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1976 AIAW National Small College Basketball Championship

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1976 AIAW National Small College Basketball Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 23, 1976–March 27, 1976
AdministratorAssociation for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
Host(s)Ashland College
Venue(s)Ashland, Ohio
Participants16
Final positions
ChampionsBerry (1st title)
Runner-upWest Georgia
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
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The 1976 AIAW National Small College Basketball Championship was the second annual tournament hosted by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women to determine the national champion of women's collegiate basketball among its small college members in the United States.[1]

The tournament was held at Ashland College in Ashland, Ohio between March 23 and March 27, 1976.

Berry defeated West Georgia in the championship game, 68–62, capturing the Vikings' first AIAW small college national title.

Sixteen teams participated in a single-elimination tournament that additionally included a third-place final for the two teams that lost in the semi-final games.

Tournament bracket

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First round Quarterfinals Semi-finals National championship
            
West Georgia 58
SE Louisiana 55
West Georgia 59
Princeton 58
Princeton 72
Fort Lewis 47
West Georgia 77
Phillips (OK) 73
Francis Marion 69
Grand View 68
Francis Marion 64
Phillips (OK) 71
Phillips (OK) 67
Cal Poly Pomona 63
West Georgia 62
Berry (GA) 68
Ashland 62
Biola 57
Ashland 67
Tarkio 63
Tarkio 81
Eastern Montana 56
Ashland 83
Berry (GA) 84
Union (KY) 107 Third place final
Seton Hill 84
Union (KY) 83 Phillips (OK) 107
Berry (GA) 84 Ashland 68
Berry (GA) 88
George Williams 54

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "PRE-NCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RECORDS" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 21, 2022.