season through the 1976–1977 season, Wayland competed in AAU women's basketball and was one of only a few colleges to compete in this classification, as teams were primarily industrial and basically professional. The Wayland Team won 10 National AAU Championships, placed second nine times, and third three times. Wayland Team members received 88 AAU All-American Awards.
NWIT (National Women's Invitational Tournament): The NWIT was initially sponsored by the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce. Wayland administrators had presented the idea to them because of Wayland's strong desire to have a national tournament limited to college teams. The NWIT was one of the first two national basketball tournaments for college women, coincidentally starting one day apart: the Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics for Women tournament held in West Chester, PA, March 20–24, 1969, and the NWIT in Amarillo, Texas, March 21–24, 1969. Wayland competed in the NWIT for 9 years (1969–1977), winning 9 consecutive NWIT National Championships …
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