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
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.
Softball was one of twelve women's sports added to the
NCAA
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...
championship program for the 1981-82 school year, as the NCAA engaged in battle with the
AIAW
The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was founded in 1971 to govern collegiate women's athletics in the United States and to administer national championships (see AIAW Champions). It evolved out of the Commission on Interc ...
for sole governance of women's collegiate sports. The AIAW continued to conduct its established championship program in the same twelve (and other) sports; however, after a year of dual women's championships, the NCAA conquered the AIAW and usurped its authority and membership.
[http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/softball_champs_records/2012/d2/12d2sbchamps.pdf ]
Rogers State
Rogers State University (RSU) is a public university in Claremore, Oklahoma. It also has branch campuses in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Bartlesville and Pryor Creek, Oklahoma, Pryor Creek.
History
The institution that is now RSU has gone through ...
are the reigning national champions, winning their first national title in 2022.
Champions
The champion was Augustana for 2019.
See
Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Champions for the AIAW Division II and III softball champions from 1980 to 1982. ''NOTE: In 1982, in all three divisions, there were both NCAA and AIAW champions.''
* Participation vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions.
Summary
The teams that have won the most national championships since 1982 are:
* Schools highlight in yellow have reclassified athletics from NCAA Division II.
See also
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College softball
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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 ...
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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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AIAW Intercollegiate Women's Softball Champions
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NAIA Softball Championship
The NAIA Softball Championship is the annual tournament to determine the national champions of NAIA collegiate softball in the United States and formerly in Canada. It has been held annually since 1981.
The reigning national champions are Oklah ...
References
External links
NCAA Division II softball webpage
{{Major women's sport leagues in North America
Recurring sporting events established in 1982
Softball
Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...
Champion
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NCAA Softball Championship