1973 AIAW National Basketball Championship

1973 AIAW National Basketball Championship

Tournament information
Dates	March 22, 1973–March 25, 1973
Administrator	Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
Host(s)	Queens College
Venue(s)	Queens, New York City, New York
Participants	16
Final positions
Champions	Immaculata (2nd title)
Runner-up	Queens
Tournament statistics
Matches played	27

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

	First round* March 22, 1973				Quarterfinals March 23, 1973				Semifinals March 24, 1973				Final March 25, 1973
	Immaculata	59
	Indiana State	48
					Immaculata	66
					Western Washington	53
	Western Washington	55
	East Carolina	51
									Immaculata	47
									S. Connecticut St.	45
	S. Connecticut St.	56
	Kansas State	52
					S. Connecticut St.	58
					Mercer	46
	Long Beach State	46
	Mercer	55
													Immaculata	59
													Queens College	52
	Indiana	46
	Lehman	43
					Indiana	56
					East Stroudsburg St.	52
	South Carolina	59
	East Stroudsburg State	66
									Indiana	40
									Queens College	52			Third place
	Queens College	62
	UC Riverside	36
					Queens College	59†							S. Connecticut St.	76
					Stephen F. Austin	56							Indiana	53
	Stephen F. Austin	53
	Utah State	48

*Losers in the first round continued in the consolation bracket (below) † Overtime

Consolation bracket

	First round March 23, 1973					Second round March 23, 1973					Fifth place game March 24, 1973
	Indiana State		49
	East Carolina		60
						East Carolina		46
						Kansas State		47
	Kansas State		49
	Long Beach State		43
											Kansas State		69
											South Carolina		57
	Lehman		53
	South Carolina		58
						South Carolina		49
						UC Riverside		36
	UC Riverside		47
	Utah State		41

References

1. Gregory Cooper. "Women's College Basketball Championship History Page". Archived from the original on October 26, 2009. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
2. "Indiana Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 10, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
3. "Kansas State University Postseason History". Retrieved June 3, 2009. ^{[dead link‍]}
4. "UC Riverside Media Guide" (pdf). Retrieved June 4, 2009.
5. "CNNSI Recap of 1973 Tournament". Archived from the original on June 8, 2001. Retrieved July 28, 2009.