AIAW Women's Basketball 1978 Tournament

AIAW Womens Basketball 1978 Championship Tournament

The 1978 AIAW National Large College Basketball Championship was held on March 17?25, 1978. Sixteen teams were invited, and UCLA Bruins were crowned national champions.This was the first AIAW Tournament to divide the first two rounds into four regional sites, and also the first to be held over the course of two weekends. The host site for the Final Four was UCLA in Los Angeles.

Semifinals			National Championship Game

1	Montclair State	77
1	UCLA	85
			1	UCLA	90
			1	Maryland	74
1	Maryland	90
1	Wayland Baptist	85

East Regional - New Brunswick, New Jersey

First Round			Quarterfinals

1	Montclair State	74
4	Utah	50
			1	Montclair State	75
			2	Queens College	60
2	Queens College	74
3	Mississippi	71

Central Regional - Denton, Texas

First Round			Quarterfinals

1	Wayland Baptist	66
4	Ohio State	56
			1	Wayland Baptist	72
			2	North Carolina State	55
2	North Carolina State	70
3	Missouri	64

South Regional - Cleveland, Missouri

First Round			Quarterfinals

1	Maryland	75
4	Tennessee	69
			1	Maryland	93
			3	South Connecticut State	53
2	Valdosta State	75
3	South Connecticut State	82

West Regional - Long Beach, California

First Round			Quarterfinals

1	UCLA	102
4	Bingham Young	57
			1	UCLA	86
			2	Stephen F. Austin	60
2	Stephen F. Austin	96
3	Washington	55