1985 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
The 1985 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was the fourth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1985, sixteen Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of two teams with the winner of each region advancing to the 1985 Women's College World Series at Seymour Smith Park in Omaha, Nebraska. The event held from May 22 through May 26 marked the conclusion of the 1985 NCAA Division I softball season. UCLA won the championship by defeating 2–1 in the final game. Nebraska's appearance was later vacated due to NCAA infractions.Regionals
- Cal State Fullerton qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
- Northwestern qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
- Louisiana Tech qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
- Utah qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
- Nebraska qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
- † Nebraska's wins vacated
- Adelphi qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
- Cal Poly Pomona qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
- UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
Participants
Bracket
Championship Game
| School | Top Batter | Stats. |
| UCLA Bruins | Chris Olivie | 2-3 RBI BB |
| Nebraska Cornhuskers | Ginger Cannon | 0-3 RBI BB |
| School | Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | AB | BF |
| UCLA Bruins | Debbie Doom | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 38 |
| Nebraska Cornhuskers | Lori Sippel | 8.1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 35 |
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team
| Pos | Name | School |
| P | Debbie Doom | UCLA |
| P | Tracy Compton | UCLA |
| P | Lori Sippel | Nebraska |
| C | Lisa Busby | Nebraska |
| 1B | Ginger Cannon | Nebraska |
| 2B | Lori Richins | Nebraska |
| 3B | Jo Ann Ferrieri | Cal State Fullerton |
| SS | Leslie Rover | UCLA |
| OF | Stacy Sunny | Nebraska |
| OF | Regina Dooley | Adelphi |
| OF | Alison Stowell | Cal Poly Pomona |
| U | Chris Olivie | UCLA |
