The 1981 AIAW women's college slow-pitch softball championship was held near Raleigh, North Carolina on May 14–16.
The AIAW conducted only two slow-pitch softball national championships, in 1981 and 1982, as the NCAA sought to and eventually did vanquish the women's collegiate athletic organization.
Darby Cottle was voted the Most Valuable Player of the tournament.
[1] The Lady Seminoles won 16 consecutive games to finish out the season with a record of 54-7.
JoAnne Graf, who went on to have a legendary career at the university, coached the team to Florida State's first softball national championship.