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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 25, 1976–March 28, 1976 |
| Administrator | Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women |
| Host(s) | Pennsylvania State University |
| Venue(s) | State College, Pennsylvania |
| Participants | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Delta State (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Immaculata |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 27 |
The 1976 AIAW women's basketball tournament was held March 25–28, 1976. The host site was Pennsylvania State University in State College, Pennsylvania. Sixteen teams participated, and Delta State University was crowned national champion at the conclusion of the tournament, for the second straight season.[1][2][3][4]
Tournament bracket
Main bracket
| First round* March 25, 1976 | Quarterfinals* March 26, 1976 | Semifinals March 27, 1976 | Final March 28, 1976 | |||||||||||
| Delta State | 88 | |||||||||||||
| Penn State | 46 | |||||||||||||
| Delta State | 97 | |||||||||||||
| Baylor | 57 | |||||||||||||
| S. Connecticut St. | 72 | |||||||||||||
| Baylor | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Delta State | 61 | |||||||||||||
| Wayland Baptist | 60 | |||||||||||||
| Wayland Baptist | 85 | |||||||||||||
| Utah | 46 | |||||||||||||
| Wayland Baptist | 75 | |||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 59 | |||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 91 | |||||||||||||
| Queens College | 80 | |||||||||||||
| Delta State | 69 | |||||||||||||
| Immaculata | 64 | |||||||||||||
| William Penn | 78 | |||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 70 | |||||||||||||
| William Penn | 64 | |||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 61 | |||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 103 | |||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–La Crosse | 85 | |||||||||||||
| William Penn | 52 | |||||||||||||
| Immaculata | 74 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Immaculata | 84 | |||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 65 | |||||||||||||
| Immaculata | 103 | Wayland Baptist | 74 | |||||||||||
| Montclair State | 82 | William Penn | 54 | |||||||||||
| Montclair State | 86 | |||||||||||||
| Portland State | 49 | |||||||||||||
| *Losers in the first round and quarterfinals continued in the consolation bracket (below) |
Consolation bracket
| First round | Second round | Third Round | Fifth-place game | ||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||
| S. Connecticut St. | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||
| S. Connecticut St. | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
| S. Connecticut St. | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Montclair State | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Montclair State | 98‡ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Queens College | 93 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Queens College | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Montclair State | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 89 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 116 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–La Crosse | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 111 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 93 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 95 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
‡ Double-overtime |
See also
References
- ↑ Gregory Cooper. "Women's College Basketball Championship History Page". Archived from the original on October 26, 2009. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
- ↑ "Tennessee Tech Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved June 4, 2009.
- ↑ "Southern Conn. St. Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved July 10, 2009.
- ↑ McNichol, Tom (March 29, 1976). "AIAW Cage Champion Crowned. Macs Falter, Delta State No. 1". The Daily Collegian. p. 7. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
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