1973 AIAW National Basketball Championship explained

1973 AIAW National Basketball Championship
Start Date:March 22, 1973
End Date:March 25, 1973
Administrator:Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
Host:Queens College
Venues:Queens, New York City, New York
Participants:16
Champions:Immaculata (2nd title)
Runners-Up1:Queens
Matches:27
Previous:1972
Next:1974

The 1973 AIAW women's basketball tournament was held on March 22–25, 1973. The host site was Queens College in Flushing, New York. Sixteen teams participated, and Immaculata College, now known as Immaculata University, was crowned national champion at the conclusion of the tournament, for the second straight year.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Immaculata finished the season undefeated (20–0), becoming the first undefeated national champion in women's college basketball.[5]

Tournament bracket

Main bracket

  • Losers in the first round continued in the consolation bracket (below)

† Overtime

Consolation bracket

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Women's College Basketball Championship History Page . 2009-06-03 . Gregory Cooper . https://web.archive.org/web/20091026191906/http://geocities.com/Colosseum/1244/ . 2009-10-26 . dead .
  2. Web site: Indiana Media Guide . 2009-06-04 . 2008-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081210080652/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ind/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/wbb-74-90.pdf . dead .
  3. Web site: Kansas State University Postseason History . 2009-06-03.
  4. Web site: UC Riverside Media Guide . pdf . 2009-06-04.
  5. News: CNNSI Recap of 1973 Tournament . 2009-07-28.