1978 AIAW National Small College Basketball Championship

1978 AIAW National Small College Basketball Championship
Tournament information
AdministratorAssociation for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
Host(s)Francis Marion College
Venue(s)Florence, South Carolina
Participants16
Final positions
ChampionsHigh Point (1st title)
Runner-upSouth Carolina State
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
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The 1978 AIAW National Small College Basketball Championship was the fourth 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]

The tournament was held at Francis Marion College in Florence, South Carolina.

High Point defeated South Carolina State in the championship game, 92–88, to capture the Panthers' first AIAW small college national title.

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

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals National championship
            
SE Louisiana 111
Francis Marion 90
SE Louisiana 98
South Carolina State 100
South Carolina State 88
Eastern Washington 53
South Carolina State 88
Biola 78
Pepperdine 65
Fordham 63
Pepperdine 60
Biola 96
Biola 87
Shorter 81
South Carolina State 88
High Point 92
Berry (GA) 70
Seton Hall 69
Berry (GA) 97
Midland Lutheran 87
Midland Lutheran 87
Dayton 86
Berry (GA) 77
High Point 105
High Point 104 Third place final
Eastern New Mexico 85
High Point 66 Biola 79
William Penn 65 Berry (GA) 99
William Penn 86
Arkansas–Monticello 52

See also

References

  1. ^ "PRE-NCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RECORDS" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 22, 2022.