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AIAW Basketball 1981 Championship Tournament

The 1981 AIAW National Division I Basketball Championship was held on March 18?29, 1981. Twenty-four teams were invited, with eight teams receiving first round byes. First round games were played at on-campus locations. Louisiana Tech University was crowned national champion at the conclusion of the tournament. Louisiana Tech finished undefeated (34?0), becoming the third undefeated national champion. The host site for the Final Four was Eugene, Oregon. This was the first year that the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics sponsored a competing women's basketball championship for its collegiate members and the last year before the NCAA began sponsoring tournaments for its three divisions and their members.

1981 - Final Four - Eugene, Oregon


  Semifinals
National Championship Game
                 
1   Louisiana Tech 66  
1  Southern California 50  
    1  Louisiana Tech 79
  1  Tennessee 59
1   Tennessee 68
1   Old Dominion 65  

East Regional

TeamSeason W-LConferenceCoachInvitation
Old Dominion-
Long Beach State-
Stephen F. Austin-
Rutgers-
Northwestern-
Clemson-
  Quarterfinals
  Semifinals
Finals
 
                 
1   Old Dominion Bye  
       
      1   Old Dominion 60
    3   Stephen F. Austin 54  
3   Stephen F. Austin 88
5   Northwestern 67  
             
   1   Old Dominion 76
  2   Long Beach State 60  
4   Rutgers 99  
6  Clemson 76  
      4   Rutgers 73
    2   Long Beach State 77
     
2   Long Beach State Bye  

Mideast Regional

TeamSeason W-LConferenceCoachInvitation
Old Dominion-
Long Beach State-
Stephen F. Austin-
Rutgers-
Northwestern-
Clemson-
  Quarterfinals
  Semifinals
Finals
 
                 
1   Old Dominion Bye  
       
      1   Old Dominion 60
    3   Stephen F. Austin 54  
3   Stephen F. Austin 88
5   Northwestern 67  
             
   1   Old Dominion 76
  2   Long Beach State 60  
4   Rutgers 99  
6  Clemson 76  
      4   Rutgers 73
    2   Long Beach State 77
     
2   Long Beach State Bye  

Midwest Regional

TeamSeason W-LConferenceCoachInvitation
Old Dominion-
Long Beach State-
Stephen F. Austin-
Rutgers-
Northwestern-
Clemson-
  Quarterfinals
  Semifinals
Finals
 
                 
1   Old Dominion Bye  
       
      1   Old Dominion 60
    3   Stephen F. Austin 54  
3   Stephen F. Austin 88
5   Northwestern 67  
             
   1   Old Dominion 76
  2   Long Beach State 60  
4   Rutgers 99  
6  Clemson 76  
      4   Rutgers 73
    2   Long Beach State 77
     
2   Long Beach State Bye  

West Regional

TeamSeason W-LConferenceCoachInvitation
Southern California-
Cheyney State-
Oregon-
North Carolina State-
Colorado-
Georgia State-
  Quarterfinals
  Semifinals
Finals
 
                 
1   Southern California Bye  
       
      1   Southern California 67
    3   Oregon 64  
3   Oregon 75
5   Colorado 74  
             
   1   Southern California 67
  2   Cheyney State 58  
4   North Carolina State 95  
6  Georgia State 86  
      4   North Carolina State 72
    2   Cheyney State 88
     
2   Cheyney State Bye