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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | March 16, 1972–March 19, 1972 |
| Administrator | Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women |
| Host(s) | Illinois State University |
| Venue(s) | Normal, Illinois |
| Participants | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Immaculata (1st title) |
| Runner-up | West Chester State |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 23 |
| ← 1971 (CIAW)1973 → | |
The 1972 AIAW women's basketball tournament was held on March 16–19, 1972. The host site was Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois.
Sixteen teams participated. Immaculata College (now known as Immaculata University), coached by Hall-of-Famer Cathy Rush, was crowned national champion at the conclusion of the tournament.
Tournament bracket
Main bracket
| First round* March 16, 1972 | Quarterfinals March 17, 1972 | Semifinals March 18, 1972 | Final March 19, 1972 | |||||||||||
| Immaculata | 60 | |||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 47 | |||||||||||||
| Immaculata | 49 | |||||||||||||
| Indiana | 46 | |||||||||||||
| Indiana | 49 | |||||||||||||
| Southern Conn. State | 30 | |||||||||||||
| Immaculata | 46 | |||||||||||||
| Mississippi St. College for Women | 43 | |||||||||||||
| Mississippi St. College for Women | 64 | |||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 47 | |||||||||||||
| Mississippi St. College for Women | 43 | |||||||||||||
| Tennessee-Martin | 25 | |||||||||||||
| Tennessee-Martin | 53 | |||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 43 | |||||||||||||
| Immaculata | 52 | |||||||||||||
| West Chester State | 48 | |||||||||||||
| West Chester State | 79 | |||||||||||||
| Utah State | 45 | |||||||||||||
| West Chester State | 66 | |||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 54 | |||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 50 | |||||||||||||
| Washington State | 43 | |||||||||||||
| West Chester State | 62 | |||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 57 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 65 | |||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 56 | |||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 53 | Mississippi St. College | 42 | |||||||||||
| Phillips | 38 | Cal State Fullerton | 52 | |||||||||||
| Phillips | 54 | |||||||||||||
| Queens College | 43 | |||||||||||||
| *Losers in the first round continued in the consolation bracket (below) |
Consolation bracket
| First round March 18, 1972 | Second round March 18, 1972 | Fifth place game March 19, 1972 | ||||||||||||
| South Dakota St. | 34 | |||||||||||||
| S. Connecticut St. | 72 | |||||||||||||
| S. Connecticut St. | 42 | |||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 48 | |||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 41 | |||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 59 | |||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 51 | |||||||||||||
| Queens College | 55 | |||||||||||||
| Utah State | 40 | |||||||||||||
| Washington State | 37 | |||||||||||||
| Utah State | 57 | |||||||||||||
| Queens College | 65 | |||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 63 | |||||||||||||
| Queens College | 64 | |||||||||||||
References
- Gregory Cooper. "Women's College Basketball Championship History Page". Archived from the original on October 26, 2009. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
- "Current Affairs Guide". Archived from the original (pdf) on December 30, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- "Indiana Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 10, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
- "CNNSI Recap of 1972 Tournament". Archived from the original on February 12, 2002. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
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