1980 AIAW National Division III Basketball Championship

The 1980 AIAW National Division III Basketball Championship was the inaugural 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]

1980 AIAW National Small College Basketball Championship
Tournament information
AdministratorAssociation for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
Venue(s)Spokane, Washington
Participants24
Final positions
ChampionsWorcester State (1st title)
Runner-upWisconsin–La Crosse
Tournament statistics
Matches played24

The tournament was held in Spokane, Washington.

Worcester State defeated Wisconsin–La Crosse in the championship game, 76–73, to capture the Lancers' first AIAW Division III national title.

Format

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Twenty-four teams participated in a single-elimination tournament, with eight teams receiving byes into the second round.

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 Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals National championship
               
Worcester State 69
Adrian 59
Adrian 73
Elizabethtown 55
Worcester State 72
Lee (TN) 59
Lee (TN) 89
Pitt Johnstown 78
Pitt Johnstown 79
Bridgewater (VA) 70
Worcester State 81
Scranton 60
Scranton 78
Eastern Connecticut 71
Eastern Connecticut 69
Christopher Newport 60
Scranton 76
Juniata 36
McMurry 66
Juniata 68
Juniata 77
Columbia (SC) 69
Worcester State 76
Wisconsin–La Crosse 73
Wisconsin–La Crosse 80
Notre Dame de Namur 57
Notre Dame de Namur 57
Pacific Lutheran 48
Wisconsin–La Crosse 75
San Francisco State 60
San Francisco State 74
Minnesota–Morris 58
Minnesota–Morris 71
Linfield 46
Wisconsin–La Crosse 66
Mount Mercy 63
Mount Mercy 90
Tarleton State 81
Tarleton State 69 Third place final
Spring Arbor 68
Mount Mercy 81 Scranton 78
Biola 77 Mount Mercy 68
Western Oregon 60
Biola 75
Biola 84
Willamette 51

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.