The 1982 AIAW National Division II Basketball Championship was the third annual and final tournament hosted by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women to determine the national champion of collegiate basketball among its Division II members in the United States.[1]
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women |
| Host(s) | College of Charleston |
| Venue(s) | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Participants | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Francis Marion (1st title) |
| Runner-up | College of Charleston |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
The tournament was held at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina.
Francis Marion defeated College of Charleston in the championship game, 92–83, to capture the Patriots' first AIAW Division II national title.
Format
editEight teams participated in a single-elimination tournament, a decrease in eight teams from the previous year's championship.
The tournament also included a third-place game for the two teams that lost in the semifinal games.
Tournament bracket
edit| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | National championship | ||||||||||||||||
| Biola | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | w/o | North Dakota State | 87 | ||||||||||||||||
| Centenary | North Dakota State | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| College of Charleston | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Livingston | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||
| College of Charleston | 96 | College of Charleston | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 44 | College of Charleston | 83 | ||||||||||||||||
| Francis Marion | 92 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Francis Marion | 84 | Third place | |||||||||||||||||
| William Penn | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
| William Penn | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "PRE-NCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RECORDS" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 24, 2022.