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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Ranking Place School WCWS Record 1st Utah State5-1 2nd Cal State–Fullerton5-2 3rd UCLA5-2 4th Texas A&M4-25th California2-2 Missouri2-27th Michigan State2-2 Oklahoma State2-29th Creighton1-2 New Mexico1-2 Oklahoma1-2 Western Michigan1-213th Illinois State0-2 New Mexico State0-2 Rutgers0-2 South Carolina0-2
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