1980 AIAW National Small College Basketball Championship
Tournament information
AdministratorAssociation for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
Host(s)University of Dayton
Venue(s)Dayton, Ohio
Participants24
Final positions
ChampionsDayton (1st title)
Runner-upCollege of Charleston
Tournament statistics
Matches played24

The 1980 AIAW National Division II 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 II members in the United States.[1]

The tournament was held at the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio.

Hosts Dayton defeated College of Charleston in the championship game, 83–53, to capture the Flyers' first AIAW Division II national title.

Format

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

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals National championship
               
South Carolina State 68
William Penn 69
William Penn 69
Carson-Newman 57
William Penn 75
Charleston (WV) 68
Charleston (WV) 80
Langston 75
Langston 59
Air Force 58
William Penn 49
College of Charleston 67
College of Charleston 75
St. Peter's 58
St. Peter's 75
Niagara 55
College of Charleston 64
Morgan State 56
Berry 74
Morgan State 80
Morgan State 62
Hofstra 52
College of Charleston 53
Dayton 83
Arkansas Tech 56
Cal Poly Pomona 59
Cal Poly Pomona 79
Nebraska–Omaha 64
Cal Poly Pomona 79
Dayton 88
Dayton 105
Cal State Los Angeles 88
Cal State Los Angeles 84*
Idaho 81
Dayton 77
Louisiana College 52
St. John Fisher 65
Lenoir-Rhyne 79
Lenoir-Rhyne 80 Third place final
SE Missouri State 63
Lenoir-Rhyne 61 William Penn 77*
Louisiana College 62 Louisiana College 71
Livingston 77
Louisiana College 86
Louisiana College 61
West Georgia 55

See also

References

  1. ↑ "PRE-NCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RECORDS" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
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