1980 Tournament
AIAW National Tournament

Final Four host site:  Central Michigan Univ., Mount Pleasant, MI	Go to 1979 Tournament
Champion:     Old Dominion  (37-1)*
Runner-Up:     Tennessee  (33-5)	Go to 1981 Tournament
Third:     South Carolina  (30-6)
Fourth:     Louisiana Tech  (40-5) 24 teams	Return to Index Page

First-round games were played at the team with the better record.
Geographic names for regionals are unknown at this time.
 

"A" REGIONAL --
First Round  Wednesday, 3/12			Regional Semifinals  Friday, 3/16			Regional Final  Saturday, 3/17
Old Dominion
(bye)			Old Dominion	88
Brigham Young	92		Brigham Young	66
San Francisco	58					Old Dominion	84
Rutgers	87					Rutgers	62
Central Missouri	75		Rutgers	70
Providence			Providence	54
(bye)

 

"B" REGIONAL --
First Round  Wednesday, 3/12			Regional Semifinals  Friday, 3/16			Regional Final  Saturday, 3/17
Louisiana Tech
(bye)			Louisiana Tech	81
Cheyney State	66		Kansas	73
Kansas	75					Louisiana Tech	96
North Carolina St.	70					Long Beach State	70
Detroit	61		North Carolina St.	72
Long Beach State			Long Beach State	86
(bye)

 

"C" REGIONAL --
First Round  Wednesday, 3/12			Regional Semifinals  Friday, 3/16			Regional Final  Saturday, 3/17
Tennessee
(bye)			Tennessee	84
Kansas State	72		Kansas State	64
Boston	68					Tennessee	93
Texas	81					Maryland	76
Mercer	80		Texas	63
Maryland			Maryland	68
(bye)

 

"D" REGIONAL --
First Round  Wednesday, 3/12			Regional Semifinals  Friday, 3/16			Regional Final  Saturday, 3/17
Stephen F. Austin
(bye)			Stephen F. Austin	76
Oregon	86		Oregon	53
Kentucky	81					Stephen F. Austin	56
South Carolina	70					South Carolina	63
Southern California	60		South Carolina	64
Northwestern			Northwestern	61
(bye)

 
 

FINAL FOUR -- Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI
Semifinals  Friday, 3/21			Championship  Sunday, 3/23
Old Dominion	73		(live telecast on NBC)
Louisiana Tech	59		Old Dominion	68		Third Place:
						South Carolina	77
Tennessee	75		Tennessee	53		Louisiana Tech	69
South Carolina	72

 

 

Season Records			Final Poll		Post-Season
Auburn	17-13
Brigham Young	24-  9		20		AIAW "A" Regional Semifinal
Central Missouri	26-  5		18		AIAW "A" first round
Charleston	31-  8				AIAW Division II Runner-Up
Cheyney State	26-  7		12		AIAW "B" first round
Connecticut	9-15
Dayton	26-  2				AIAW Division II Champion
Detroit	25-  8				AIAW "B" first round
Georgia	16-12
Idaho	25-  6
Kansas	29-  8		11		AIAW "B" Regional Semifinal
Kansas State	26-  9		13		AIAW "C" Regional Semifinal
Kentucky	24-  5		14		AIAW "D" first round
Long Beach State	28-  6		9		AIAW "B" Regional Final
Louisiana College	-				AIAW Division II Final Four - 4th
Louisiana Tech	40-  5		3		AIAW Final Four ("B" Region) - 4th
Maryland	21-  9		6		AIAW "C" Regional Final
Mercer	29-  6		16		AIAW "C" first round
North Carolina	21-15
North Carolina State	28-  8		10		AIAW "B" Regional Semifinal
Northwestern	24-  5		15		AIAW "D" Regional Semifinal
Old Dominion	37-  1		1		AIAW Champion ("A" Region)
Oregon	24-  5		17		AIAW "D" Regional Semifinal
Queens College	23-  6
Rutgers	28-  5		8		AIAW "A" Regional Final
San Francisco State	28-  5		19		AIAW "A" first round
South Carolina	30-  6		4		AIAW Final Four ("D" Region) - 3rd
Southern California	22-12				AIAW "D" first round
Stanford	17-14
Stephen F. Austin (26-6?)	27-  6		5		AIAW "D" Regional Final
Tennessee	33-  5		2		AIAW Runner-Up ("C" Region)
Texas	33-  4		7		AIAW "C" Regional Semifinal
UCLA	18-12
Virginia	20-12
Washington	14-14
Western Kentucky	8-19
William Penn	-				AIAW Division II Final Four - 3rd

 

AP POLLS

	3/12				3/21 (Final)
1.	Old Dominion (39)	33-1		1.	Old Dominion	35-1
2.	Tennessee	30-4		2.	Tennessee	32-4
3.	Stephen F. Austin	25-5		3.	Louisiana Tech	40-3
4.	Louisiana Tech (1)	38-3		4.	South Carolina	29-5
5.	Texas	32-3		5.	Stephen F. Austin	26-6
6.	South Carolina	20-5		6.	Maryland	21-9
7.	Long Beach State	25-3		7.	Texas	33-4
8.	Rutgers	26-4		8.	Rutgers	28-5
9.	Maryland	20-8		9.	Long Beach State	28-6
10.	North Carolina St.	27-7		10.	North Carolina St.	28-8
11.	Cheyney State	26-6		11.	Kansas	29-8
12.	Kansas	28-7		12.	Cheyney State	26-7
13.	Kentucky	24-4		13.	Kansas State	26-9
14.	Kansas State	25-8		14.	Kentucky	24-5
15.	San Francisco	28-4		15.	Northwestern	24-5
16.	Northwestern	24-4		16.	Mercer	29-6
17.	Southern California	22-11		17.	Oregon	24-5
18.	Central Missouri	26-4		18.	Central Missouri	26-5
19.	Detroit	25-7		19.	San Francisco	28-5
20.	(tie)  Oregon	23-4		20.	Brigham Young	24-9
	(tie)  Mercer	29-5

 
 

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