1980 AIAW National Division I Basketball Championship
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{{Infobox tournament
| name = 1980 AIAW National Division I Basketball Championship
| image = AIAW logo.jpg
| caption =
| location =
| start_date = March 12, 1980
| end_date = March 23, 1980
| administrator = Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
| host = Central Michigan University
| venues = Mount Pleasant, Michigan
| participants = 24
| champions = Old Dominion
| runners-up1 = Tennessee
| matches = 23
| previous = 1979 (AIAW Large College)
| next = 1981
}}
The 1980 AIAW National Division I Basketball Championship was held on March 12–23, 1980. Twenty-four teams were invited, with eight teams receiving first round byes. First round games were played at on-campus locations. Old Dominion University was crowned national champion at the conclusion of the tournament, for the second straight season.{{cite web|title=Women's College Basketball Championship History Page |url=http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/1244/ |accessdate=2009-06-03 |author=Gregory Cooper |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026191906/http://geocities.com/Colosseum/1244/ |archivedate=2009-10-26 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web | title =Kansas State University Postseason History | url =http://www.kstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3109&SPID=214&DB_OEM_ID=400&ATCLID=784787 | accessdate =2009-06-03}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}{{cite web | title =Tennessee Lady Vol Scores | url =http://www.utladyvols.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/yby-scores.html | accessdate =2009-07-06 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120527131237/http://www.utladyvols.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/yby-scores.html | archive-date =2012-05-27 | url-status =dead }} The championship game was broadcast live on NBC.
The host site for the Final Four was Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.
Opening rounds
=East Regional=
{{8TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
| RD1= First Round
March 12, 1980
| RD2= Second Round
March 16, 1980
| RD3= Quarterfinals
March 17, 1980
| team-width= 150px
| score-width= 50px
| RD1-team1= Brigham Young
| RD1-score1= 92
| RD1-team2= San Francisco
| RD1-score2= 58
| RD1-team7= Rutgers
| RD1-score7= 87
| RD1-team8= Central Missouri State
| RD1-score8= 75
| RD2-team1= Brigham Young
| RD2-score1= 66
| RD2-team2= Old Dominion
| RD2-score2= 88
| RD2-team3= Providence
| RD2-score3= 54
| RD2-team4= Rutgers
| RD2-score4= 70
| RD3-team1= Old Dominion
| RD3-score1= 84
| RD3-team2= Rutgers
| RD3-score2= 62
}}
=Central Regional=
{{8TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
| RD1= First Round
March 12, 1980
| RD2= Second Round
March 15, 1980
| RD3= Quarterfinals
March 18, 1980
| team-width= 150px
| score-width= 50px
| RD1-team1= Cheyney State
| RD1-score1= 66
| RD1-team2= Kansas
| RD1-score2= 75
| RD1-team7= North Carolina State
| RD1-score7= 70
| RD1-team8= Detroit
| RD1-score8= 61
| RD2-team1= Kansas
| RD2-score1= 73
| RD2-team2= Louisiana Tech
| RD2-score2= 81
| RD2-team3= Long Beach State
| RD2-score3= 86
| RD2-team4= North Carolina State
| RD2-score4= 72
| RD3-team1= Louisiana Tech
| RD3-score1= 96
| RD3-team2= Long Beach State
| RD3-score2= 70
}}
=South Regional=
{{8TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
| RD1= First Round
March 12, 1980
| RD2= Second Round
March 15, 1980
| RD3= Quarterfinals
March 18, 1980
| team-width= 150px
| score-width= 50px
| RD1-team1= Kansas State
| RD1-score1= 72
| RD1-team2= Boston
| RD1-score2= 68
| RD1-team7= Texas
| RD1-score7= 81
| RD1-team8= Mercer
| RD1-score8= 80
| RD2-team1= Kansas State
| RD2-score1= 64
| RD2-team2= Tennessee
| RD2-score2= 84
| RD2-team3= Maryland
| RD2-score3= 68
| RD2-team4= Texas
| RD2-score4= 63
| RD3-team1= Tennessee
| RD3-score1= 93
| RD3-team2= Maryland
| RD3-score2= 76
}}
=West Regional=
{{8TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
| RD1= First Round
March 12, 1980
| RD2= Second Round
March 15, 1980
| RD3= Quarterfinals
March 18, 1980
| team-width= 150px
| score-width= 50px
| RD1-team1= Oregon
| RD1-score1= 86
| RD1-team2= Kentucky
| RD1-score2= 81
| RD1-team7= South Carolina
| RD1-score7= 81
| RD1-team8= Southern California
| RD1-score8= 60
| RD2-team1= Oregon
| RD2-score1= 53
| RD2-team2= Stephen F. Austin
| RD2-score2= 76
| RD2-team3= Northwestern
| RD2-score3= 61
| RD2-team4= South Carolina
| RD2-score4= 64
| RD3-team1= Stephen F. Austin
| RD3-score1= 56
| RD3-team2= South Carolina
| RD3-score2= 63
}}
=Final Four – Mount Pleasant, MI=
{{Round4-with third
||Old Dominion|73|Louisiana Tech|59
||Tennessee|75|South Carolina|72
||Old Dominion|68|Tennessee|53
||Louisiana Tech|69|South Carolina|77
|RD1=Semifinals
March 21, 1980| RD2=Final
March 23, 1980}}
See also
References
{{Reflist|2}}
{{NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament}}
Category:AIAW women's basketball tournament
AIAW National Division I Basketball Championship