List of UCLA Bruins softball seasons

The following is a list of UCLA Bruins softball seasons. The University of California, Los Angeles is a member of the Pac-12 Conference of the NCAA Division I.[1] The Bruins are fourteen time Women's College World Series champions,[a] with the first of those titles coming during the AIAW years, and the remaining 13 under NCAA organization. UCLA has also appeared in the final event 34 times - 3 under the AIAW and 31 under the NCAA. The team played its first season in 1975.[2]

National champions WCWS Appearance NCAA Tournament appearance Conference champions
Season Head coach Conference Season results Postseason result
Overall Conference
Wins Losses Ties % Wins Losses Ties % Finish
1975 Sharron Backus SCWIAC 14 6 0 .700 9 0 0 1.000 1st —
1976 13 4 0 .765 9 1 0 .900 1st —
1977 Independent 17 10 0 .630 — — — — — —
1978 31 13 0 .705 — — — — — National Champions
1979 24 9 0 .727 — — — — — WCWS Runner-up
1980 WCAA 24 13 0 .649 11 5 0 .688 2nd —
1981 38 10 0 .792 10 5 0 .667 2nd WCWS Third Place
1982 33 7 2 .810 15 4 1 .775 2nd NCAA National Champions
1983 40 7 0 .851 17 3 0 .850 1st WCWS Third Place
1984 45 6 1 .875 7 3 0 .700 1st National Champions
1985 41 9 0 .820 9 3 0 .750 2nd National Champions
1986 28 15 0 .651 10 2 0 .833 1st —
1987 Pac-12 50 10 0 .833 7 3 0 .700 2nd WCWS Runner-up
1988 53 8 0 .869 15 3 0 .833 1st National Champions
1989 Sharron Backus & Sue Enquist 48 4 0 .923 18 2 0 .900 1st National Champions
1990 62 7 0 .899 16 2 0 .889 1st National Champions
1991 56 7 0 .889 16 4 0 .800 1st WCWS Runner-up
1992 54 2 0 .964 14 2 0 .875 2nd National Champions
1993 50 5 0 .909 25 1 0 .962 1st WCWS Runner-up
1994 43 14 0 .754 16 6 0 .727 2nd WCWS Fourth Place
1995 43 6 0 .878 23 4 0 .852 2nd National Champions[b]
1996 47 11 0 .810 20 7 0 .741 3rd WCWS Third Place
1997 Sue Enquist 49 14 0 .778 21 7 0 .750 2nd WCWS Runner-up
1998 18 27 0 .400 8 18 0 .308 7th —
1999 63 6 0 .913 22 6 0 .786 1st National Champions
2000 46 12 1 .788 14 7 0 .667 3rd WCWS Runner-up
2001 62 6 0 .912 16 5 0 .762 2nd WCWS Runner-up
2002 55 9 0 .859 18 3 0 .857 1st WCWS Fifth Place
2003 54 7 0 .885 17 4 0 .810 2nd National Champions
2004 47 9 0 .839 12 8 0 .600 4th National Champions
2005 40 20 0 .667 11 10 0 .524 5th WCWS Runner-up
2006 50 9 0 .847 15 5 0 .750 1st WCWS Fourth Place
2007 Kelly Inouye-Perez 37 18 0 .673 12 9 0 .571 T-3rd NCAA Tournament
2008 51 9 0 .850 17 4 0 .810 2nd WCWS Fifth Place
2009 45 11 0 .804 16 5 0 .762 1st NCAA Tournament
2010 50 11 0 .820 14 7 0 .667 2nd National Champions
2011 36 19 0 .655 9 12 0 .429 T-6th NCAA Tournament
2012 36 20 0 .643 12 12 0 .500 T-4th NCAA Tournament
2013 40 20 0 .667 10 14 0 .417 T-5th NCAA Tournament
2014 52 8 0 .867 19 5 0 .792 2nd NCAA Tournament
2015 51 12 0 .810 19 5 0 .792 2nd WCWS Fifth Place
2016 40 16 1 .711 16 5 1 .750 2nd WCWS Seventh Place
2017 48 15 0 .762 16 8 0 .667 T-3rd WCWS Fifth Place
2018 57 7 0 .891 20 4 0 .833 2nd WCWS Third Place
2019 56 6 0 .903 20 4 0 .833 T-1st National Champions
2020 25 1 0 .962 0 0 0 – – Covid-19 Season
2021 47 7 0 .870 19 2 0 .905 1st WCWS Fifth Place
2022 51 10 0 .836 19 5 0 .792 2nd WCWS Fifth Place
2023 52 7 0 .881 21 3 0 .875 1st NCAA Tournament
2024 43 12 0 .782 17 4 0 .810 1st WCWS Fifth Place
2025 Big Ten 55 13 0 .809 17 5 0 .773 T-2nd WCWS Fifth Place
2026 53 10 0 .841 20 4 0 .833 T-2nd WCWS Fifth Place

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes the 1995 championship, which was later vacated by the NCAA.
  2. ↑ Later vacated by the NCAA.

References

  1. ↑ "UCLA". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
  2. ↑ 2026 UCLA Softball Information Guide. UCLA Bruins. p. 12. Retrieved June 11, 2026.