizona State14Arizona State2South Carolina0Northern Iowa0Northern Iowa3Northern State1Michigan State1Nebraska Omaha0Nebraska Omaha10Mayville State College0Nebraska Omaha3Tarkio College1Tarkio College3Indiana State0Nebraska Omaha3Northern Colorado2Illinois State7Northwestern Oklahoma State0Illinois State1Michigan State3 Northern Colorado5 c Northern Colorado1 a Northern Colorado0 Texas Arlington0Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower round 5Lower round 6Lower finalEast Stroudsburg0Tarkio College4East Stroudsburg4Tarkio College3Tarkio College5Arizona State5Northern State1Utah1Illinois State0Northern Colorado3Utah5Cal State Sacramento3Arizona State3Nebraska Omaha2Cal State Sacramento6Illinois State6Northern Colorado13Mayville State College0Minnesota1Oregon11Indiana State2Northern Iowa0Indiana State14Northern Iowa10Northern Iowa6Northern Colorado1Oregon6Texas Arlington0Texas Arlington2Texas Arlington3Kansas0Northwestern Oklahoma State1South Carolina0South Carolina5 12 innings a b The Michigan State Softball Record Book lists the scores of these wins over Kansas and Arizona State as 6 4 and 4 0 respectively No hitter The Northern Colorado Softball Record Book lists this score as 5 0 Ranking EditPlace School WCWS Record1st Michigan State 5 02nd Northern Colorado 5 23rd Nebraska Omaha 3 24th Arizona State 3 25th Tarkio College 3 2Northern Iowa 3 27th Illinois State 2 2Texas Arlington 2 29th East Stroudsburg State College 2 2Cal State Sacramento 2 2Kansas 1 2Indiana State 1 213th Utah 1 2Oregon 1 2South Carolina 1 2Minnesota 1 217th Northwestern Oklahoma State 0 2Northern State College 0 2Mayville State College 0 2See also EditSee also AIAW Champions Fastpitch SoftballReferences Edit 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1976 Women 27s College World Series amp oldid 1121778594, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,