1976 AIAW National Small College Basketball Championship

The 1976 AIAW National Small College Basketball Championship was the second annual tournament hosted by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women to determine the national champion of women's collegiate basketball among its small college members in the United States.[1]

1976 AIAW National Small College Basketball Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 23, 1976–March 27, 1976
AdministratorAssociation for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
Host(s)Ashland College
Venue(s)Ashland, Ohio
Participants16
Final positions
ChampionsBerry (1st title)
Runner-upWest Georgia
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
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The tournament was held at Ashland College in Ashland, Ohio between March 23 and March 27, 1976.

Berry defeated West Georgia in the championship game, 68–62, capturing the Vikings' first AIAW small college national title.

Sixteen teams participated in a single-elimination tournament that additionally included a third-place final for the two teams that lost in the semi-final games.

Tournament bracket

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First roundQuarterfinalsSemi-finalsNational championship
            
West Georgia58
SE Louisiana55
West Georgia59
Princeton58
Princeton72
Fort Lewis47
West Georgia77
Phillips (OK)73
Francis Marion69
Grand View68
Francis Marion64
Phillips (OK)71
Phillips (OK)67
Cal Poly Pomona63
West Georgia62
Berry (GA)68
Ashland62
Biola57
Ashland67
Tarkio63
Tarkio81
Eastern Montana56
Ashland83
Berry (GA)84
Union (KY)107Third place final
Seton Hill84
Union (KY)83Phillips (OK)107
Berry (GA)84Ashland68
Berry (GA)88
George Williams54

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "PRE-NCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RECORDS" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 21, 2022.