The 1983 NAIA women's basketball tournament was the third annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its members in the United States and Canada.
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| Teams | 8 | ||||
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| Finals site | Kansas City, Missouri | ||||
| Champions | SW Oklahoma State (2nd title, 2nd title game, 2nd Fab Four) | ||||
| Runner-up | Alabama–Huntsville (1st title game, 1st Fab Four) | ||||
| Semifinalists | |||||
| Coach of the year | John Loftin (SW Oklahoma State) | ||||
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award | Sarina Toney (Alabama–Huntsville) | ||||
| Chuck Taylor MVP | Kelli Litsch (SW Oklahoma State) | ||||
| Top scorer | Kelli Litsch (SW Oklahoma State) (78 points) | ||||
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Defending champions Southwestern Oklahoma State defeated Alabama–Huntsville in the championship game, 80–68, to claim the Bulldogs' second NAIA national title.
The tournament was played in Kansas City, Missouri.[1]
Qualification
editThe tournament field was again set at eight teams. All teams were seeded.
The tournament utilized a simple single-elimination format, with an additional third-place game for the losers of the two semifinals.
| Qualified Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | Appearance | Last Bid | ||
| Alabama–Huntsville | 1st | Never | ||
| Campbellsville | 1st | Never | ||
| UMKC | 1st | Never | ||
| Nazareth (NY) | 1st | Never | ||
| Portland | 1st | Never | ||
| Saginaw Valley State | 3rd | 1982 | ||
| Southwestern Oklahoma State | 2nd | 1982 | ||
| Wayland Baptist | 1st | Never | ||
Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | National championship | ||||||||||||
| 1 | SW Oklahoma State | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Nazareth (NY) | 38 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | SW Oklahoma State | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | UMKC | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Saginaw Valley | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | UMKC | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | SW Oklahoma State | 80 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Alabama–Huntsville | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Campbellsville | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Alabama–Huntsville | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Alabama–Huntsville | 73 | National third place | |||||||||||
| 2 | Portland | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Wayland Baptist | 60 | 4 | UMKC | 85 | |||||||||
| 2 | Portland | 65 | 2 | Portland | 65 | |||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved January 14, 2022.