<P> The Women 's College World Series ( WCWS ) is the final portion of the NCAA Division I Softball Championship for college softball in the United States . The tournament format consists of two four - team double - elimination brackets . The winners of each bracket then compete in a best - of - three series to determine the Division I WCWS National Champion . The WCWS takes place at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City . From 1969 to 1981 , the women 's collegiate softball championship was also known as the Women 's College World Series and was promoted as such . During 1969 -- 1979 , the series was played in Omaha , and in 1980 -- 1982 in Norman , Oklahoma . The NCAA held its first six Division I tournaments in Omaha in 1982 -- 1987 , followed by Sunnyvale , California in 1988 -- 1989 . The event has been held in Oklahoma City every year since then , except for 1996 in Columbus , Georgia . </P>
<P> The Women 's College World Series ( WCWS ) is the final portion of the NCAA Division I Softball Championship for college softball in the United States . The tournament format consists of two four - team double - elimination brackets . The winners of each bracket then compete in a best - of - three series to determine the Division I WCWS National Champion . The WCWS takes place at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City . From 1969 to 1981 , the women 's collegiate softball championship was also known as the Women 's College World Series and was promoted as such . During 1969 -- 1979 , the series was played in Omaha , and in 1980 -- 1982 in Norman , Oklahoma . The NCAA held its first six Division I tournaments in Omaha in 1982 -- 1987 , followed by Sunnyvale , California in 1988 -- 1989 . The event has been held in Oklahoma City every year since then , except for 1996 in Columbus , Georgia . </P>
where do they play the women 's college world series
where do they play the women 's college world series
ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City
ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City