1995 NCAA Division I softball tournament

American women's softball competition

Collegiate softball tournament

1995 NCAA Division I
softball tournamentTeams| 32

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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)

* ← 1994
* NCAA Division I softball tournament
* 1996 →

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]

## Qualifying

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Main article: 1995 NCAA Division I softball season

## Regionals

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### Regional No. 1

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| First Round| | | Semi-Finals| | | Finals
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| Notre Dame| 5
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| UIC| 2| |
| | | Notre Dame| 0
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| | | Michigan| 2| |
| Michigan| 6| | | |
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| DePaul| 0| |
| | | Michigan| 155| —
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| | | Notre Dame| 6| —
| Lower round 1| | | Lower final| |

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| | Notre Dame| 89
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| UIC| 106| | | UIC| 5| |
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| DePaul| 0| | |
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* Michigan qualifies for WCWS

### Regional No. 2

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| First Round| | | Semi-Finals| | | Finals
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| Connecticut| 3
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| UMass| 0| |
| | | Connecticut| 0
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| | | Princeton| 106| |
| Princeton| 9| | | |
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| Hofstra| 5| |
| | | Princeton| 6| —
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| | | Connecticut| 2| —
| Lower round 1| | | Lower final| |

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| | Connecticut| 38
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| UMass| 0| | | Hofstra| 2| |
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| Hofstra| 3| | |
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* Princeton qualifies for WCWS

### Regional No. 3

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| First Round| | | Semi-Finals| | | Finals
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| Nebraska| 5
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| Florida State| 1| |
| | | Nebraska| 1
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| | | Arizona| 96| |
| Arizona| 85| | | |
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| Ohio| 0| |
| | | Arizona| 155| —
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| | | Florida State| 0| —
| Lower round 1| | | Lower final| |

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| | Florida State| 6
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| Florida State| 2| | | Nebraska| 2| |
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| Ohio| 0| | |
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* Arizona qualifies for WCWS

### Regional No. 4

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| First Round| | | Semi-Finals| | | Finals
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| Cal State Fullerton| 96
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| Illinois State| 1| |
| | | Cal State Fullerton| 1
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| | | Cal State Northridge| 0| |
| Cal State Northridge| 2| | | |
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| Missouri| 1| |
| | | Cal State Fullerton| 28| —
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| | | Cal State Northridge| 1| —
| Lower round 1| | | Lower final| |

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| | Cal State Northridge| 11
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| Illinois State| 5| | | Illinois State| 4| |
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| Missouri| 1| | |
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* Cal State Fullerton qualifies for WCWS

### Regional No. 5

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| First Round| | | Semi-Finals| | | Finals
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| Washington| 1
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| Louisiana Tech| 0| |
| | | Washington| 6
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| | | Southwestern Louisiana| 7| |
| Southwestern Louisiana| 5| | | |
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| Nicholls State| 1| |
| | | Southwestern Louisiana| 3| —
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| | | Washington| 1| —
| Lower round 1| | | Lower final| |

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| | Washington| 7
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| Louisiana Tech| 1| | | Nicholls State| 2| |
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| Nicholls State| 4| | |
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* Southwestern Louisiana qualifies for WCWS

### Regional No. 6

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| First Round| | | Semi-Finals| | | Finals
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| Iowa| 3
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| Sacramento State| 0| |
| | | Iowa| 1
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| | | Fresno State| 0| |
| Fresno State| 2| | | |
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| California| 1| |
| | | Iowa| 0| 29
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| | | Fresno State| 1| 1
| Lower round 1| | | Lower final| |

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| | Fresno State| 2
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| Sacramento State| 1| | | California| 0| |
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| California| 2| | |
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* Iowa qualifies for WCWS, 3–1

### Regional No. 7

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| First Round| | | Semi-Finals| | | Finals
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| Oklahoma State| 3
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| Utah| 0| |
| | | Oklahoma State| 0
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| | | UNLV| 5| |
| UNLV| 106| | | |
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| Oklahoma| 2| |
| | | UNLV| 1| 2
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| | | Oklahoma| 2| 0
| Lower round 1| | | Lower final| |

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| | Oklahoma State| 0
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| Utah| 1| | | Oklahoma| 2| |
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| Oklahoma| 7| | |
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* UNLV qualifies for WCWS

### Regional No. 8

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| First Round| | | Semi-Finals| | | Finals
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| Hawaii| 3
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| South Carolina| 2| |
| | | Hawaii| 0
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| | | UCLA| 96| |
| UCLA| 85| | | |
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| Campbell| 0| |
| | | UCLA| 4| —
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| | | Hawaii| 3| —
| Lower round 1| | | Lower final| |

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| | Hawaii| 2
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| South Carolina| 4| | | South Carolina| 0| |
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| Campbell| 1| | |
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* UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 3–0

## Women's College World Series

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### Participants

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1. Arizona
2. UCLA
3. Southwestern Louisiana
4. UNLV
5. Cal State Fullerton
6. Michigan
7. Iowa
8. Princeton

### Bracket

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| Round of 16 | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Finals |

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| 1 | Arizona | 95 | | | |
| 8 | Princeton | 1 |
| | 1 | Arizona | 114 |
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| | | 5 | Cal State Fullerton | 0 |
| 4 | UNLV | 0 |

| 5 | Cal State Fullerton | 1 |
| | 1 | Arizona | 86 | — |
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| | |  | UNLV | 0 | — |
| 8 | Princeton | 1 | |

| 4 | UNLV | 2 |
| | 3 | Southwestern Louisiana | 1 |
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| | | 4 | UNLV | 5 |
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| | 1 | Arizona | 2 |
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| | | 2 | UCLA | 4 |
| 3 | Southwestern Louisiana | 5 | | |

| 6 | Michigan | 0 |
| | 3 | Southwestern Louisiana | 0 |
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| | | 2 | UCLA | 3 |
| 2 | UCLA | 2 |

| 7 | Iowa | 1 |
| | 2 | UCLA | 5 | — |
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| | | 7 | Iowa | 0 | — |
| 6 | Michigan | 7 | |

| 7 | Iowa | 9 |
| | 5 | Cal State Fullerton | 5 |
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| | | 7 | Iowa | 69 |

### All-Tournament Team

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

Pos | Name | School

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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

## See also

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* 1995 NCAA Division II softball tournament
* 1995 NCAA Division III softball tournament
* 1995 NAIA softball tournament
* 1995 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

## References

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1. ^ 2015 WCWS Records: 1990s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
2. ^ 2015 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
3. ^ Julie Cart (May 7, 1997). "NCAA Hits Bruins Softball Hard". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
4. ^ 2015 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 3. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

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