2005 Michigan Wolverines softball team

The 2005 Michigan Wolverines softball team was an American college softball team that represented the University of Michigan during the 2005 NCAA softball season. The Wolverines, led by head coach Carol Hutchins in her twenty-first season, played their home games at Alumni Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Wolverines finished the season with a 65–7 record, setting a program record for wins. They competed in the Big Ten Conference, where the team finished first with a 15–2 conference record.

2005 Michigan Wolverines softball
Big Ten Regular Season Champions
Big Ten Tournament Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record65–7 (15–2 B1G)
Head coach
Assistant coachBonnie Tholl
Pitching coachJennifer Brundage (8th season)
Home stadiumAlumni Field
2005 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Michigan  y 152 .882657 .903
No. 16 Northwestern  y 153 .8334218 .700
No. 24 Iowa  y 126 .6675014 .781
Ohio State   97 .5633217 .653
Wisconsin  y 119 .5503124 .564
Penn State  y 109 .5263623 .610
Purdue   1010 .5003424 .586
Michigan State   79 .4382528 .472
Minnesota   614 .3002527 .481
Illinois   414 .2222426 .480
Indiana   218 .1001341 .241
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 13, 2005
Rankings from NFCA

They won the 2005 Big Ten Conference softball tournament and qualified for the NCAA Division I softball tournament, reaching the postseason for the eleventh consecutive year. They defeated UCLA in three games in the finals of the 2005 Women's College World Series to win their first championship in program history. They became the first team in the Big Ten to win the Women's College World Series, and the first team east of the Mississippi River to win the NCAA Division I Softball championship.

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