1977 AIAW National Small College Basketball Championship

The 1977 AIAW National Small College Basketball Championship was the third annual tournament hosted by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women to determine the national champion of collegiate basketball among its small college members in the United States.

1977 AIAW National Small College Basketball Championship

Tournament information
Dates	March 22, 1977–March 26, 1977
Administrator	Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
Host(s)	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Venue(s)	Pomona, California
Participants	16
Final positions
Champions	Southeastern Louisiana (1st title)
Runner-up	Phillips (OK)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16

The tournament was held at Cal Poly Pomona in Pomona, California between March 22 and March 26, 1977.

Southeastern Louisiana defeated Phillips (OK) in the championship game, 92–76, to capture the Lions' first AIAW small college national title.

Sixteen teams participated in a single-elimination tournament that additionally included a third-place final for the two teams that lost in the semifinal games.

Tournament bracket

	First round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					National championship
		Biola	69
		West Georgia	68
							Biola	69
							Francis Marion	64
		Francis Marion	77
		Ursinus	66
												Biola	58
												Phillips (OK)	74
		Phillips (OK)	95
		Eastern Connecticut	64
							Phillips (OK)	84
							Ashland	61
		Ashland	57
		Colorado College	47
																	Phillips (OK)	76
																	SE Louisiana	92
		SE Louisiana	91
		Dayton	50
							SE Louisiana	112
							High Point	85
		High Point	114
		Salisbury State	50
												SE Louisiana	86
												Berry (GA)	81
		Cal Poly Pomona	82													Third place final
		Eastern Montana	47
							Cal Poly Pomona	66									Biola	60
							Berry (GA)	86									Berry (GA)	86
		Berry (GA)	91
		Tarkio	75

See also

• 1977 AIAW National Large College Basketball Championship