| Teams | 6 |
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| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Southwestern Louisiana (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Yvette Girouard (1 title) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Zone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Arlington x | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .750 | 26 | – | 25 | – | 0 | .510 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast Louisiana | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .625 | 40 | – | 25 | – | 0 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .000 | 3 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .176 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Zone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana x‡ | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .750 | 28 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .757 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .625 | 24 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .125 | 13 | – | 43 | – | 0 | .232
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| x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 1984[1] Rankings from Coaches' Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1984 Southland Conference tournament was held in Lafayette, Louisiana[2]Southwestern Louisiana won the six team tournament. Their season ended with the tournament championship as the Lady Cajuns were not selected to the compete in the 1984 NCAA Division I softball tournament.
Format
The tournament was a 6 team double elimination format. All teams which competed in conference play were members of the tournament field. North and South Zone division winners, Texas-Arlington and Southwestern Louisiana respectively, received byes in first round competition.
Tournament
| Round | Game | Matchup | Score | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | McNeese State vs. Arkansas State | 2–1 | McNeese State wins | |||
| 2 | Northeast Louisiana vs. Lamar | 1–0[4] | Northeast Louisiana wins | ||||
| Winner's Bracket | |||||||
| 2 | 3 | McNeese State vs. Texas-Arlington | 2–1 | McNeese State wins | |||
| 4 | Southwestern Louisiana vs. Northeast Louisiana | 2–1[3][4] | Southwestern Louisiana wins | ||||
| Consolation Bracket | |||||||
| 3 | 5 | Texas-Arlington vs. Lamar | 18–4 | Lamar eliminated | |||
| 6 | Northeast Louisiana vs. Arkansas State | 11–3[4] | Arkansas State eliminated | ||||
| 7 | Northeast Louisiana vs. Texas-Arlington | 1–0[4] | Texas-Arlington eliminated | ||||
| Semifinals | |||||||
| 4 | 8 | Southwestern Louisiana vs. McNeese State | 1–0 [3] | Southwestern Louisiana wins | |||
| 9 | Northeast Louisiana vs. McNeese State | 2–0[4] | McNeese State eliminated | ||||
| Championship | |||||||
| 5 | 10 | Southwestern Louisiana vs. Northeast Louisiana | 2–0[3][4] | Southwestern Louisiana wins championship | |||
References
- ^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 13. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ a b "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 28. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "FINAL 1984 Women's Softball Statistics Report - University of Southwestern Louisiana (1984 Softball Results)". NCAA.org. p. 2. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g "FINAL 1984 Women's Softball Statistics Report - Northeast Louisiana University (1984 Softball Results)". NCAA.org. p. 3.
- ^ "Louisiana Softball–2024 LOUISIANA SOFTBALL (LOUISIANA SOFTBALL HISTORY AND RECORDS BOOK)" (PDF). University of Louisiana at Lafayette. p. 18. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
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