2001 NCAA Division I softball season

The 2001 NCAA Division I softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 2001. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2001 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and 2001 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on May 28, 2001.

2001 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsOklahoma
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsArizona (6th title)
Runners-upUCLA (18th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachMike Candrea (6th title)
Seasons

Conference standings
2001 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 14 Nebraska ‍†‍‍y 16–2 .889  51–15 .773
No. 5 Oklahoma ‍‍‡‍y 14–2 .875  50–9 .847
Texas Tech ‍‍‍y 10–8 .556  37–24 .607
Kansas ‍‍‍ 10–8 .556  32–27 .542
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 8–8 .500  28–23 .549
Baylor ‍‍‍ 7–9 .438  38–22 .633
Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 7–11 .389  32–19 .627
Missouri ‍‍‍ 5–11 .313  31–28 .525
Texas ‍‍‍ 5–13 .278  24–29 .453
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 2–12 .143  14–27 .341
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]
2001 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Arizona  ‍†‍‍y 19–2–0 .905  65–4–0 .942
UCLA  ‍‍‍y 16–5–0 .762  62–6–0 .912
Stanford  ‍‍‍y 11–10–0 .524  54–16–1 .768
Washington  ‍‍‍y 11–10–0 .524  40–23–0 .635
Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 10–10–0 .500  44–24–1 .645
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 9–12–0 .429  36–22–0 .621
California  ‍‍‍y 6–14–0 .300  54–18–0 .750
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 1–20–0 .048  28–40–0 .412
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 31, 2001[2]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

The 2001 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 24 to May 28, 2001 in Oklahoma City.

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Arizona 3  
8 California 2  
  1 Arizona 58  
  5 Oklahoma 4  
4 Michigan 0
5 Oklahoma 2  
  1 Arizona 1 —  
  6 Stanford 0 —  
8 California 5  
4 Michigan 2  
  6 Stanford 1
  8 California 0  
  1 Arizona 1
  2 UCLA 0
3 LSU 1  
6 Stanford 28  
  2 UCLA 5
  6 Stanford 0  
2 UCLA 2
7 Iowa 0  
  2 UCLA 6 —
  3 LSU 0 —  
3 LSU 2  
7 Iowa 1  
  5 Oklahoma 1
  3 LSU 213  

References
  1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
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