1980 AIAW National Division I Basketball Championship

1980 AIAW National Division I Basketball Championship
Tournament information
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
	← 1979 (AIAW Large College) 1981 →

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.

The host site for the Final Four was Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.

Opening rounds

East Regional

First 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

First 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

First 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

First 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

Semifinals 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

References

^ 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.

[history-1] Gregory Cooper. "Women's College Basketball Championship History Page". Archived from the original on October 26, 2009. Retrieved June 3, 2009.

[KSUsite-2] "Kansas State University Postseason History". Retrieved June 3, 2009. ^{[dead link]}

[Ladyvolsite-3] "Tennessee Lady Vol Scores". Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2009.

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