The 2003 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the twenty-second annual tournament to determine the national champion of
NCAA
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women's
collegiate softball. Held during May 2003, sixty-four
Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of eight teams, each in a
double elimination
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format. The 2003 Women's College World Series was held in
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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from May 22 through May 25 and marked the conclusion of the
2003 NCAA Division I softball season.
UCLA
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won their tenth NCAA championship and eleventh overall by defeating 1–0 in the final game. UCLA pitcher
Keira Goerl Keira may refer to:
* Keira (given name)
* The electoral district of Keira, in New South Wales, Australia
* Mount Keira, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
* The Keira dynasty, rulers of Darfur (Sudan, 17th-20th centuries)
* Keira (wrestler) (b ...
was named
Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player.
Qualifying
Regionals
Regional No. 1
''Opening Round''
Regional No. 2
Regional No. 3
Regional No. 4
Regional No. 5
Regional No. 6
Regional No. 7
Regional No. 8
Women's College World Series
Participants
*: Excludes UCLA's vacated 1995 WCWS participation.
†: Excludes results of the
pre-NCAA Women's College World Series of 1969 through 1981.
Bracket
Game results
Championship game
All-Tournament Team
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team:
Notes
References
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2003 NCAA Division I softball season
NCAA Division I softball tournament