| Teams | 32 |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | UCLA (8th (9th overall) title) |
| Runner-up | Arizona (12th WCWS Appearance) |
| Winning coach | Sharron Backus (8th (9th overall) title) |
| MOP | Tanya Harding (UCLA) |
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]
| First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 5 | |||||||||||||
| UIC | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Michigan | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Michigan | 6 | |||||||||||||
| DePaul | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Michigan | 155 | — | ||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 6 | — | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 89 | |||||||||||||
| UIC | 106 | UIC | 5 | |||||||||||
| DePaul | 0 | |||||||||||||
| First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 3 | |||||||||||||
| UMass | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Princeton | 106 | |||||||||||||
| Princeton | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Hofstra | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Princeton | 6 | — | ||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 2 | — | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 38 | |||||||||||||
| UMass | 0 | Hofstra | 2 | |||||||||||
| Hofstra | 3 | |||||||||||||
| First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Florida State | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Arizona | 96 | |||||||||||||
| Arizona | 85 | |||||||||||||
| Ohio | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Arizona | 155 | — | ||||||||||||
| Florida State | 0 | — | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Florida State | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Florida State | 2 | Nebraska | 2 | |||||||||||
| Ohio | 0 | |||||||||||||
| First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 96 | |||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||
| First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Washington | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Washington | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 3 | — | ||||||||||||
| Washington | 1 | — | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Washington | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 1 | Nicholls State | 2 | |||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 4 | |||||||||||||
| First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Iowa | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Iowa | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 2 | |||||||||||||
| California | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Iowa | 0 | 29 | ||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 1 | California | 0 | |||||||||||
| California | 2 | |||||||||||||
| First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Utah | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 0 | |||||||||||||
| UNLV | 5 | |||||||||||||
| UNLV | 106 | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 2 | |||||||||||||
| UNLV | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Utah | 1 | Oklahoma | 2 | |||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 7 | |||||||||||||
| First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 3 | |||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 0 | |||||||||||||
| UCLA | 96 | |||||||||||||
| UCLA | 85 | |||||||||||||
| Campbell | 0 | |||||||||||||
| UCLA | 4 | — | ||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 3 | — | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 2 | |||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 4 | South Carolina | 0 | |||||||||||
| Campbell | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team [4]
| Pos | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Tanya Harding | UCLA |
| 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 |
| Brandi Shriver | Arizona |
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