1979 AIAW National Small College Basketball Championship

The 1979 AIAW National Small College Basketball Championship was the fifth annual tournament hosted by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women to determine the national champion of collegiate basketball among its small college members in the United States.[1]

1979 AIAW National Small College Basketball Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 20, 1979–March 24, 1979
AdministratorAssociation for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
Host(s)North Dakota State University
Venue(s)Fargo, North Dakota
Participants16
Final positions
ChampionsSouth Carolina State (1st title)
Runner-upDayton
Tournament statistics
Matches played16

The tournament was held at North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota between March 20–24, 1979.

South Carolina State defeated Dayton in the championship game, 73–68, to capture the Lady Bulldogs' first AIAW small college national title. It is the only recognised national championship in the school's history.

Sixteen teams participated in a single-elimination tournament that additionally included a third-place final for the two teams that lost in the semifinal games.

Tournament bracket

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals National championship
            
Niagara 56
San Francisco 52
Niagara 78
Morris Harvey 73
Morris Harvey 84
SE Louisiana 81
Niagara 59
Dayton 76
Dayton 84
Air Force 71
Dayton 75
High Point 65
High Point 93
North Dakota State 40
Dayton 68
South Carolina State 73
Tuskegee 80
Eastern Washington 71
Tuskegee 75
Tougaloo 57
Tougaloo 69
Pepperdine 41
Tuskegee 70
South Carolina State 85
Seton Hall 74 Third place final
Texas Wesleyan 58
Seton Hall 53 Niagara 71
South Carolina State 91 Tuskegee 55
South Carolina State 86
Emporia State 47

See also

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References

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