1978 Women's College World Series

The 1978 AIAW Women's College World Series (WCWS) was held in Omaha, Nebraska on May 25–28. Sixteen fastpitch softball teams emerged from regional tournaments to meet in the national collegiate softball championship.

UCLA won its first national championship in its first tournament appearance by holding all five of its opponents scoreless through the tournament and beating Northern Colorado, 3-0, in the final game. Lady Bruins' center fielder Sue Enquist, who later coached the Bruins' softball team to ten more titles as head coach and co-head coach, was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.

Teams The double-elimination tournament included these teams: TeamAppearanceArizona State6thCal Poly Pomona1stIllinois State7thMassachusetts2ndMinnesota2ndNebraska–Omaha9thNorthern Colorado10thOregon State2ndPortland State1stSouth Carolina5thSouthern Illinois4thSouthwest Missouri State8thStephen F. Austin1stTexas Woman's2ndUCLA1stUtah State1st

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Ranking Place School WCWS Record 1st UCLA5–0 2nd Northern Colorado5–2 3rd Minnesota3–2 4th Texas Woman's4–25th Cal Poly–Pomona3–2 Utah State2–27th Southern Illinois2–2 Southwest Missouri State2–29th Arizona State1–2 Oregon State1–2 Portland State1–2 Nebraska–Omaha1–213th Illinois State0–2 Massachusetts0–2 Stephen F. Austin0–2 South Carolina0–2

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