1984 NCAA Division I
softball tournament| Teams | 16 |
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| Champions | UCLA (2nd NCAA (3rd overall) WCWS title) |
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| Runner-up | Texas A&M (2nd WCWS Appearance) |
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| Winning coach | Sharron Backus (2nd NCAA (3rd overall) WCWS title) |
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The 1984 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the third annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball for the 1984 NCAA Division I softball season. Held during May 1984, sixteen Division I college softball teams contested the NCAA tournament's first round. Featuring eight regionals with two teams each, the winner of each region, a total of eight teams, advanced to the 1984 Women's College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. The 1984 Women's College World Series was the third NCAA-sponsored championship in the sport of college softball at the Division I level. The event was held in Omaha, Nebraska from May 23 through May 29 and marked the conclusion of the 1984 NCAA Division I softball season. UCLA won the championship by defeating Texas A&M 1–0 in the final game.[1][2]
Regionals
- UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
| - Northwestern qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
| - Cal Poly Pomona qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
| - Utah State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
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- Nebraska qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
| - Adelphi qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
| - Fresno State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
| - Texas A&M qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
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Women's College World Series
Participants
Game results
Bracket
Game log
Championship Game
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All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team[4]
| Pos | Name | School |
| P | Shawn Andaya | Texas A&M |
| Debbie Doom | UCLA |
| Lisa Ishikawa | Northwestern |
| 1B | Denice Feldhaus | Nebraska |
| 2B | Jennifer Simm | UCLA |
| 3B | Anne Schroeder | Nebraska |
| SS | Leslie Rover | UCLA |
| OF | Peg Richardson | Nebraska |
| Regina Dooley | Adelphi |
| Josie Carter | Texas A&M |
| C | Gay McNutt | Texas A&M |
| DH | Tricia Mang | UCLA |
See also
References
1983–84 NCAA Division I championships |
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† Inaugural championship – ‡ Inaugural co-ed championship |