The 1993
NCAA Division I softball tournament was the twelfth annual tournament to determine the national champion of
NCAA
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women's
collegiate softball. Held during May 1993, twenty
Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of either two or three teams, each in a
double elimination
A double-elimination tournament is a type of elimination tournament competition in which a participant ceases to be eligible to win the tournament's championship upon having lost ''two'' games or matches. It stands in contrast to a single-elimin ...
format. The 1993 Women's College World Series was held in
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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from May 27 through May 31 and marked the conclusion of the
1993 NCAA Division I softball season.
Arizona
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won their second championship by defeating defending champions
UCLA
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1–0 in the final game.
Qualifying
Regionals
Regional No. 1
*UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Regional No. 2
*Cal State Northridge qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
Regional No. 3
*Arizona qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Regional No. 4
*Oklahoma State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Regional No. 5
First elimination round
* 1
10, 0
*Kansas 3, 1
*Florida State 5
15, Iowa 3
Second elimination round
*Florida State qualifies for WCWS, 3–1
Regional No. 6
First elimination round
* 2,
Connecticut
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1
*Connecticut 2, 1
*UNLV 6, Hofstra 0
Second elimination round
*Connecticut qualifies for WCWS, 3–1
Regional No. 7
First elimination round
* 1, 0
* 1
9, Sacramento State 0
*Long Beach State 5, California 2
Second elimination round
*Long Beach State qualifies for WCWS, 3–1
Regional No. 8
First elimination round
* 7, 3
* 8, Bowling Green 2
*Southwestern Louisiana 6, Michigan 5
Second elimination round
*Southwestern Louisiana qualifies for WCWS, 3–0
Women's College World Series
Participants
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Arizona
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Connecticut
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Game results
Bracket
Championship Game
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team
See also
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1993 NCAA Division II softball tournament
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1993 NCAA Division III softball tournament
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1993 NAIA softball tournament
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1993 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
References
{{1992–93 NCAA Division I championships navbox
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Women's sports in Oklahoma