1981 Women's College World Series

The 1981 AIAW Women's College World Series was held in Norman, Oklahoma on May 21–24. Sixteen Division I college softball teams met in the next-to-last AIAW fastpitch softball tournament of that organization's history. After playing their way through the regular season and regional tournaments, the 16 advancing teams met for the AIAW Division I college softball championship.

Defending champion Utah State won its second national championship by defeating Cal State Fullerton, 4-3, in the "if necessary" game to become the first repeat winner since Arizona State in 1973.

Teams
The double-elimination tournament included these teams:


 * California
 * Cal State Fullerton
 * Creighton
 * Illinois State
 * Michigan State
 * Missouri
 * New Mexico
 * New Mexico State
 * Oklahoma
 * Oklahoma State
 * Rutgers
 * South Carolina
 * Texas A&M
 * UCLA
 * Utah State
 * Western Michigan

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