1980 held at Reaves Park in Norman, Oklahoma on May 22-25.
Champion – Utah State Aggies (35-16)
Runner Up – Indiana Hoosiers
Norman, Oklahoma hosted the WCWS year and it was first time it was played at a location other than Omaha, Nebraska, where it had been held for its first 11 years. Sixteen fastpitch softball teams emerged from regional tournaments to meet in the AIAW national collegiate softball championship. The tournament was also split into three divisions (I, II, and III) with each conducting their own championship.
The Utah State Aggies, behind the pitching of Mary Lou Ramm, won its first national championship, emerging from the losers’ bracket to defeat Indiana with 1–0 and 2–1 wins in the final. Ramm was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. Utah State’s only loss had been to Indiana in the fourth round, forcing the Aggies to defeat top-seeded Texas A&M in order to again face the Hoosiers in the final.
- MVP – Mary Lou Ramm, Utah State
- Leading Hitter – N/A
- HR Champion – N/A
1980 ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM
Mary Lou Ramm, Utah State
Shari Fisher, California
Pam Reinoehl, California
Kim Bowles, Cal-Poly Pomona
Linda Berndt, Western Michigan
Patti Rendine, Western Michigan
Bonni Kinne, Western Michigan
Dot Richardson, Western Illinois
Pat Stoffel, Western Illinois
Linda Spagnolo, Indiana
Donna Michalek, Indiana
Jan Drummond, Oklahoma State
Lori Stoll, Texas A&M
SCORES
- Texas A&M 1, SW Missouri State 0
- Indiana 5, South Carolina 2
- Oklahoma State 5, Western Michigan 4
- Cal St Poly-Pomona 3, New Mexico 1
- Cal St-Fullerton 5, Creighton 0
- Western Illinois 1, Oklahoma 0
- Oregon 7, Massachusetts 3
- Utah State 4, California 1
- SW Missouri State 4, South Carolina 0 (South Carolina eliminated)
- Western Michigan 1, New Mexico 0 (New Mexico eliminated)
- Creighton 3, Oklahoma 0 (Oklahoma eliminated)
- California 2, Massachusetts 0 (Massachusetts eliminated)
- Indiana 1, Texas A&M 0
- Oklahoma State 1, Cal St Poly-Pomona 0
- Western Illinois 2, Cal St-Fullerton 0
- Utah State 5, Oregon 0
- Cal St Poly-Pomona 3, Creighton 0 (Creighton eliminated)
- Texas A&M 1, California 0 (California eliminated)
- Indiana 8, Oklahoma State 0
- Oregon 2, SW Missouri State 1 (SW Missouri State eliminated)
- Western Michigan 3, Cal St-Fullerton 2 (Cal-State Fullerton eliminated)
- Utah State 2, Western Illinois 0
- Texas A&M 3, Cal St Poly-Pomona 2 (Cal St Poly-Pomona eliminated)
- Western Michigan 1, Oregon 0 (Oregon eliminated)
- Texas A&M 2, Western Illinois 0 (Western Illinois eliminated)
- Western Michigan 1, Oklahoma State 0 (Oklahoma State eliminated)
- Indiana 3, Utah State 2
- Texas A&M 1, Western Michigan 0 (Western Michigan eliminated)
- Utah State 1, Texas A&M 0 (Texas A&M eliminated)
- Utah State 1, Indiana 0
- Utah State 2, Indiana 1 (Indiana eliminated)
FINAL STANDINGS
1. Utah State Aggies (6-1)
2. Indiana Hoosiers (4-2)
3. Texas A&M Aggies (5-2)
4. Western Michigan Broncos (4-2)
5t. Oklahoma State Cowgirls (2-2)
5t. Western Illinois Leathernecks (2-2)
7t. Cal St Poly-Pomona Broncos (2-2)
7t. Oregon Ducks (2-2)
9t. California Bears (1-2)
9t. Creighton Blue Jays (1-2)
9t. SW Missouri State Bears (1-2)
9t. Cal St-Fullerton Titans (1-2)
13t. Oklahoma Sooners (0-2)
13t. South Carolina Gamecocks (0-2)
13t. New Mexico Lobos (0-2)
13t. Massachusetts Minutemen (0-2)
