1980 AIAW Division I field hockey tournament

none March 2026 1980 AIAW-USFHA Division I field hockey tournament Illinois Carbondale, Illinois Southern Illinois University 16 Penn State (1st title) California Delaware 27 86 1979 1981 (AIAW) 1981 (NCAA) The 1980 Division I AIAW-USFHA field hockey tournament was the sixth annual single-elimination tournament joint hosted by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women and the United States Field Hockey Association to determine the national champion of women's collegiate field hockey among their Division I members in the United States, the culmination of the 1980 AIAW Division I field hockey season.AIAW Championship Results http://fs.ncaa.org.s3.amazonaws.com/Docs/stats/w_field_hockey/RecordBook/AIAWchamps.pdf NCAA.org NCAA 5 November 2023 This was the final AIAW Division I tournament before the NCAA introduced its own tournament for its affiliated field hockey programs. As such, this was the final tournament a sixteen-team field. Penn State won its first AIAW national title, defeating California in the final, 1–0. The tournament was played at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. Bracket Championship First round Second round Semifinals Championship Third place no 150 30 high San Jose State 3 Southern Illinois 1 Davis & Elkins 3 Saint Louis 1 New Hampshire 1 William & Mary 0 California 1 Ursinus 0 Connecticut 3 Old Dominion 2 Delaware 3 Iowa 0 Long Beach State 2 Washington State 0 Miami (OH) 0 Penn State 2 San Jose State 4 Davis & Elkins 1 New Hampshire 0 California 2 Connecticut 3 Delaware 4 (ps) Long Beach State 0 Penn State 2 San Jose State 1 California 2** Delaware 2 Penn State 3* California 1 Penn State 2 San Jose State 2 Delaware 3** Consolation Consolation first round Consolation quarterfinals Consolation semifinals Fifth place no 150 30 high 1 Old Dominion 1 (ps) Iowa 0 Washington State 1 Miami (OH) 2 Southern Illinois 1 Saint Louis 2 William & Mary 3 Ursinus 0 Old Dominion 4 Davis & Elkins 2 Miami (OH) 0 New Hampshire 1 Saint Louis 1 Connecticut 2 William & Mary 1 Long Beach State 2 Old Dominion 4 New Hampshire 1 Connecticut 2 Long Beach State 1 Old Dominion 2 Connecticut 0 * indicates an overtime period See also 1980 AIAW Division II field hockey tournament 1980 AIAW Division III field hockey tournament References 1980 Field Hockey AIAW AIAW Category:Women's sports in Illinois