Oklahoma has received back-to-back-to-back Ladies’s Faculty World Collection titles. The Sooners have received six since 2013 — probably the most by any crew (or state) in that point. But it surely hasn’t at all times been that manner.
The state of Oklahoma’s monopoly on Ladies’s Faculty World Collection championships is comparatively new. Let’s check out the states with probably the most Ladies’s Faculty World Collection titles for the reason that match started in 1982.
16 — California
In relation to DI softball titles, the state of California reigns supreme. California’s complete was helped so much by UCLA, as 13 of these 16 come by means of the Bruins. UCLA received 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. A lot of that success comes from the Arizona Wildcats, as they’ve received 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, profitable titles in 2008 and 2011. An Arizona-based school 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 appears to be like to maintain growing.
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3 — Florida
Again in 2014 and 2015, the Florida Gators received back-to-back Ladies’s Faculty World Collection titles, changing into the primary crew in Florida to ever attain school softball’s mountain high and the primary school softball crew not named Arizona or UCLA to win back-to-back titles. Florida State made the climb in 2018, profitable the nationwide championship for the primary time in program historical past. The Seminoles have completed runner-up twice since then (2021 and 2023).
2 — Texas
Texas A&M’s robust stretch of play within the Nineteen 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 properly. Whereas the Texas Longhorns haven’t any 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 acquired 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.
This is a whole record of the Ladies’s Faculty World Collection title wins by state:
| NO. OF TITLES | STATE |
|---|---|
| 16 | California |
| 10 | Arizona |
| 7 | Oklahoma |
| 3 | Florida |
| 2 | Texas |
| 1 | Michigan, Washington, Alabama |