Oklahoma has gained back-to-back-to-back Girls’s Faculty World Collection titles. The Sooners have gained six since 2013 — probably the most by any workforce (or state) in that point. However it hasn’t at all times been that method.
The state of Oklahoma’s monopoly on Girls’s Faculty World Collection championships is comparatively new. Let’s check out the states with probably the most Girls’s Faculty World Collection titles because the event started in 1982.
16 — California
In the case of DI softball titles, the state of California reigns supreme. California’s complete was helped lots by UCLA, as 13 of these 16 come by the use of the Bruins. UCLA gained championships in 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2019. Accounting for the three different titles is Cal State Fullerton (1986), Fresno State (1998) and California (2002).
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10 — Arizona
Retaining it out west, the state of Arizona trails California by six championships, however that does not imply there hasn’t been tons of success. Plenty of that success comes from the Arizona Wildcats, as they’ve gained eight championships in complete: 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006 and 2007. Arizona State picked up the torch for a quick time within the late 2000s and early 2010s, successful titles in 2008 and 2011. An Arizona-based faculty hasn’t been within the finals since 2011.
7 — Oklahoma
Six of the state’s seven titles come from the Oklahoma Sooners within the final 11 years: 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023. The opposite got here in 2000. Patty Gasso has been on the helm for all of them. Given the plethora of expertise filtering into the state’s flagship, that title complete seems to maintain growing.
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2 — Texas
Texas A&M’s sturdy stretch of play within the Eighties nets the state its solely two titles: 1983 and 1987. The Aggies had been runner-ups in each the 1984 and 1986 championships as nicely. Whereas the Texas Longhorns have no championships, they had been the runner-up within the 2022 championship.
1 — Michigan, Washington, Alabama
These three states all have three titles. The Michigan Wolverines denied UCLA a three-peat in 2005. In 2009, the Washington Huskies bought their state its first title, taking down the Florida Gators. After which lastly in 2012, the Alabama Crimson Tide beat Oklahoma for his or her first championship.
Here is an entire listing of the Girls’s Faculty World Collection title wins by state:
| NO. OF TITLES | STATE |
|---|---|
| 16 | California |
| 10 | Arizona |
| 7 | Oklahoma |
| 2 | Texas |
| 1 | Michigan, Washington, Alabama |