AIAW Women's Basketball 1972 Tournamnet

1972 AIAW Womens Basketball Championship Tournament

The 1972 AIAW women's basketball tournament was held on March 16?19, 1972. The host site was Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. Sixteen teams participated. Immaculata College (now known as Immaculata University), coached by Hall-of-Famer Cathy Rush, was crowned national champion at the conclusion of the tournament.

Tournament Location - Normal Illinois

Seed	Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
1	Immaculata	-
2	Phillips	-
3	Northern Illinois	-
4	Tennessee Martin	-
5	Mississippi State	-
6	West Chester State	-
7	Cal State Fullerton	-
8	Indiana	-
9	South Connecticut State	-
10	Tennessee Tech	-
11	Utah State	-
12	Illinois State	-
13	Long Beach State	-
14	Washington State	-
15	Queens College	-
16	South Dakota State	-

First round			Second round			Semifinals			Finals

1	Immaculata	60
16	South Dakota State	47
			1	Immaculata	49

			8	Indiana	46
8	Indiana	49

9	South Connecticut State	30
						1	Immaculata	46

						5	Mississippi State	43
5	Mississippi State	64

12	Illinois State	47
			5	Mississippi State	43

			4	Tennessee Martin	25
13	Long Beach State	47

4	Tennessee Martin	53
									1	Immaculata	52

									6	West Chester State	48
6	West Chester State	79

11	Utah State	45
			6	West Chester State	66

			3	Northern Illinois	54
14	Washington State	43

3	Northern Illinois	50
						6	West Chester State	62

						7	Cal State Fullerton	57
7	Cal State Fullerton	65

10	Tennessee Tech	56
			7	Cal State Fullerton	53

			2	Phillips	38
15	Queens College	43

2	Phillips	54