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.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | March 12, 1980–March 23, 1980 |
Administrator | Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women |
Host(s) | Central Michigan University |
Venue(s) | Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
Participants | 24 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Old Dominion |
Runner-up | Tennessee |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 23 |
The host site for the Final Four was Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.
Opening rounds
editEast Regional
editFirst 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 State | 75 |
Central Regional
editFirst 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
editFirst 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 |
West Regional
editFirst 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
editSemifinals March 21, 1980 | Final March 23, 1980 | |||||
Old Dominion | 73 | |||||
Louisiana Tech | 59 | |||||
Old Dominion | 68 | |||||
Tennessee | 53 | |||||
Tennessee | 75 | |||||
South Carolina | 72 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
Louisiana Tech | 69 | |||||
South Carolina | 77 |
See also
editReferences
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.