# 1977 AIAW National Large College Basketball Championship

The 1977 AIAW women's basketball tournament was held on March 23–26, 1977. The host site was the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sixteen teams participated, and Delta State University was crowned national champion at the conclusion of the tournament for the third straight season.
The 1976–1977 season also marked the release of the first AP Poll for women's basketball. Delta State finished first in the final poll, which was released prior to the 1977 AIAW Tournament.

## Tournament bracket
### Main bracket

| First round* March 23, 1977 | First round* March 23, 1977 | Quarterfinals* March 24, 1977 | Quarterfinals* March 24, 1977 | Semifinals March 25, 1977 | Semifinals March 25, 1977 | Final March 26, 1977 | Final March 26, 1977 |
| Delta State | 87 | | | | |
| Minnesota | 42 | | | | |
| Minnesota | 42 | Delta State | 75 | | |
| | | Southern Connecticut | 49 | | |
| Southern Connecticut | 80 | Southern Connecticut | 49 | | |
| Missouri | 64 | | | | |
| Missouri | 64 | | | Delta State | 62 |
| | | | | Tennessee | 58 |
| Tennessee | 76 | | | Tennessee | 58 |
| Michigan State | 62 | | | | |
| Michigan State | 62 | Tennessee | 81 | | |
| | | Kansas State | 69 | | |
| Kansas State | 70 | Kansas State | 69 | | |
| Utah | 32 | | | | | | |
| Utah | 32 | | | | | Delta State | 68 |
| | | | | | | LSU | 55 |
| Immaculata | 83 | | | | | LSU | 55 |
| Tennessee Tech | 73 | | | | | | |
| Tennessee Tech | 73 | Immaculata | 100 | | | | |
| | | Mississippi College | 78 | | | | |
| Mississippi College | 97 | Mississippi College | 78 | | | | |
| Cal State Fullerton | 84 | | | | | | |
| Cal State Fullerton | 84 | | | Immaculata | 68 | | |
| | | | | LSU | 74 | Third place | Third place |
| LSU | 91 | | | LSU | 74 | Third place | Third place |
| Western Washington | 53 | | | | | | |
| Western Washington | 53 | LSU | 71 | | | Tennessee | 91 |
| | | Baylor | 64 | | | Immaculata | 71 |
| Saint Joseph's | 75 | Baylor | 64 | | | Immaculata | 71 |
| Baylor | 85 | | | | | | |
* *Losers in the first round and quarterfinals continued in the consolation bracket (below)

### Consolation bracket

| First round March 24, 1977 | First round March 24, 1977 | Second round March 25, 1977 | Second round March 25, 1977 | Third round March 26, 1977 | Third round March 26, 1977 | Fifth place game March 27, 1977 | Fifth place game March 27, 1977 |
| | | Baylor | 85 | | | | |
| | | Missouri | 75 | | | | |
| Minnesota | 39 | Missouri | 75 | | | | |
| Missouri | 60 | | | | | | |
| Missouri | 60 | | | Baylor | 77 | | |
| | | | | Utah | 52 | | |
| | | Mississippi College | 63 | | | | |
| | | Utah | 83 | | | | |
| Michigan State | 62 | Utah | 83 | | | | |
| Utah | 63 | | | | | | |
| Utah | 63 | | | | | Baylor | 71 |
| | | | | | | Southern Connecticut | 69 |
| | | Kansas State | 58 | | | | |
| | | Tennessee Tech | 68 | | | | |
| Tennessee Tech | 70 | Tennessee Tech | 68 | | | | |
| Cal State Fullerton | 67 | | | | | | |
| Cal State Fullerton | 67 | | | Tennessee Tech | 72 | | |
| | | | | Southern Connecticut | 85 | | |
| | | Southern Connecticut | 88 | | | | |
| | | Saint Joseph's | 85 | | | | |
| Western Washington | 51 | Saint Joseph's | 85 | | | | |
| Saint Joseph's | 97 | | | | | | |