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AIAW Champions

The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women was founded in 1971 to govern collegiate women’s athletics and to administer national championships.

See AIAW

Championships

Badminton

• 1970 Cal State-Long Beach**DGWS
• 1971 Arizona State University
  • DGWS
• 1972 Pasadena City College
  • DGWS
• 1973 Pasadena City College
• 1974 Cal State-Long Beach
• 1975 Arizona State University
• 1976 Arizona State University
• 1977 UCLA
• 1978 Arizona State University
• 1979 Arizona State University
• 1980 Arizona State University
• 1981 Northern Illinois

Basketball

Division I

• 1969 West Chester State def. Western Carolina 65-39
  • six player format
  • CIAW
• 1970 Cal State-Fullerton def. West Chester State 50-46
  • six player format
  • CIAW
• 1971 Mississippi College for Women def. West Chester State 57-55
  • CIAW
• 1972 Immaculata def. West Chester 52-48
• 1973 Immaculata def. Queens 59-52
• 1974 Immaculata def. Mississippi College for Women 68-53
• 1975 Delta State def. Immaculata 90-81
• 1976 Delta State def. Immaculata 69-64
• 1977 Delta State def. LSU 68-55
• 1978 UCLA def. Maryland 90-74
• 1979 Old Dominion def. Louisiana Tech 75-65
• 1980 Old Dominion def. Tennessee 68-53
• 1981 Louisiana Tech def. Tennessee 79-59
• 1982 Rutgers def. Texas 83-77

Division II

• 1975 Phillips University
• 1976 Berry College
• 1977 Southeastern Louisiana
• 1978 High Point
• 1979 South Carolina State
• 1980 University of Dayton
• 1981 William Penn College
• 1982 Francis Marion College

Division III

• 1980 Worcester State College
• 1981 University of Wisconsin, Lacrosse
• 1982 Concordia College

Junior College

• 1973 Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College
• 1974 Anderson College
• 1975 Anderson College
• 1976 Anderson College
• 1977 Anderson College

Bowling

• 1979 Penn State

Crew

• 1974 UCLA

Cross Country

Division I

• 1975 Iowa State
• 1976 Iowa State
• 1977 Iowa State
• 1978 Iowa State
• 1979 North Carolina State
• 1980 North Carolina State
• 1981 Iowa State

Division II

• 1979 Air Force
• 1980 South Dakota State, Brookings
• 1981 University of Utah, Salt Lake City

Division III

• 1979 Cal State-Hayward
• 1980 Cal State-Hayward*1981 College of St. Thomas

Fencing

previously administered by the National Intercollegiate Women's Fencing Association (NIWFA)

• 1980 Penn State
• 1981 Penn State
• 1982 Yale

Field Hockey

Division I

• 1975 West Chester def. Ursinus 2-1
• 1976 West Chester def. Ursinus 2-0
• 1977 West Chester def. Ursinus 1-0
• 1978 West Chester def. University of Delaware 2-1
• 1979 Cal State-Long Beach def. Penn State 2-0
• 1980 Penn State def. Cal-Berkely 2-1
• 1981 Penn State def. Temple 5-1

Division II

• 1979 Southwest Missouri State def. Colgate 2-0
• 1980 LaSalle def. Southwest Missouri State 3-2
• 1981 Lock Haven def. Syracuse 2-0

Division III

• 1979 Shippensburg def. Franklin & Marshall 1-0
• 1980 Gettysburg def. Hartwick 1-0
• 1981 Bloomsburg def. Lynchburg 3-2

Golf

Division I

• 1973 UNC-Greensboro
  • two player teams
• 1974 San Diego State
  • two player teams
• 1974 Rollins College
• 1975 Arizona State University
• 1976 Furman University
• 1977 University of Miami
• 1978 University of Miami
• 1979 Southern Methodist University
• 1980 University of Tulsa
• 1981 Florida State
• 1982 University of Tulsa

Division II

• 1981 William and Mary
• 1982 Weber State

Division III

• 1981 Cal State-Sacramento
• 1982 UNC-Wilmington

Gymnastics

Division I

• 1973 Massachusetts, Amherst
• 1974 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
• 1975 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
• 1976 Clarion
• 1977 Clarion
• 1978 Penn State
• 1979 Utah or Cal State-Fullerton
• 1980 Penn State
• 1981 Utah
• 1982 Florida

Division II

• 1978 Centenary
• 1979 Centenary
• 1980 Centenary
• 1981 Centenary
• 1982 Denver

Division III

• 1980 Wisconsin-Oshkosh
• 1981 California-Davis
• 1982 Gustavus Adolphus College

Lacrosse

Division I

• 1981 Maryland
• 1982 Temple

Division II

• 1981 Delaware
• 1982 Delaware

Divsion III

• 1981 Trenton State
• 1982 Millersville State

Skiing

• 1977 Dartmouth
• 1978 Utah, Salt Lake City
• 1979 Middlebury College
• 1980 Middlebury College
• 1981 Vermont
• 1982 Colorado, Boulder

Soccer

• 1981 UNC Chapel Hill def. Central Florida 1-0

Fastpitch Softball

Division I

• 1977 Northern Iowa
• 1978 UCLA
• 1979 Texas Woman’s University
• 1980 Utah State, Logan
• 1981 Utah State, Logan or Sam Houston State
• 1982 Texas A&M

Division II

• 1980 Emporia State
• 1981 Cal State-Sacramento
• 1982 Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls

Division III

• 1980 Cal State-Chico
• 1981 Eastern Connecticut State
• 1982 Bloomsburg State College

Junior College

• 1976 Golden West
• 1977 Golden West

Slowpitch Softball

• 1981 Florida State
• 1982 Florida State

Swimming and Diving

Division I

• 1973 Arizona State
• 1974 Arizona State
• 1975 University of Miami
• 1976 University of Miami
• 1977 Arizona State
• 1978 Arizona State
• 1979 Florida
• 1980 Stanford
• 1981 Texas
• 1982 Texas

Division II

• 1977 Clarion
• 1978 Clarion
• 1979 Nevada-Reno
• 1980 Clarion
• 1981 Clarion
• 1982 Clarion

Division III

• 1980 Hamline University
• 1981 Hamline University
• 1982 Hamline University

Synchronized Swimming

• 1979 Ohio State
• 1980 Ohio State
• 1981 Arizona
• 1982 Ohio State

Tennis

Division I

• 1977 USC
• 1978 Stanford
• 1979 USC
• 1980 USC
• 1981 UCLA
• 1982 Rollins College

Division II

• 1977 Tennessee, Chattanooga
• 1978 Tennessee, Chattanooga
• 1979 Tennessee, Chattanooga
• 1980 Cal State Polytech-Pomona
• 1981 Cal State Polytech-Pomona
• 1982 Richmond

Division III

• 1980 California-Davis
• 1981 California-Davis
• 1982 Mary Washington College

Indoor Track and Field

• 1980 UTEP
• 1981 Virginia
• 1982 Nebraska

Outdoor Track and Field

Division I

• 1973 Texas Woman’s University
• 1974 Prairie View A & M
• 1975 UCLA
• 1976 Prairie View A & M
• 1977 UCLA
• 1978 Cal State-Northridge
• 1979 Cal State-Northridge
• 1980 Cal State-Northridge
• 1981 Tennessee
• 1982 Texas

Division II

• 1981 Cal State Polytech-San Luis Obispo
• 1982 South Carolina State

Division III

• 1981 Cal State-Hayward
• 1982 Wisconsin-Lacrosse

Volleyball

Division I

• 1972 Cal State-Long Beach
• 1973 Cal State-Long Beach
• 1974 UCLA def.
• 1975 UCLA def.
• 1976 USC def.
• 1977 USC def. Hawaii 3-1
• 1978 Utah State, Logan
• 1979 Hawaii-Honolulu
• 1980 USC def. Pacific 3-0
• 1981 Texas def.

Division II

• 1975 Texas Lutheran
• 1976 Texas Lutheran
• 1977 California-Riverside
• 1978 Florida Tech, Orlando
• 1979 Hawaii-Hilo
• 1980 Cal State-Northridge
• 1981 Hawaii-Hilo

Division III

• 1979 Azusa Pacific
• 1980 Cal State-Sacramento
• 1981 LaVerne

ice hockey

American Women's College Hockey Alliance

• 1998 New Hampshire
• 1999 Harvard
• 2000 Minnesota

Sources

• Archives of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries