1973_AIAW_National_Division_I_Basketball_Championship

1973 AIAW National Basketball Championship

1973 AIAW National Basketball Championship

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The 1973 AIAW women's basketball tournament was held on March 22–25, 1973. The host site was Queens College in Flushing, New York. Sixteen teams participated, and Immaculata College, now known as Immaculata University, was crowned national champion at the conclusion of the tournament, for the second straight year.[1][2][3][4]

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Immaculata finished the season undefeated (20–0), becoming the first undefeated national champion in women's college basketball.[5]

Tournament bracket

Main bracket

 
First round*
March 22, 1973		Quarterfinals
March 23, 1973		Semifinals
March 24, 1973		Final
March 25, 1973
 
              
 
 
 
 
Immaculata59
 
 
 
Indiana State48
 
Immaculata66
 
 
 
Western Washington53
 
Western Washington55
 
 
 
East Carolina51
 
Immaculata47
 
 
 
S. Connecticut St.45
 
S. Connecticut St.56
 
 
 
Kansas State52
 
S. Connecticut St.58
 
 
 
Mercer46
 
Long Beach State46
 
 
 
Mercer55
 
Immaculata59
 
 
 
Queens College52
 
Indiana46
 
 
 
Lehman43
 
Indiana56
 
 
 
East Stroudsburg St.52
 
South Carolina59
 
 
 
East Stroudsburg State66
 
Indiana40
 
 
 
Queens College52 Third place
 
Queens College62
 
  
 
UC Riverside36
 
Queens College59†S. Connecticut St.76
 
 
 
Stephen F. Austin56 Indiana53
 
Stephen F. Austin53
 
 
Utah State48
 
*Losers in the first round continued in the consolation bracket (below)

† Overtime

Consolation bracket

First round
March 23, 1973 		Second round
March 23, 1973 		Fifth place game
March 24, 1973
         
Indiana State 49
East Carolina 60
East Carolina 46
Kansas State 47
Kansas State 49
Long Beach State 43
Kansas State 69
South Carolina 57
Lehman 53
South Carolina 58
South Carolina 49
UC Riverside 36
UC Riverside 47
Utah State 41

References

  1. [1]
    Gregory Cooper. "Women's College Basketball Championship History Page". Archived from the original on October 26, 2009. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
  2. [2]
    "Indiana Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 10, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  3. [3]
    "Kansas State University Postseason History". Retrieved June 3, 2009. [dead link]
  4. [4]
    "UC Riverside Media Guide" (pdf). Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  5. [5]
    "CNNSI Recap of 1973 Tournament". Retrieved July 28, 2009.
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