1977 AIAW National Large College Basketball Championship

1977 AIAW National Large College Basketball Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 23, 1977–March 27, 1977
AdministratorAssociation for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
Host(s)University of Minnesota
Venue(s)Minneapolis, Minnesota
Participants16
Final positions
ChampionsDelta State (3rd title)
Runner-upLSU
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
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The 1977 AIAW women's basketball tournament was held on March 23–26, 1977. The host site was the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sixteen teams participated, and Delta State University was crowned national champion at the conclusion of the tournament for the third straight season.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

The 1976–1977 season also marked the release of the first AP Poll for women's basketball. Delta State finished first in the final poll, which was released prior to the 1977 AIAW Tournament.[8]

Tournament bracket

Main bracket

 
First round*
March 23, 1977		Quarterfinals*
March 24, 1977		Semifinals
March 25, 1977		Final
March 26, 1977
 
              
 
 
 
 
Delta State87
 
 
 
Minnesota42
 
Delta State75
 
 
 
Southern Connecticut49
 
Southern Connecticut80
 
 
 
Missouri64
 
Delta State62
 
 
 
Tennessee58
 
Tennessee76
 
 
 
Michigan State62
 
Tennessee81
 
 
 
Kansas State69
 
Kansas State70
 
 
 
Utah32
 
Delta State68
 
 
 
LSU55
 
Immaculata83
 
 
 
Tennessee Tech73
 
Immaculata100
 
 
 
Mississippi College78
 
Mississippi College97
 
 
 
Cal State Fullerton84
 
Immaculata68
 
 
 
LSU74 Third place
 
LSU91
 
  
 
Western Washington53
 
LSU71Tennessee91
 
 
 
Baylor64 Immaculata71
 
Saint Joseph's75
 
 
Baylor85
 
*Losers in the first round and quarterfinals continued in the consolation bracket (below)

Consolation bracket

First round
March 24, 1977 		Second round
March 25, 1977 		Third round
March 26, 1977 		Fifth place game
March 27, 1977
            
Baylor 85
Missouri 75
Minnesota 39
Missouri 60
Baylor 77
Utah 52
Mississippi College 63
Utah 83
Michigan State 62
Utah 63
Baylor 71
Southern Connecticut 69
Kansas State 58
Tennessee Tech 68
Tennessee Tech 70
Cal State Fullerton 67
Tennessee Tech 72
Southern Connecticut 85
Southern Connecticut 88
Saint Joseph's 85
Western Washington 51
Saint Joseph's 97

See also

References

  1. ^ Gregory Cooper. "Women's College Basketball Championship History Page". Archived from the original on October 26, 2009. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
  2. ^ "Tennessee Tech Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved June 4, 2009. [dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Kansas State University Postseason History". Retrieved June 3, 2009. [dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Southern Conn. St. Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  5. ^ "Utah Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
  6. ^ "Missouri Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
  7. ^ "Tennessee Lady Vol Scores". Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
  8. ^ "1977 Final AP Women's Basketball Poll". Archived from the original on January 9, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2009.