1974 Women's College World Series

The 1974 Women's College World Series (WCWS) was contested among 18 college softball teams on May 16–19 in Omaha, Nebraska. This was the sixth WCWS.

Teams

The double elimination tournament included these teams:

Southwest Missouri State won all five of its games to win the national championship, defeating Northern Colorado in the final, 14–7.

Bracket

Upper round 1 Upper round 2 Upper round 3 Upper round 4 Upper final Final
Luther College 2
Luther College 4 Nassau Community College 0
Luther College 0
North Dakota State 1
Southwest Missouri State 1
Southwest Missouri State 11
Massachusetts 1
Southwest Missouri State 9
Eastern Illinois 8
Eastern Illinois 10
South Carolina 0
Eastern Illinois 9
Indiana State 0
Indiana State 10
South Dakota State 0
Southwest Missouri State 8
Wayne State College 5
Wayne State College 4
Michigan State 3
Wayne State College 2
Arizona 0
Arizona 16
West Georgia College 0
Wayne State College 23
Northern Colorado 7
Northern Colorado 7
Weber State College 2
Northern Colorado 1
Southwest Missouri State 14
Kansas 0
Kansas 2 Northern Colorado 7
Kansas 10 Golden West College 1
Winona State College 0
Lower round 1 Lower round 2 Lower round 3 Lower round 4 Lower round 5 Lower round 6 Lower final
Michigan State 2
Indiana State 0
Michigan State 6 Indiana State 4
Indiana State 3 Northern Colorado 1
Michigan State 1 West Georgia College 2
Luther College 2 Northern Colorado 9
North Dakota State 0 Weber State College 2
Northern Colorado 18 Wayne State College 8
Weber State College 5 Luther College 5
Kansas 0
Golden West College 0
South Dakota State 0
Kansas 2
South Dakota State 2 Arizona 18
Arizona 1 Eastern Illinois 0
South Dakota State 5 South Carolina 1
Kansas 8
Winona State College 1 Massachusetts 3
Massachusetts 7 Kansas 13
Nassau Community College 0

Source:

  1. Of interest, in their previous meeting in the 1971 WCWS, Northern Colorado defeated Wayne State by a score of 38-6.

Ranking

Place School WCWS Record
1st Southwest Missouri State 5-0
2nd Northern Colorado 5-2
3rd Wayne State College 3-2
4th Kansas 5-2
5th Eastern Illinois 2-2
6th Indiana State 3-2
7th Arizona 2-2
Luther College 3-2
9th Michigan State 2-2
South Dakota State 2-2
Massachusetts 1-2
Weber State College 1-2
13th West Georgia College 0-2
South Carolina 0-2
Golden West College 0-2
North Dakota State 0-2
Winona State College 0-2
Nassau Community College 0-2

See also