2005 NCAA Division I softball tournament
The 2005 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the twenty-fourth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May and June 2005, sixty-four Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of eight teams, each in a double elimination format. The 2005 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from June 2 through June 8 and marked the conclusion of the 2005 NCAA Division I softball season. [2005 2005 Michigan Wolverines softball team|Michigan Wolverines softball team|Michigan] won their first championship by defeating [2005 2005 UCLA Bruins softball team|UCLA Bruins softball team|UCLA] two games to one in the championship series. Michigan first baseman Samantha Findlay was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player.
Bracket
Championship game
All-Tournament Team
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
- Monica Abbott, P, Tennessee
- Stephanie Bercaw, RF, Michigan
- Tonya Callahan, 1B, Tennessee
- Katherine Card, LF, Tennessee
- Krista Colburn, RF, UCLA
- Samantha Findlay, 1B, Michigan
- Jodie Legaspi, SS, UCLA
- Jessica Merchant, SS, Michigan
- Cat Osterman, P, Texas
- Jennie Ritter, P, Michigan
- Anjelica Selden, P, UCLA
- Emily Zaplatosch, C, UCLA