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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.

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.

The double-elimination tournament included these teams:

TeamAppearance
Arizona State6th
Cal Poly Pomona1st
Illinois State7th
Massachusetts2nd
Minnesota2nd
Nebraska–Omaha9th
Northern Colorado10th
Oregon State2nd
Portland State1st
South Carolina5th
Southern Illinois4th
Southwest Missouri State8th
Stephen F. Austin1st
Texas Woman's2nd
UCLA1st
Utah State1st

Source:

PlaceSchoolWCWS Record
1stUCLA5–0
2ndNorthern Colorado5–2
3rdMinnesota3–2
4thTexas Woman's4–2
5thCal Poly–Pomona3–2
Utah State2–2
7thSouthern Illinois2–2
Southwest Missouri State2–2
9thArizona State1–2
Oregon State1–2
Portland State1–2
Nebraska–Omaha1–2
13thIllinois State0–2
Massachusetts0–2
Stephen F. Austin0–2
South Carolina0–2
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