2005 NCAA Division I softball tournament

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2005 NCAA Division I
softball tournament
Teams	64
Finals site	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Champions	Michigan (1st title)
Runner-up	UCLA (21st WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Carol Hutchins (1st title)
MOP	Samantha Findlay (Michigan)
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The 2005 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the twenty-fourth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May and June 2005, sixty-four Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of eight teams, each in a double elimination format. The 2005 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from June 2 through June 8 and marked the conclusion of the 2005 NCAA Division I softball season. Michigan won their first championship by defeating UCLA two games to one in the championship series. Michigan first baseman Samantha Findlay was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player.

Qualifying

Round of 16			Quarterfinals			Semifinals				Finals

	Michigan	8

	Canisius	1
				Michigan	5

				Seton Hall	0
	Seton Hall	1

	North Carolina	0
							Michigan	6	X
Ann Arbor Regional - Alumni Field
							North Carolina	0	X
	Canisius	0

	North Carolina	3
				Seton Hall	1

				North Carolina	2



											Michigan	4	2	11

											Washington	1	3	2
	Nebraska	4

	Iowa	0
				Nebraska	6

				Washington	7
	Washington	2

	Creighton	1
							Washington	2	X
Lincoln Regional - Bowlin Stadium
							Iowa	0	X
	Iowa	2

	Creighton	1
				Nebraska	0

				Iowa	1

Round of 16			Quarterfinals			Semifinals				Finals

	Notre Dame	3

	Louisville	2
				Notre Dame	3

				Northwestern	2
	Northwestern	6

	Albany	1
							Notre Dame	1	3
Notre Dame Regional - Melissa Cook Stadium
							Northwestern	4	4
	Louisville	5

	Albany	4
				Northwestern	8

				Louisville	2



											Northwestern	0	3	X

											DePaul	4	4	X
	Wisconsin	0

	DePaul	6
				DePaul	4

				Green Bay	0
	Oregon State	0

	Green Bay	1
							DePaul	0	8
Madison Regional - Goodman Softball Complex
							Oregon State	7	6
	Wisconsin	2

	Oregon State	8
				Green Bay	0

				Oregon State	5

Round of 16			Quarterfinals			Semifinals				Finals

	Texas A&M	6

	McNeese State	3
				Texas A&M	3

				Penn State	2
	Penn State	5

	Centenary	0
							Texas A&M	9	X
College Station Regional - Aggie Softball Complex
							Penn State	2	X
	McNeese State	5

	Centenary	2
				Penn State	2

				McNeese State	1



											Texas A&M	1	5	X

											Alabama	4	6	X
	Alabama	9

	Mississippi Valley State	1
				Alabama	3

				Arizona State	1
	Arizona State	10

	Hofstra	1
							Alabama	6	X
Tuscaloosa Regional - Rhoads Stadium
							Hofstra	0	X
	Mississippi Valley State	1

	Hofstra	12
				Arizona State	1

				Hofstra	2

Round of 16			Quarterfinals			Semifinals				Finals

	Florida	2

	Bethune–Cookman	3
				Bethune–Cookman	8

				South Florida	4
	South Florida	14

	UCF	3
							Bethune–Cookman	5	X
Gainesville Regional - Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
							South Florida	2	X
	Florida	3

	UCF	5
				South Florida	5

				UCF	4



											Bethune–Cookman	0	1	X

											Texas	1	6	X
	Texas	1

	UMass	0
				Texas	2

				Mississippi State	0
	Mississippi State	1

	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	0
							Texas	2	X
Austin Regional - Red and Charline McCombs Field
							Mississippi State	0	X
	UMass	2

	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	6
				Mississippi State	2

				Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	1

Round of 16			Quarterfinals			Semifinals				Finals

	Arizona	12

	Lehigh	0
				Arizona	3

				Oklahoma State	0
	Oklahoma State	6

	Princeton	1
							Arizona	2	X
Tucson Regional - Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium
							Oklahoma State	1	X
	Lehigh	1

	Princeton	3
				Oklahoma State	6

				Princeton	3



											Arizona	6	7	X

											Oklahoma	0	6	X
	Oklahoma	2

	Wichita State	0
				Oklahoma	6

				Louisiana–Lafayette	3
	Louisiana–Lafayette	7

	Oregon	5
							Oklahoma	2	X
Norman Regional - Marita Hynes Field
							Oregon	1	X
	Wichita State	2

	Oregon	3
				Louisiana–Lafayette	1

				Oregon	3

Round of 16			Quarterfinals			Semifinals				Finals

	Tennessee	9

	Miami (OH)	0
				Tennessee	4

				College of Charleston	0
	College of Charleston	10

	Virginia Tech	2
							Tennessee	2	X
Knoxville Regional - Tyson Park
							College of Charleston	0	X
	Miami (OH)	1

	Virginia Tech	4
				College of Charleston	6

				Virginia Tech	3



											Tennessee	2	6	X

											Stanford	0	0	X
	Missouri	0

	Southern Illinois	3
				Southern Illinois	1

				Stanford	9
	Stanford	9

	Robert Morris	0
							Stanford	3	X
Columbia Regional - Mizzou Softball Stadium
							Missouri	2	X
	Missouri	9

	Robert Morris	0
				Southern Illinois	0

				Missouri	9

Round of 16			Quarterfinals			Semifinals				Finals

	UCLA	6

	Loyola Marymount	1
				UCLA	1

				Cal State Fullerton	2
	Cal State Fullerton	5

	UNLV	4
							Cal State Fullerton	0	1
Los Angeles Regional - Easton Stadium
							UCLA	6	3
	Loyola Marymount	1

	UNLV	6
				UCLA	4

				UNLV	1



											UCLA	1	5	3

											Georgia	4	4	2
	Georgia	7

	Tennessee Tech	3
				Georgia	8

				Georgia Tech	1
	Georgia Tech	3

	Kansas	1
							Georgia	2	X
Athens Regional - Jack Turner Stadium
							Georgia Tech	1	X
	Tennessee Tech	0

	Kansas	4
				Georgia Tech	5

				Kansas	2

Round of 16			Quarterfinals			Semifinals				Finals

	Auburn	0

	Florida State	5
				Florida State	5

				Baylor	9
	Baylor	1

	Florida A&M	0
							Baylor	5	X
Auburn Regional - Jane B. Moore Field
							Florida State	3	X
	Auburn	11

	Florida A&M	2
				Florida State	2

				Auburn	0



											Baylor	0	4	1

											California	8	1	7
	Fresno State	4

	Long Beach State	0
				Fresno State	3

				BYU	0
	BYU	3

	California	1
							Fresno State	1	0
Fresno Regional - Margie Wright Diamond
							California	3	1
	Long Beach State	3

	California	4
				BYU	0

				California	9

School	Top Batter	Stats.
Michigan	Samantha Findlay (1B)	3-5 4RBIs HR 2B
UCLA	Lisa Dodd (1B)	1-2 RBI HR 2BBs

School	Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	AB	BF
Michigan	Jennie Ritter (W)	10.0	5	1	1	5	4	34	42
UCLA	Anjelica Selden (L)	10.0	9	4	1	2	10	39	41

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

2017 WCWS Records: 2000s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
2017 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
2017 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 10. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
"2005 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 16". Ncaa.org. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
NCAA Women's College World Series Record Book. Indianapolis, Ind.: NCAA. 2011. pp. 6, 280–292.

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