1974 AIAW National Basketball Championship
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 20, 1974–March 23, 1974 |
| Administrator | Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women |
| Host(s) | Kansas State University |
| Venue(s) | Manhattan, Kansas |
| Participants | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Immaculata (3rd title) |
| Runner-up | Mississippi College |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 27 |
The 1974 AIAW women's basketball tournament was held on March 20–23, 1974. The host site was Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas.
Sixteen teams participated, and Immaculata College, now known as Immaculata University, was crowned national champion at the conclusion of the tournament for the third straight year.[1][2][3][4]
Tournament bracket
Main bracket
| First round* March 20, 1974 | Quarterfinals* March 21, 1974 | Semifinals March 22, 1974 | Final March 23, 1974 | |||||||||||
| Immaculata | 50 | |||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 40 | |||||||||||||
| Immaculata | 60 | |||||||||||||
| Indiana | 56 | |||||||||||||
| Indiana | 59 | |||||||||||||
| Wayland Baptist | 56 | |||||||||||||
| Immaculata | 57 | |||||||||||||
| William Penn | 55 | |||||||||||||
| William Penn | 54 | |||||||||||||
| Utah State | 34 | |||||||||||||
| William Penn | 52 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 46 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 55 | |||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 48 | |||||||||||||
| Immaculata | 68 | |||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 53 | |||||||||||||
| S. Connecticut St. | 46 | |||||||||||||
| East Stroudsburg St. | 43 | |||||||||||||
| S. Connecticut St. | 55‡ | |||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 53 | |||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 58 | |||||||||||||
| Western Washington | 40 | |||||||||||||
| S. Connecticut St. | 63 | |||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 67 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 65 | |||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 63 | |||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 71 | William Penn | 54 | |||||||||||
| Queens College | 67 | S. Connecticut St. | 62 | |||||||||||
| Queens College | 50 | |||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 36 | |||||||||||||
| *Losers in the first round and quarterfinals continued in the consolation bracket (below)
‡ Double-overtime |
Consolation bracket
| First round | Second round | Third round | Fifth place game | ||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wayland Baptist | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wayland Baptist | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wayland Baptist | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Queens College | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Queens College | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wayland Baptist | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Western Washington | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||
| East Stroudsburg St. | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Western Washington | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ Gregory Cooper. "Women's College Basketball Championship History Page". Archived from the original on October 26, 2009. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
- ^ "Tennessee Tech Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved June 4, 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "Indiana Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 10, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
- ^ "Kansas State University Postseason History". Retrieved June 3, 2009. [dead link]