1978 AIAW National Large College Basketball Championship
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 17, 1978–March 25, 1978 |
| Administrator | Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women |
| Host | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Venue | Los Angeles, California |
| Participants | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | UCLA (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Maryland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
The 1978 AIAW National Large College Basketball Championship was held on March 17–25, 1978. Sixteen teams were invited, and UCLA Bruins were crowned national champions.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
This was the first AIAW Tournament to divide the first two rounds into four regional sites, and also the first to be held over the course of two weekends. The host site for the Final Four was UCLA in Los Angeles. The championship game was televised nationally for the first time, by NBC.[9]
Opening rounds
[edit | edit source]East Regional – New Brunswick, NJ
[edit | edit source]| First Round March 18, 1978 | Quarterfinals March 19, 1978 | |||||
| Montclair State | 74 | |||||
| Utah | 50 | |||||
| Montclair State | 75 | |||||
| Queens College | 60 | |||||
| Queens College | 74 | |||||
| Mississippi | 71 | |||||
| Consolation | ||||||
| Utah | 45 | |||||
| Mississippi | 66 | |||||
West Regional – Long Beach, CA
[edit | edit source]| First Round March 17, 1978 | Quarterfinals March 18, 1978 | |||||
| UCLA | 102 | |||||
| Brigham Young | 57 | |||||
| UCLA | 86 | |||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 60 | |||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 96 | |||||
| Washington | 55 | |||||
| Consolation | ||||||
| Brigham Young | 68 | |||||
| Washington | 58 | |||||
South Regional – Cleveland, MS
[edit | edit source]| First Round March 17, 1978 | Quarterfinals March 18, 1978 | |||||
| Maryland | 75 | |||||
| Tennessee | 69 | |||||
| Maryland | 93 | |||||
| S. Connecticut St. | 53 | |||||
| Valdosta State | 75 | |||||
| S. Connecticut St. | 82 | |||||
| Consolation | ||||||
| Tennessee | 80 | |||||
| Valdosta State | 83 | |||||
Central Regional – Denton, TX
[edit | edit source]| First Round March 17, 1978 | Quarterfinals March 18, 1978 | |||||
| Wayland Baptist | 66 | |||||
| Ohio State | 56 | |||||
| Wayland Baptist | 72 | |||||
| North Carolina State | 55 | |||||
| North Carolina State | 70 | |||||
| Missouri | 64 | |||||
| Consolation | ||||||
| Ohio State | 69 | |||||
| Missouri | 79 | |||||
Final Four – Los Angeles, CA
[edit | edit source]| Semifinals March 23, 1978 | Final March 25, 1978 | |||||
| Montclair State | 77 | |||||
| UCLA | 85 | |||||
| UCLA | 90 | |||||
| Maryland | 74 | |||||
| Maryland | 90 | |||||
| Wayland Baptist | 85 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Montclair State | 90† | |||||
| Wayland Baptist | 88 | |||||
| † Overtime |
See also
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