Women's College World Series wins by school: Who has the most NCAA softball national championships in history?

06-07-2024
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The Women's College World Series only started in 1982, but more than four decades of action have allowed a handful of schools to establish dynasties.

Fans are living through a dynasty right now. Oklahoma has won six national championships since 2016, completing a historic four-peat with the win in the 2024 edition of the tournament. The Sooners are evoking memories of UCLA, Arizona, and other stretches of dominance in college softball history. 

Oklahoma doesn't reign supreme when it comes to all-time titles, however. Six schools have won the Women's College World Series multiple times, and three stand above the rest. 

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Here's a look at the history of Women's College World Series champions, including a full list of schools who have won titles.

Most NCAA softball championships

Thirteen schools have won an NCAA softball title, and six have done it multiple times.

Three schools — UCLA, Arizona, and Oklahoma — have combined for 27 championships. The Bruins have been softball’s most consistent program, winning multiple titles in four different decades, but Oklahoma has quickly risen up the rankings with six national championships since 2016.

The Sooners' title in 2024 tied them with Arizona for second-most.

Here is a full list of which schools have the most Women's College World Series titles.

School Titles Last Title
UCLA 12 2019
Arizona 8 2007
Oklahoma 8 2024
Arizona State 2 2011
Florida 2 2015
Texas A&M 2 1987
Alabama 1 2012
Cal State Fullerton 1 1986
California 1 2002
Florida State 1 2018
Fresno State 1 1998
Michigan 1 2005
Washington 1 2009

Four schools in the 2024 initial Women's College World Series field have won a national championship: UCLA, Oklahoma, Florida and Alabama. Four more schools entered in search of their first title: Stanford, Oklahoma State, Texas and Duke.