Pools & Pool Play Schedule | Championship & Consolation Brackets
Cal State Fullerton once again welcomes some of the nation's best collegiate softball teams in the nation to Southern California to compete in one of the nation's most prestigious tournaments.
Formerly known as the Kia Klassic, the inaugural Judi Garman Classic, named after the former Titan Hall of Fame Head Softball Coach and widely regarded as the premiere mid-season collegiate tournament in the country, will be held at Anderson Field on Wednesday, March 15, to Sunday (March 19).
The tournament features 16 teams meeting face-to-face in a three-day pool play format consisting of four pools of four teams each. Results from pool play will seed a pair of eight-team championship brackets with two winners crowned on "Championship Sunday" at 1:30 p.m.
Former NCAA Champions Oklahoma, Fresno State, and Arizona, along with 2005 National Champion Michigan will compete in this year's event, along with several other top-ranked squads from across the country, including Alabama, Washington, Louisiana-Lafayette, Texas, Florida State, Notre Dame, and Arizona State.
Former tournament champions Arizona, Fresno State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Oklahoma, Arizona State, Washington, and 2005 champion Michigan, will compete along with the host Titans for this year's title.
Championship and consolation bracket play begins on Saturday morning (March 18) at 9 a.m. on both fields with the tournament semifinals and finals beginning on Sunday morning (March 19) at 8:30 a.m. A PDF that includes both championship and consolation brackets will be available for download and posted here as soon as it is available.
| POOL A | POOL B | POOL C | POOL D |
| 1. Utah | 1. Louisiana-Lafayette | 1. Florida State | 1. Arizona |
| 2. Oklahoma | 2. Washington | 2. Notre Dame | 2. UNLV |
| 3. Fresno State | 3. Texas | 3. Cal State Fullerton | 3. Cal State Northridge |
| 4. Alabama | 4. Michigan | 4. Arizona State | 4. Texas A&M |
2006 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
| Wednesday (March 15) | ||
| FIELD 1 | FIELD 2 | |
| 4:30 p.m. | Texas A&M 5, Cal State Northridge 0 | Oklahoma 4, Utah 1 |
| 7:00 p.m. | Cal State Fullerton 3, Notre Dame 2 (8) | **NO GAME** |
| Thursday (March 16) | ||
| 9:00 a.m. | Arizona 7, UNLV 0 | Alabama 4, Fresno State 1 |
| 11:15 a.m. | Arizona 0, Texas A&M 1 | Utah 0, Fresno State 1 |
| 1:30 p.m. | Alabama 5, Oklahoma 0 | UNLV 1, Cal State Northridge 5 |
| 4:00 p.m. | Texas 3, Washington 0 | Notre Dame 3, Arizona State 2 |
| 6:15 p.m. | Cal State Fullerton 6, Florida State 1 | Michigan 2, Louisiana-Lafayette 3 (10) |
| 8:30 p.m. | Arizona State 0, Florida State 1 (10) | **NO GAME** |
| Friday (March 17) | ||
| 9:00 a.m. | Utah 1, Alabama 3 | UNLV 3, Texas A&M 8 |
| 11:15 a.m. | Louisiana-Lafayette 5, Texas 6 | Washington 7, Michigan 5 |
| 1:30 p.m. | Fresno State 3, Oklahoma 4 | Notre Dame vs. Florida State (RAIN) |
| 4:00 p.m. | Michigan 2, Texas 0 | Cal State Northridge vs. Arizona (RAIN) |
| 6:15 p.m. | Cal State Fullerton Special Ceremony | Washington vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (RAIN) |
| 7:00 p.m. | Cal State Fullerton 2, Arizona State 4 | **NO GAME** |
NOTE: First Team Listed Occupies Third Base Dugout... Home Team Denoted in BOLD.
RESCHEDULED POOL PLAY GAMES
Saturday, 8 a.m.: Notre Dame 1, Florida State 0
Saturday, 9 a.m.: Washington 4, Louisiana Lafayette 2
Saturday, 9 a.m.: Cal State Northridge 0, Arizona 9 (5)
CHAMPIONSHIP & CONSOLATION BRACKETS
CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET (Field 1)
(GAME 1) Saturday, 11:15 a.m.: Alabama 0, Arizona 2
(GAME 2) Saturday, 1:30 p.m.: Texas 6, Notre Dame 5
(GAME 3) Saturday, 4 p.m.: Texas A&M 7, Oklahoma 6
(GAME 4) Saturday, 6:15 p.m.: Cal State Fullerton 4, Washington 5 (9)
SEMIFINAL #1 (Sunday, 8:30 a.m.): Texas 1, Arizona 0 (9)
SEMIFINAL #2 (Sunday, 10:30 a.m.): Texas A&M 4, Washington 1
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (Sunday, 1 p.m.): Texas 1, Texas A&M 0
CONSOLATION BRACKET (Field 2)
(GAME 5) Saturday, 11:15 a.m.: Fresno State 8, UNLV 0 (5)
(GAME 6) Saturday, 1:30 p.m.: Louisiana-Lafayette 2, Arizona State 5
(GAME 7) Saturday, 4 p.m.: Cal State Northridge 3, Utah 4
(GAME 8) Saturday, 6:15 p.m.: Florida State 3, Michigan 11
SEMIFINAL #1 (Sunday, 8:30 a.m.): Arizona State 8, Fresno State 1
SEMIFINAL #2 (Sunday, 10:30 a.m.): Utah 3, Michigan 2 (8)
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (Sunday, 1 p.m.): Arizona State 1, Utah 0
BOLD denotes Home Team... First Team Listed in Third Base Dugout
LOSER BRACKET GAMES
Saturday, 8:30 p.m.: Oklahoma vs. Cal State Fullerton (Field 1) - CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER
Saturday, 8:30 p.m.: Cal State Northridge vs. Florida State (Field 2) - CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER
Sunday, 9 a.m.: Alabama 4, Notre Dame 3 (Golden West JC)
Sunday, 11:15 a.m.: Louisiana-Lafayette 7, UNLV 6 (Golden West JC)
DIRECTIONS TO GOLDEN WEST JC FROM CAL STATE FULLERTON
Take the 57 Freeway south to the 22 Freeway west (toward Long Beach)... Exit Beach Blvd south... turn right on McFadden... left on Gothard... field and parking on the right (Lot J).
