The 1982 NCAA Division II softball tournament was the postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of softball among its Division II colleges and universities in the United States at the end of the 1982 NCAA Division II softball season.[1]
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Sam Houston State (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Cal State Northridge (1st title game) |
| Winning coach | Wayne Daigle (1st title) |
| Television | 3,094 |
The final, four-team double elimination tournament was played in Stratford, Connecticut.
Sam Houston State defeated Cal State Northridge, 3–2, in the championship game of the tournament to capture the inaugural Division II national title. While this was their first NCAA championship, Sam Houston had won the inaugural NAIA softball championship the prior season (1981).
This remains the only Division II softball tournament without someone named as Most Outstanding Player.
Bracket
editFinals
edit| First Round | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 1 | |||||||||||
| NE Missouri State | 0 | |||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 1 | |||||||||||
| Winner's bracket | ||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 0 | |||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 19 | |||||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 0 | |||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| NE Missouri State | 3 | |||||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 6 | |||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 111 | |||||||||||
| Loser's bracket | ||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 0 | |||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "DIVISION II SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved 6 July 2024.