1981 AIAW National Division III Basketball Championship

The 1981 AIAW National Division III Basketball Championship was the second annual tournament hosted by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women to determine the national champion of collegiate basketball among its Division III members in the United States.[1]

1981 AIAW National Division III Basketball Championship
Tournament information
AdministratorAssociation for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
Host(s)University of Wisconsin–La Crosse
Venue(s)La Crosse, Wisconsin
Participants16
Final positions
ChampionsWisconsin–La Crosse (1st title)
Runner-upMount Mercy
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
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The tournament was held at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Wisconsin–La Crosse defeated Mount Mercy in the championship game, 79–71, to capture the Roonies' first AIAW Division III national title.

Format

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Sixteen teams participated in a single-elimination tournament, a decrease in eight teams from the previous year's championship.

The tournament also included a third-place game for the two teams that lost in the semifinal games.

Tournament bracket

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals National championship
            
Worcester State 68
Wisconsin–Whitewater 66
Worcester State 67
Elizabethtown 59
Elizabethtown 71
Columbia (SC) 56
Worcester State 61
Mount Mercy 66
UC Davis 67
Concordia (OR) 48
UC Davis 53
Mount Mercy 58
Mount Mercy 68
Spring Arbor 52
Mount Mercy 71
Wisconsin–La Crosse 79
Pitt Johnstown 79
Bethany 58
Pitt Johnstown 54
Knoxville 47
Knoxville 72
Rhode Island College 60
Pitt Johnstown 60
Wisconsin–La Crosse 70
San Francisco State 56 Third place final
Tarleton State 54
San Francisco State 71 Worcester State 82*
Wisconsin–La Crosse 78 Pitt Johnstown 78
Wisconsin–La Crosse 87
Roanoke 77

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "PRE-NCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RECORDS" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 25, 2022.