1980 AIAW National Division I Basketball Championship
The 1980 AIAW National Division I Basketball Championship was held on March 12–23, 1980. Twenty-four teams were invited, with eight teams receiving first round byes. First round games were played at on-campus locations. Old Dominion University was crowned national champion at the conclusion of the tournament, for the second straight season.[1][2][3] The championship game was broadcast live on NBC.
The host site for the Final Four was Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.
Opening rounds
Regional
| First Round March 12, 1980 |
Second Round March 16, 1980 |
Quarterfinals March 17, 1980 | |||||||||||
| Brigham Young | 92 | ||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 58 | Brigham Young | 66 | ||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 88 | ||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 84 | ||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 62 | ||||||||||||
| Providence | 54 | ||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 87 | Rutgers | 70 | ||||||||||
| Central Missouri St. | 75 | ||||||||||||
Regional
| First Round March 12, 1980 |
Second Round March 15, 1980 |
Quarterfinals March 18, 1980 | |||||||||||
| Cheyney State | 66 | ||||||||||||
| Kansas | 75 | Kansas | 73 | ||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 81 | ||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 96 | ||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 70 | ||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 86 | ||||||||||||
| North Carolina State | 70 | North Carolina State | 72 | ||||||||||
| Detroit | 61 | ||||||||||||
South Regional
| First Round March 12, 1980 |
Second Round March 15, 1980 |
Quarterfinals March 18, 1980 | |||||||||||
| Kansas State | 72 | ||||||||||||
| Boston | 68 | Kansas State | 64 | ||||||||||
| Tennessee | 84 | ||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 93 | ||||||||||||
| Maryland | 76 | ||||||||||||
| Maryland | 68 | ||||||||||||
| Texas | 81 | Texas | 63 | ||||||||||
| Mercer | 80 | ||||||||||||
Regional
| First Round March 12, 1980 |
Second Round March 15, 1980 |
Quarterfinals March 18, 1980 | |||||||||||
| Oregon | 86 | ||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 81 | Oregon | 53 | ||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 76 | ||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 56 | ||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 63 | ||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 61 | ||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 81 | South Carolina | 64 | ||||||||||
| Southern California | 60 | ||||||||||||
Final Four – Mount Pleasant, MI
| Semifinals March 21, 1980 |
Final March 23, 1980 | ||||||
| Old Dominion | 73 | ||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 59 | ||||||
| Old Dominion | 68 | ||||||
| Tennessee | 53 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| Tennessee | 75 | Louisiana Tech | 69 | ||||
| South Carolina | 72 | South Carolina | 77 | ||||
References
- ↑ Gregory Cooper. "Women's College Basketball Championship History Page". Archived from the original on 2009-10-24. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
- ↑ "Kansas State University Postseason History". Retrieved 2009-06-03.
- ↑ "Tennessee Lady Vol Scores". Retrieved 2009-07-06.
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