1979 AIAW National Large College Basketball Championship
Appearance
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Tournament information | |
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Dates | March 16, 1979–March 25, 1979 |
Administrator | Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women |
Venue(s) | Greensboro, North Carolina |
Participants | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Old Dominion |
Runner-up | Louisiana Tech |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 20 |
The 1979 AIAW (Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women) National Large College Basketball Championship was held on March 16–25, 1979. Sixteen teams were invited, and Old Dominion University was crowned national champion at the conclusion of the tournament.[1][2][3][4]
The host site for the Final Four was Greensboro, North Carolina.
Opening rounds
[edit]East Regional – The Bronx, NY
[edit]First Round March 16, 1979 | Quarterfinals March 17, 1979 | |||||
Rutgers | 68 | |||||
Tennessee | 79 | |||||
Tennessee | 76 | |||||
Fordham | 54 | |||||
Long Beach State | 52 | |||||
Fordham | 62 | |||||
Consolation | ||||||
Rutgers | 96 | |||||
Long Beach State | 84 |
Central Regional – Carbondale, IL
[edit]First Round March 16, 1979 | Quarterfinals March 17, 1979 | |||||
Louisiana Tech | 100 | |||||
Kansas | 61 | |||||
Louisiana Tech | 88 | |||||
Northwestern | 52 | |||||
Northwestern | 67 | |||||
S. Connecticut St. | 61 | |||||
Consolation | ||||||
Kansas | 86 | |||||
S. Connecticut St. | 71 |
South Regional – Cookeville, TN
[edit]First Round March 16, 1979 | Quarterfinals March 17, 1979 | |||||
Old Dominion | 96 | |||||
Kansas State | 75 | |||||
Old Dominion | 69 | |||||
Maryland | 51 | |||||
Maryland | 73 | |||||
Valdosta State | 66 | |||||
Consolation | ||||||
Kansas State | 92 | |||||
Valdosta State | 104 |
West Regional – Stanford, CA
[edit]First Round March 16, 1979 | Quarterfinals March 17, 1979 | |||||
Wayland Baptist | 91 | |||||
Brigham Young | 67 | |||||
Wayland Baptist | 73 | |||||
UCLA | 92 | |||||
UCLA | 105 | |||||
Oregon State | 70 | |||||
Consolation | ||||||
Brigham Young | 74 | |||||
Oregon State | 68 |
Final Four – Greensboro, NC
[edit]Semifinals March 23, 1979 | Final March 25, 1979 | |||||
Tennessee | 84 | |||||
Louisiana Tech | 102 | |||||
Louisiana Tech | 65 | |||||
Old Dominion | 75 | |||||
Old Dominion | 87 | |||||
UCLA | 82 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
Tennessee | 104 | |||||
UCLA | 86 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Cooper. "Women's College Basketball Championship History Page". Archived from the original on October 26, 2009. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
- ^ "Kansas State University Postseason History". Retrieved June 3, 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "Tennessee Lady Vol Scores". Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
- ^ "UCLA Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2009.