1987 NCAA Division I softball tournament

American college softball tournament

Collegiate softball tournament

The 1987 NCAA Division I softball tournament 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. 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 won the championship by defeating UCLA 4–1 in the final game.^[1][2]

Regionals

Women's College World Series

Participants

• Arizona State
• Cal State Fullerton
• Central Michigan
• Florida State
• Fresno State
• Nebraska
• Texas A&M
• UCLA

Game results

Bracket

Game log

Championship Game

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All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team^[4]

See also

• 1987 NCAA Division II softball tournament
• 1987 NCAA Division III softball tournament
• 1987 NAIA softball tournament
• 1987 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

References

1. 2014 WCWS Records: 1980s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
2. 2014 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
3. "1987 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 15". Ncaa.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
4. 2014 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 3. Retrieved April 20, 2015.