1978 AIAW National Large College Basketball Championship

The 1978 AIAW National Large College Basketball Championship was held on March 17–25, 1978. Sixteen teams were invited, and UCLA Bruins were crowned national champions.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

1978 AIAW National Large College Basketball Championship

Tournament information
Dates	March 17, 1978–March 25, 1978
Administrator	Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
Host(s)	University of California, Los Angeles
Venue(s)	Los Angeles, California
Participants	16
Final positions
Champions	UCLA (1st title)
Runner-up	Maryland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
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This was the first AIAW Tournament to divide the first two rounds into four regional sites, and also the first to be held over the course of two weekends. The host site for the Final Four was UCLA in Los Angeles. The championship game was televised nationally for the first time, by NBC.^[9]

Opening rounds

East Regional – New Brunswick, NJ

	First Round March 18, 1978				Quarterfinals March 19, 1978
	Montclair State	74
	Utah	50
					Montclair State	75
					Queens College	60
	Queens College	74
	Mississippi	71
					Consolation
					Utah	45
					Mississippi	66

West Regional – Long Beach, CA

	First Round March 17, 1978				Quarterfinals March 18, 1978
	UCLA	102
	Brigham Young	57
					UCLA	86
					Stephen F. Austin	60
	Stephen F. Austin	96
	Washington	55
					Consolation
					Brigham Young	68
					Washington	58

South Regional – Cleveland, MS

	First Round March 17, 1978				Quarterfinals March 18, 1978
	Maryland	75
	Tennessee	69
					Maryland	93
					S. Connecticut St.	53
	Valdosta State	75
	S. Connecticut St.	82
					Consolation
					Tennessee	80
					Valdosta State	83

Central Regional – Denton, TX

	First Round March 17, 1978				Quarterfinals March 18, 1978
	Wayland Baptist	66
	Ohio State	56
					Wayland Baptist	72
					North Carolina State	55
	North Carolina State	70
	Missouri	64
					Consolation
					Ohio State	69
					Missouri	79

Final Four – Los Angeles, CA

	Semifinals March 23, 1978				Final March 25, 1978
	Montclair State	77
	UCLA	85
					UCLA	90
					Maryland	74
	Maryland	90
	Wayland Baptist	85
					Third place
					Montclair State	90†
					Wayland Baptist	88

† Overtime

See also

• 1978 AIAW National Small College Basketball Championship