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AIAW women's basketball tournament

American collegiate basketball tournament (1972–1982)

American collegiate basketball tournament (1972–1982)

FieldValue
titleAIAW Women's Basketball Tournament
sportBasketball
FormerlyCIAW Tournament
ReplacedNCAA tournament
founded1972
most_champsImmaculata, Delta State (3 each)
folded1982
teams16 / 24
country
TVNBC (championship game)

The AIAW women's basketball tournament was a national tournament for women's collegiate basketball teams in the United States, held annually from 1972 to 1982. The winners of the AIAW tournaments from 1972 to 1981 are recognized as the national champions for those years.

History

The AIAW tournament was preceded by a tournament sponsored by the Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (CIAW), which was held from 1969 to 1971.

Sixteen teams were invited to the AIAW tournament following qualifying rounds played on college campuses (except 24 teams were invited for the 1980 and 1981 tournaments). Ten of the sixteen teams were the winners of regional tournaments. The country had nine regions, but the Eastern regional was subdivided in a Region 1A and a Region 1B. The winners of those regional championships automatically proceeded to the national tournament, then a selection committee chose additional teams based upon considerations for individual team performance and geographical balance. Beginning in 1975, the AIAW divided its teams into divisions, and held separate tournaments for Division II and Division III teams.

The AIAW tournament was discontinued after the NCAA began sponsoring a women's collegiate basketball tournament in 1982. (In 1982, both the AIAW and NCAA sponsored competing tournaments.)

Pre-NCAA statistics, based on AIAW Archives, Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries.{{cite web |access-date=2012-10-31

Division I/large college

CIAW

  • 1969 West Chester (Pennsylvania) def. Western Carolina 65-39 (CIAW invitational tournament, six player format)
  • 1970 Cal State-Fullerton def. West Chester 50-46 (CIAW invitational tournament, six player format)
  • 1971 Mississippi State College for Women def. West Chester 57-55 (CIAW qualification tournament)

AIAW

YearWinnerScoreOpponentVenue
1972Immaculata52–48West Chester StateNormal, Illinois
1973Immaculata (2)59–52Queens CollegeFlushing, New York
1974Immaculata (3)68–53Mississippi CollegeManhattan, Kansas
1975Delta State90–81ImmaculataHarrisonburg, Virginia
1976Delta State (2)69–64ImmaculataState College, Pennsylvania
1977Delta State (3)68–55LSUMinneapolis, Minnesota
1978UCLA90–74MarylandLos Angeles, California
1979Old Dominion75–65Louisiana TechGreensboro, North Carolina
1980Old Dominion (2)68–53TennesseeMount Pleasant, Michigan
1981Louisiana Tech79–59TennesseeEugene, Oregon
1982Rutgers83–77TexasPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

Team appearances

The code in each cell represents the furthest the team made it in the respective tournament:

  • National Champion
  • National Runner-up
  • , , Semifinals (3rd-4th place)
  • , , , Quarterfinals (5th-8th place)
  • , Round of 12 or 16 (9th-16th place)
  • Play-in Round (Starting 1980) Round of 24 (17th-24th place)
TeamApps.7273747576777879808182
Arkansas1T16
Baylor2T125th
Boise State1T16
Boston University1T24
Brigham Young3T12T12T16
California1QF
UC Riverside1T12
Cal State Fullerton53rdT123rdT12T16
Central Missouri State2T24T16
Cheyney State2T24QF
Clemson1T24
Colorado2T24T16
Delta State4CHCHCHQF
Detroit1T24
District of Columbia1T8
East Carolina1T12
East Stroudsburg State2QFT16
Fordham1QF
Fresno State1T16
Georgia Southern1T16
Georgia State1T24
Illinois State3T16T12T16
Immaculata6CHCHCHRURU4th
Indiana3QF4thT8
Indiana State1T16
Jackson State1T16
James Madison1T16
Kansas3T12T16T16
Kansas State6T12T166thT12T12T16
Kentucky2T24T16
Lehman1T16
Long Beach State6T12T16T12T12QFQF
Louisiana Tech3RU4thCH
LSU1RU
Maryland4RUQFQFQF
Mercer2QFT24
Miami (OH)1T16
Michigan State1T16
Minnesota3T16T24QF
Mississippi1T12
Mississippi College3RUT8T12
Mississippi Women14th
Missouri2T12T12
Montana1T16
Montclair State26th3rd
North Carolina State3QFT16T16
Northern Illinois1QF
Northwestern3QFT16T24
Ohio State2T12T16
Old Dominion3CHCH3rd
Oregon2T16T16
Oregon State2T16T24
Penn State1T16
Phillips1QF
Portland State1T16
Providence1T16
Queens (NY)5T12RUT8T12T12QF
Rutgers4T12T24T16CH
St. John's (NY)1T16
Saint Joseph's1T12
San Francisco1T24
South Carolina2T123rd
South Dakota State1T16
USC2T244th
Southern Connecticut8T123rd3rd4thT86thQFT12
Stephen F. Austin6QFT12T12QFQFT16
Syracuse1T24
Tennessee53rdT163rdRURU
Tennessee Tech5T166thT125thT8
Tennessee–Martin1QF
Texas3T16T24RU
UCLA3CH4thQF
Utah3T16T8T16
Utah State4T12T16T16T16
Valdosta State2T12T12
Vanderbilt1T16
Villanova1SF
Washington1T16
Washington State1T16
Wayland Baptist65th5th3rd4thQFSF
West Chester State1RU
West Georgia1T16
Western Washington3QFT12T16
William Penn34thT84th
Wisconsin1QF
Wisconsin–La Crosse1T16

Division II/small college

Results

YearWinnerScoreOpponentVenue
1975Phillips—TalladegaPueblo, Colorado
1976Berry (GA)68–62West GeorgiaAshland, Ohio
1977Southeastern Louisiana92–76PhillipsPomona, California
1978High Point92–88South Carolina StateFlorence, South Carolina
1979South Carolina State75–65DaytonFargo, North Dakota
1980Dayton83–53College of CharlestonDayton, Ohio
1981William Penn64–51College of CharlestonDayton, Ohio
1982Francis Marion92–63College of CharlestonCharleston, South Carolina

Appearances

TeamApps.76777879808182
Abilene Christian1QF
Air Force2R16R24
Arkansas–Monticello1R16
Arkansas Tech1R16
Ashland24thQF
Berry (GA)4CH3rd3rdR16
Biola5R164th4thR16QF
Cal State Los Angeles1R16
Cal Poly Pomona4R16QFQF3rd
Carson-Newman1R24
Centenary (LA)1FR
Charleston (WV)
(Morris Harvey)2QFQF
College of Charleston3RURURU
Colorado College2R16R16
Dayton5R16R16RUCHR16
Eastern Connecticut1R16
Eastern Illinois1QF
Eastern New Mexico1R16
Eastern Washington2R16R16
Emporia State1R16
Florida International1FR
Fordham1R16
Fort Lewis1R16
Francis Marion4QFQFR16CH
George Williams1R16
Grand View1R16
High Point3QFCHQF
Hofstra1R24
Idaho2R24R16
Langston1R16
Lenoir-Rhyne2QF4th
Livingston2R16QF
Louisiana College24thQF
Midland Lutheran1QF
Montana State Billings
(Eastern Montana)2R16R16
Morgan State2QFR16
Nebraska–Omaha1R24
Niagara23rdR24
North Dakota State2R16SF
Pepperdine2QFR16
Phillips (OK)23rdRU
Princeton1QF
St. John Fisher1R16
St. Peter's1R16
Salisbury State1R16
San Francisco1R16
Seton Hall2R16QF
Seton Hill1R16
Shorter1R16
South Carolina State3RUCHR16
Southeast Missouri State1R24
Southeastern Louisiana4R16CHQFR16
Southwest Missouri State1R16
Springfield1R16
Tarkio2QFR16
Texas Wesleyan1R16
Tougaloo1QF
Tuskegee24thQF
Union (KY)1QF
Ursinus1R16
West Georgia3RUR16R24
William Carey1R16
William Penn4QF3rdCHSF

Division III

Results

YearWinnerScoreOpponentVenue
1980Worcester State76–73Wisconsin–La CrosseSpokane, Washington
1981Wisconsin–La Crosse79–71Mount MercyDayton, Ohio
1982Concordia–Moorhead73–72Mount MercyCedar Rapids, Iowa

Appearances

TeamApps.808182
Adrian1R16
Aquinas1T8
Bethany1R16
Biola1QF
Bridgewater (VA)1R24
UC Davis1QF
Christopher Newport1R24
Columbia (SC)2R24R16
Concordia–Moorhead1CH
Concordia (OR)1R16
Eastern Connecticut State1R16
Elizabethtown2R24QF
Juniata1QF
Knoxville2QFQF
Lee (TN)1QF
Linfield1R24
Malone1QF
McMurry1R16
Millersville State14th
Minnesota–Morris1R16
Mount Mercy34thRURU
Notre Dame de Namur1R16
Pacific Lutheran1R24
Pitt Johnstown2R164th
Rhode Island College1R16
Roanoke1R16
San Francisco State2QFQF
Scranton13rd
Spring Arbor2R24R16
Tarleton State2R16R16
Western Oregon1R16
Willamette1R24
Wisconsin–La Crosse2RUCH
Wisconsin–Whitewater2R163rd
Worcester State2CH3rd

Junior/community college

  • 1973 Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College
  • 1974 Anderson College (South Carolina)
  • 1975 Anderson College
  • 1976 Anderson College
  • 1977 Anderson College

References

Sources

References

  1. Gregory Cooper. "Women's College Basketball Championship History Page".
  2. "NCAA Record Book".
  3. Litsky, Frank. (March 12, 1995). "When Small Schools Ruled Women's Game". The New York Times.
  4. Amdur, Neil. (April 7, 2002). "A Small College Link to Women's Game". The New York Times.
  5. "Women's Basketball Hall of Fame: Historical Timeline".
  6. "Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame: Cathy Rush Biography".
  7. {{harvnb. Hult. Trekell. 1991
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