Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

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Louisiana Tech University, located in Ruston, Louisiana is a coeducational public institution of higher learning with an approximate enrollment of 12,000 students. First instituted as the Industrial Institute and College of Louisiana in 1894, and then as Louisiana Polytechnic Institute in 1921, it is perhaps best known for its engineering programs and its athletics, especially women's basketball. Louisiana Tech has since 1970 been classified as a university.

Louisiana Tech currently competes as a NCAA Division I institution in the Western Athletic Conference.

Women's Basketball

The women's basketball program is notable for having won several NCAA national championships, including a title in the first NCAA National Women's Basketball Championship in 1982. The Lady Techsters most recent title came in 1988. Until they missed making the 2007 tournament, only Tennessee and Louisiana Tech had been a part of every NCAA postseason women's basketball tournament.