1979 AIAW National Large College Basketball Championship

The 1979 AIAW National Large College Basketball Championship was held on March 16–25, 1979. Sixteen teams were invited, and Old Dominion University was crowned national champion at the conclusion of the tournament.

The host site for the Final Four was Greensboro, North Carolina.

Opening rounds

East Regional – The Bronx, NY

	First Round March 16, 1979				Quarterfinals March 17, 1979
	Rutgers	68
	Tennessee	79
					Tennessee	76
					Fordham	54
	Long Beach State	52
	Fordham	62
					Consolation
					Rutgers	96
					Long Beach State	84

Central Regional – Carbondale, IL

	First Round March 16, 1979				Quarterfinals March 17, 1979
	Louisiana Tech	100
	Kansas	61
					Louisiana Tech	88
					Northwestern	52
	Northwestern	67
	S. Connecticut St.	61
					Consolation
					Kansas	86
					S. Connecticut St.	71

South Regional – Cookeville, TN

	First Round March 16, 1979				Quarterfinals March 17, 1979
	Old Dominion	96
	Kansas State	75
					Old Dominion	69
					Maryland	51
	Maryland	73
	Valdosta State	66
					Consolation
					Kansas State	92
					Valdosta State	104

West Regional – Stanford, CA

	First Round March 16, 1979				Quarterfinals March 17, 1979
	Wayland Baptist	91
	Brigham Young	67
					Wayland Baptist	73
					UCLA	92
	UCLA	105
	Oregon State	70
					Consolation
					Brigham Young	74
					Oregon State	68

Final Four – Greensboro, NC

	Semifinals March 23, 1979				Final March 25, 1979
	Tennessee	84
	Louisiana Tech	102
					Louisiana Tech	65
					Old Dominion	75
	Old Dominion	87
	UCLA	82
					Third place
					Tennessee	104
					UCLA	86