AIAW Women's Basketball Tournament
FormerlyCIAW Tournament
SportBasketball
Founded1972
Ceased1982
Replaced byNCAA tournament
No. of teams16 / 24
Country United States
Most titlesImmaculata, Delta State (3 each)
TV partner(s)NBC (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.[1][2] The winners of the AIAW tournaments from 1972 to 1981 are recognized as the national champions for those years.[3][4][5][6]

History

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.) 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.[1]

Sixteen teams were invited to the 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.[7] Beginning in 1975, the AIAW divided its teams into divisions, and held separate tournaments for Division II and Division III teams.

Pre-NCAA statistics, based on AIAW Archives, Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries.[8]

Division I/Large College

CIAW

AIAW

Year Winner Score Opponent Venue
1972 Immaculata 52–48 West Chester State Normal, Illinois
1973 Immaculata (2) 59–52 Queens College Flushing, New York
1974 Immaculata (3) 68–53 Mississippi College Manhattan, Kansas
1975 Delta State 90–81 Immaculata Harrisonburg, Virginia
1976 Delta State (2) 69–64 Immaculata State College, Pennsylvania
1977 Delta State (3) 68–55 LSU Minneapolis, Minnesota
1978 UCLA 90–74 Maryland Los Angeles, California
1979 Old Dominion 75–65 Louisiana Tech Greensboro, North Carolina
1980 Old Dominion (2) 68–53 Tennessee Mount Pleasant, Michigan
1981 Louisiana Tech 79–59 Tennessee Eugene, Oregon
1982 Rutgers 83–77 Texas Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Team appearances

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

  •  CH  National Champion
  •  RU  National Runner-up
  •  SF ,  3rd ,  4th  Semifinals (3rd-4th place)
  •  QF ,  5th ,  6th ,  T8  Quarterfinals (5th-8th place)
  •  T12 ,  T16  Round of 12 or 16 (9th-16th place)
  •  T24  Play-in Round (Starting 2013) Round of 24 (17th-24th place)
Team Apps. 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82
Arkansas 1 T16
Baylor 2 T125th
Boise State 1 T16
Boston University 1 T24
Brigham Young 3 T12T12T16
California 1 QF
UC Riverside 1 T12
Cal State Fullerton 5 3rdT123rdT12T16
Central Missouri State 2 T24T16
Cheyney State 2 T24QF
Clemson 1 T24
Colorado 2 T24T16
Delta State 4 CHCHCHQF
Detroit 1 T24
District of Columbia 1 T8
East Carolina 1 T12
East Stroudsburg State 2 QFT16
Fordham 1 QF
Fresno State 1 T16
Georgia Southern 1 T16
Georgia State 1 T24
Illinois State 3 T16T12T16
Immaculata 6 CHCHCHRURU4th
Indiana 3 QF4thT8
Indiana State 1 T16
Jackson State 1 T16
James Madison 1 T16
Kansas 3 T12T16T16
Kansas State 6 T12T166thT12T12T16
Kentucky 2 T24T16
Lehman 1 T16
Long Beach State 6 T12T16T12T12QFQF
Louisiana Tech 3 RU4thCH
LSU 1 RU
Maryland 4 RUQFQFQF
Mercer 2 QFT24
Miami (OH) 1 T16
Michigan State 1 T16
Minnesota 3 T16T24QF
Mississippi 1 T12
Mississippi College 3 RUT8T12
Mississippi Women 1 4th
Missouri 2 T12T12
Montana 1 T16
Montclair State 2 6th3rd
North Carolina State 3 QFT16T16
Northern Illinois 1 QF
Northwestern 3 QFT16T24
Ohio State 2 T12T16
Old Dominion 3 CHCH3rd
Oregon 2 T16T16
Oregon State 2 T16T24
Penn State 1 T16
Phillips 1 QF
Portland State 1 T16
Providence 1 T16
Queens (NY) 5 T12RUT8T12T12QF
Rutgers 4 T12T24T16CH
St. John's (NY) 1 T16
Saint Joseph's 1 T12
San Francisco 1 T24
South Carolina 2 T123rd
South Dakota State 1 T16
USC 2 T244th
Southern Connecticut 8 T123rd3rd4thT86thQFT12
Stephen F. Austin 6 QFT12T12QFQFT16
Syracuse 1 T24
Tennessee 5 3rdT163rdRURU
Tennessee Tech 5 T166thT125thT8
Tennessee–Martin 1 QF
Texas 3 T16T24RU
UCLA 3 CH4thQF
Utah 3 T16T8T16
Utah State 4 T12T16T16T16
Valdosta State 2 T12T12
Vanderbilt 1 T16
Villanova 1 SF
Washington 1 T16
Washington State 1 T16
Wayland Baptist 6 5th5th3rd4thQFSF
West Chester State 1 RU
West Georgia 1 T16
Western Washington 3 QFT12T16
William Penn 3 4thT84th
Wisconsin 1 QF
Wisconsin–La Crosse 1 T16

Division II/Small College

Results

Year Winner Score Opponent Venue
1975 Phillips Talladega Pueblo, Colorado
1976 Berry (GA) 68–62 West Georgia Ashland, Ohio
1977 Southeastern Louisiana 92–76 Phillips Pomona, California
1978 High Point 92–88 South Carolina State Florence, South Carolina
1979 South Carolina State 75–65 Dayton Fargo, North Dakota
1980 Dayton 83–53 College of Charleston Dayton, Ohio
1981 William Penn 64–51 College of Charleston Dayton, Ohio
1982 Francis Marion 92–63 College of Charleston Charleston, South Carolina

Appearances

Team Apps. 76 77 78 79 80 81 82
Abilene Christian 1 QF
Air Force 2 R16R24
Arkansas–Monticello 1 R16
Arkansas Tech 1 R16
Ashland 2 4thQF
Berry (GA) 4 CH3rd3rdR16
Biola 5 R164th4thR16QF
Cal State Los Angeles 1 R16
Cal Poly Pomona 4 R16QFQF3rd
Carson-Newman 1 R24
Centenary (LA) 1 FR
Charleston (WV)
(Morris Harvey)
2 QFQF
College of Charleston 3 RURURU
Colorado College 2 R16R16
Dayton 5 R16R16RUCHR16
Eastern Connecticut 1 R16
Eastern Illinois 1 QF
Eastern New Mexico 1 R16
Eastern Washington 2 R16R16
Emporia State 1 R16
Florida International 1 FR
Fordham 1 R16
Fort Lewis 1 R16
Francis Marion 4 QFQFR16CH
George Williams 1 R16
Grand View 1 R16
High Point 3 QFCHQF
Hofstra 1 R24
Idaho 2 R24R16
Langston 1 R16
Lenoir-Rhyne 2 QF4th
Livingston 2 R16QF
Louisiana College 2 4thQF
Midland Lutheran 1 QF
Montana State Billings
(Eastern Montana)
2 R16R16
Morgan State 2 QFR16
Nebraska–Omaha 1 R24
Niagara 2 3rdR24
North Dakota State 2 R16SF
Pepperdine 2 QFR16
Phillips (OK) 2 3rdRU
Princeton 1 QF
St. John Fisher 1 R16
St. Peter's 1 R16
Salisbury State 1 R16
San Francisco 1 R16
Seton Hall 2 R16QF
Seton Hill 1 R16
Shorter 1 R16
South Carolina State 3 RUCHR16
Southeast Missouri State 1 R24
Southeastern Louisiana 4 R16CHQFR16
Southwest Missouri State 1 R16
Springfield 1 R16
Tarkio 2 QFR16
Texas Wesleyan 1 R16
Tougaloo 1 QF
Tuskegee 2 4thQF
Union (KY) 1 QF
Ursinus 1 R16
West Georgia 3 RUR16R24
William Carey 1 R16
William Penn 4 QF3rdCHSF

Division III

Results

Year Winner Score Opponent Venue
1980 Worcester State 76–73 Wisconsin–La Crosse Spokane, Washington
1981 Wisconsin–La Crosse 79–71 Mount Mercy Dayton, Ohio
1982 Concordia–Moorhead 73–72 Mount Mercy Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Appearances

Team Apps. 80 81 82
Adrian 1 R16
Aquinas 1 T8
Bethany 1 R16
Biola 1 QF
Bridgewater (VA) 1 R24
UC Davis 1 QF
Christopher Newport 1 R24
Columbia (SC) 2 R24R16
Concordia–Moorhead 1 CH
Concordia (OR) 1 R16
Eastern Connecticut State 1 R16
Elizabethtown 2 R24QF
Juniata 1 QF
Knoxville 2 QFQF
Lee (TN) 1 QF
Linfield 1 R24
Malone 1 QF
McMurry 1 R16
Millersville State 1 4th
Minnesota–Morris 1 R16
Mount Mercy 3 4thRURU
Notre Dame de Namur 1 R16
Pacific Lutheran 1 R24
Pitt Johnstown 2 R164th
Rhode Island College 1 R16
Roanoke 1 R16
San Francisco State 2 QFQF
Scranton 1 3rd
Spring Arbor 2 R24R16
Tarleton State 2 R16R16
Western Oregon 1 R16
Willamette 1 R24
Wisconsin–La Crosse 2 RUCH
Wisconsin–Whitewater 2 R163rd
Worcester State 2 CH3rd

Junior/Community College

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Gregory Cooper. "Women's College Basketball Championship History Page". Archived from the original on 2009-10-26. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  2. "NCAA Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  3. Litsky, Frank (March 12, 1995). "When Small Schools Ruled Women's Game". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
  4. Amdur, Neil (April 7, 2002). "A Small College Link to Women's Game". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
  5. "Women's Basketball Hall of Fame: Historical Timeline". Archived from the original on 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
  6. "Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame: Cathy Rush Biography". Archived from the original on 2009-08-31. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
  7. Hult & Trekell 1991, p. 288
  8. "Pre-NCAA Statistical Leaders and AIAW Results" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 2012-10-31.

Sources

  • Hult, Joan S.; Trekell, Marianna (1991). A Century of women's basketball : From Frailty to Final Four. Reston, Va: National Association for Girls and Women in Sport. ISBN 9780883144909.
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