The 1987
NCAA Division I softball tournament
The NCAA Division I softball tournament is held annually in May/June and features 64 college softball teams in the United States, culminating in the Women's College World Series (WCWS), which is played in Oklahoma City.
Tournament play and team s ...
was held in May as the conclusion of the
1987 NCAA Division I softball season. Sixteen Division I college softball teams competed in the NCAA tournament's first round, which consisted of eight regionals with two teams each. The winner of each region, a total of eight teams, advanced to the
1987 Women's College World Series in
Omaha, Nebraska
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. The event, held from May 20 to 24, was the sixth NCAA-sponsored championship in the sport of
college softball at the
Division I level.
Texas A&M
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won the championship by defeating
UCLA
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4–1 in the final game.
Regionals
*Arizona State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
*UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
*Fresno State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
*Nebraska qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
*Cal State Fullerton qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
*Florida State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
*Texas A&M qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
*Central Michigan qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
Women's College World Series
Participants
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Texas A&M
Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, or TAMU) is a public, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System in 1948. As of late 2021, T ...
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UCLA
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Game results
Bracket
Game log
Championship Game
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team
See also
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NCAA Division I Softball Championship
The NCAA Division I softball tournament is held annually in May/June and features 64 college softball teams in the United States, culminating in the Women's College World Series (WCWS), which is played in Oklahoma City.
Tournament play and team s ...
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Women's College World Series
The Women's College World Series (WCWS) is the final portion of the NCAA Division I softball tournament for college softball in the United States. Eight teams participate in the WCWS, which begins with a double-elimination tournament. In other wo ...
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NCAA Division II Softball Championship
The Division II Women's College World Series (WCWS) is the final portion of the NCAA Division II Softball Championship for college softball teams in Division II in the United States.
Softball was one of twelve women's sports added to the NCAA ch ...
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NCAA Division III Softball Championship
The Division III Women's College World Series (WCWS) is the final portion of the NCAA Division III Softball Championship for college softball teams in Division III.
Softball was one of twelve women's sports added to the NCAA championship program ...
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College World Series
The College World Series (CWS), officially the NCAA Men's College World Series (MCWS), is an annual baseball tournament held in June in Omaha, Nebraska. The MCWS is the culmination of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Divisi ...
References
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1987 NCAA Division I softball season
NCAA Division I softball tournament