1980 AIAW National Division I Basketball Championship | |
Start Date: | March 12, 1980 |
End Date: | March 23, 1980 |
Administrator: | Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women |
Host: | Central Michigan University |
Venues: | Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
Participants: | 24 |
Champions: | Old Dominion |
Runners-Up1: | Tennessee |
Matches: | 23 |
Previous: | 1979 (AIAW Large College) |
Next: | 1981 |
The 1980 AIAW National Division I Basketball Championship was held on March 12–23, 1980. Twenty-four teams were invited, with eight teams receiving first round byes. First round games were played at on-campus locations. Old Dominion University was crowned national champion at the conclusion of the tournament, for the second straight season.[1] [2] [3] The championship game was broadcast live on NBC.
The host site for the Final Four was Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.