Held during May 2003, sixty-four Division I college softball teams contested the championship.
The tournament featured eight regionals of eight teams, each in a double elimination format.
UCLA won their tenth[a] NCAA championship and eleventh overall by defeating California 1–0 in the final game.
UCLA pitcher Keira Goerl was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player.
[1][2][3][4] Opening Round *: Excludes UCLA's vacated 1995 WCWS participation.