1979 Tournament
AIAW National Tournament


 
Final Four host site:  Greensboro, NC   Go to 1978 Tournament 
Champion:     Old Dominion  (35-1)
Runner-Up:     Louisiana Tech  (34-4)   Go to 1980 Tournament 
        Third:     Tennessee  (30-9)
      Fourth:      UCLA  (24-10)
16 teams 
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Automatic bids:      At-large bids:
Fordham Region 1-A champion      Southern Conn. St. Region 1-A runner-up
Rutgers Region 1-B champion      Maryland Region 1-B runner-up
Old Dominion Region 2 champion      Tennessee Region 2 runner-up
Valdosta State Region 3 champion      Wayland Baptist Region 4 runner-up
Louisiana Tech Region 4 champion      Kansas State Region 6 runner-up
Northwestern Region 5 champion      Long Beach State Region 8 runner-up
Kansas Region 6 champion
Brigham Young Region 7 champion
UCLA Region 8 champion
Oregon State Region 9 champion
 
EAST REGIONAL -- Fordham University
  Regional Semifinals 
Friday, 3/16
   Regional Final 
Saturday, 3/17
Rutgers 68
Tennessee 79 Tennessee 76 Consolation:
Rutgers 96
Long Beach State 52 Fordham 54 Long Beach State 84
Fordham 62
 
CENTRAL REGIONAL -- 
  Regional Semifinals 
Friday, 3/16
   Regional Final 
Saturday, 3/17
Louisiana Tech 100
Kansas 61 Louisiana Tech 88 Consolation:
Kansas 86
Northwestern 67 Northwestern 52 So. Conn. St. 71
Southern Conn. St. 61
 
SOUTH REGIONAL -- 
  Regional Semifinals 
Friday, 3/16
   Regional Final 
Saturday, 3/17
Old Dominion 96
Kansas State 75 Old Dominion 69 Consolation:
Valdosta State 104
Maryland 73 Maryland 51 Kansas State 92
Valdosta State 66
 
WEST REGIONAL -- 
  Regional Semifinals 
Friday, 3/16
   Regional Final 
Saturday, 3/17
Wayland Baptist 91
Brigham Young 67 Wayland Baptist 93 Consolation:
Brigham Young 74
UCLA xx UCLA 53 Oregon State 68
Oregon State xx
 
 
FINAL FOUR -- Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA
 Semifinals 
Friday, 3/23
 Championship 
Sunday, 3/25
Tennessee 84
Louisiana Tech 102 Louisiana Tech 65 Third Place:
Tennessee xx
Old Dominion 87 Old Dominion 75 UCLA xx
UCLA 82
 


 
Season Records Final Poll Post-Season
Auburn   9-18 Region 3 AIAW tournament - quarters
Brigham Young 20-  8 AIAW West Regional Semifinal
Cheyney State 25-  1 9 Region 1-B AIAW tourn. - semis (3rd)
Connecticut   8-13
Delta State 21-12 Region 3 AIAW tournament - semis (4th)
Fordham 27-  7 19 AIAW East Regional Final
Idaho 17-  8
Kansas                  (31-9?) 30-  8 14 AIAW Central Regional Semifinal
Kansas State 20-11 AIAW South Regional Semifinal
Long Beach State 24-  8 18 AIAW East Regional Semifinal
Louisiana Tech 34-  4 2 AIAW Runner-Up (Central Region)
Maryland 22-  7 8 AIAW South Regional Final
Memphis 26-  8 (?)
Montclair State 19-  6 20
Nevada-Las Vegas 24-  4 17 Region 8 AIAW tournament - semis (4th)
North Carolina 18-14 Region 2 AIAW tournament - quarters
North Carolina State (27?) 26-  7 11 Region 2 AIAW tournament - semis (4th)
Northwestern            (24?) 25-  4 16 AIAW Central Regional Final
Old Dominion 35-  1 1 AIAW Champion (South Region)
Oregon State 15-  7 AIAW West Regional Semifinal
Penn State 21-  8 13 Region 1-B AIAW tourn. - semis (4th)
Queens College     (30-3?) 29-  2 Region 1-A AIAW tourn. - semis (3rd)
Rutgers                  (27-4?) 27-  3 7 AIAW East Regional Semifinal
South Carolina 27-10 15 Region 2 AIAW tournament - semis (3rd)
Southern Connecticut State 18-11 AIAW Central Regional Semifinal
Stanford 20-  6 Region 8 AIAW tournament - quarters
Stephen F. Austin 30-  5 5 Retion 4 AIAW tournament - semis (4th)
Tennessee 30-  9 3 AIAW Final Four (East Region) - 3rd
Texas 37-  4 4 Region 4 AIAW tournament - semis (3rd)
UCLA 24-10 6 AIAW Final Four (West Region) - 4th
Valdosta State 27-  8 12 AIAW South Regional Semifinal
Virginia 16-12
Washington 17-11
Wayland Baptist       (23?) 24-10 10 AIAW West Regional Final
Western Kentucky 15-14
 

AIAW REGIONAL TOURNAMENT RESULTS

Region 1-A
Semifinals - 3/9
          Fordham 78, Queens College 63
          Southern Connecticut State 65, Massachusetts 64
Championship - 3/11
          Fordham 94, Southern Connecticut State 77

Region 1-B
Semifinals - 3/9
          Maryland 60, Cheyney State 57
          Rutgers 88, Penn State 82
Championship - 3/11
          Rutgers 80, Maryland 75

Region 2
Quarterfinals - 3/8
          Old Dominion 81, North Carolina 60
          North Carolina State 89, Tennessee Tech 72
          South Carolina 70, Morehead State 64
          Tennessee 89, Clemson 61
Semifinals - 3/9
          Old Dominion 78, North Carolina State 73
          Tennessee 76, South Carolina 64
Championship - 3/11
          Old Dominion 74, Tennessee 72
Consolation - 3/11
          North Carolina State 67, South Carolina 64

Region 3
Quarterfinals - 3/8
          Valdosta State def. Alabama
          Mississippi 101, Florida 78
          Delta State def. Florida State
          Mercer 77, Auburn 69
Semifinals - 3/9
          Valdosta State 87, Mississippi 79
          Mercer def. Delta State
Championship - 3/11
          Valdosta State def. Mercer
Consolation - 3/11
          Mississippi def. Delta State

Region 4
Quarterfinals - 3/8
          Texas 77, Oral Roberts 68
          Louisiana Tech 90, Northeast Louisiana 68
          Wayland Baptist 83, Louisiana State 65
          Stephen F. Austin 78, Houston 49
Semifinals - 3/9
          Louisiana Tech 77, Texas 74
          Wayland Baptist 70, Stephen F. Austin 53
Championship - 3/11
          Louisiana Tech def. Wayland Baptist
Consolation - 3/11
          Texas def. Stephen F. Austin

Region 5
Quarterfinals - 3/8
          Northwestern def. Southern Illinois
          Wisconsin-La Crosse vs. Youngstown
          Indiana vs. Western Michigan
          Detroit vs. Ohio State
Semifinal match-ups unknown
Championship -- Northwestern def. ?

Region 6
Quarterfinals - 3/8
          Kansas 86, Nebraska 56
          Missouri def. South Dakota
          Kansas State 84, Minnesota 80
          Drake 80, Central Missouri State 77
Semifinals - 3/9
          Kansas 79, Missouri 70
          Kansas State 79, Drake 70
Championship - 3/11
          Kansas 75, Kansas State 59

Region 7
Semifinals - 3/9
          Brigham Young 89, Weber State 76
          Utah 82, Colorado 79
Championship - 3/11
          Brigham Young 80, Utah 79
Consolation - 3/11
          Colorado 92, Weber State 87

Region 8
Quarterfinals - 3/8
          Nevada-Las Vegas 86, San Francisco State 78
          Long Beach State 75, Cal-Poly Pomona 74
          UCLA 85, Stanford 68
          Southern California 99, San Jose State 92
Semifinals - 3/9
          Long Beach State 81, Nevada-Las Vegas 78
          UCLA 97, Southern California 81
Championship - 3/11
          UCLA 96, Long Beach State 80
Consolation - 3/11
          Southern California 93, Nevada-Las Vegas 79

Region 9
Quarterfinals - 3/8
          Oregon - (bye)
          Montana vs. Seattle
          Oregon State def. Montana State
          Washington State - (bye)
Semifinals - 3/9
          Oregon def. ?
          Oregon State def. Washington State
Championship - 3/11
          Oregon State def. Oregon

 


AP POLLS
3/6 3/14 3/22 (Final)
1. Old Dominion 28-1 1. Old Dominion (39) 31-1 1. Old Dominion 33-1
2. Stephen F. Austin 39-3 2. Louisiana Tech (1) 31-3 2. Louisiana Tech 33-3
3. Texas 34-3 3. Rutgers 27-3 3. Tennessee 29-8
4. Louisiana Tech 27-3 4. Texas 37-4 4. Texas 27-4
5. Cheyney State 24-0 5. Stephen F. Austin 30-5 5. Stephen F. Austin 30-5
6. Maryland 20-5 6. Tennessee 27-8 6. UCLA 24-8
7. Rutgers 25-3 7. Maryland 21-6 7. Rutgers (28-4?) 27-3
8. Tennessee 25-7 8. Cheyney State 25-1 8. Maryland 22-7
9. North Carolina St. 25-6 9. Wayland Baptist 23-9 9. Cheyney State 25-1
10. Nevada-Las Vegas 23-2 10. North Carolina St. 26-7 10. Wayland Baptist 24-10
11. Penn State 21-6 11. Valdosta State 26-7 11. North Carolina St. 26-7
12. UCLA 19-8 12. UCLA 22-8 12. Valdosta State 27-8
13. Wayland Baptist 20-8 13. Penn State 21-8 13. Penn State 21-8
14. Kansas 26-7 14. Kansas 29-7 14. Kansas 30-8
15. Memphis State 26-7 15. Long Beach State 24-6 15. South Carolina 27-10
16. Valdosta State 23-7 16. South Carolina 24-10 16. Northwestern 25-4
17. Northwestern 21-3 17. Nevada-Las Vegas 24-4 17. Nevada-Las Vegas 24-4
18. South Carolina 23-8 18. Northwestern 24-3 18. Long Beach State 24-8
19. Long Beach State 22-5 19. Montclair State 19-6 19. Fordham 27-7
20. Delta State 20-10 20. Fordham 26-6 20. Montclair State 19-6
 
 

 
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