The 1982 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament was the inaugural tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the team national champion of women's collegiate basketball among its Division II membership in the United States.[1] The 1982 AIAW Division II championship was a separate tournament.
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| Teams | 16 | ||||
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| Finals site |  Springfield, MA | ||||
| Champions | Cal Poly Pomona Broncos (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Tuskegee Golden Tigers (1st title game) | ||||
| Third place | Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (1st Final Four) | ||||
| Fourth place | Oakland Pioneers (1st Final Four) | ||||
| Winning coach | Darlene May (CPP) (1st title) | ||||
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Cal Poly Pomona defeated Tuskegee in the championship game, 93–74, to claim the first-ever NCAA Division II national title.
The championship rounds were contested at the Springfield Civic Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, hosted by Springfield College.
Qualifying edit
Sixteen teams participated in the inaugural tournament field.
Brackets - First and Second rounds edit
Visiting team listed first
| First round Sweet 16 March 4 | Second round Elite Eight March 13 | ||||||||
| Springfield | 68 | ||||||||
| Bentley | 57 | ||||||||
| Springfield | 61 | ||||||||
| Tuskegee | 66 | ||||||||
| Clark (GA) | 54 | ||||||||
| Tuskegee | 67 | ||||||||
| First round Sweet 16 March 6 | Second round Elite Eight March 13 | ||||||||
| Chapman | 49 | ||||||||
| NE Missouri State | 46 | ||||||||
| Chapman | 61 | ||||||||
| Oakland | 73 | ||||||||
| Northern Kentucky | 75 | ||||||||
| Oakland | 77 | ||||||||
| First round Sweet 16 March 6 and March 4 | Second round Elite Eight March 12 | ||||||||
| Norfolk State | 81* | ||||||||
| Pitt–Johnstown | 80 | ||||||||
| Norfolk State | 64 | ||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 82 | ||||||||
| Virginia Union | 51 | ||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 71 | ||||||||
| First round Sweet 16 March 6 | Second round Elite Eight March 13 | ||||||||
| Fort Valley State | 75 | ||||||||
| Nebraska–Omaha | 74 | ||||||||
| Fort Valley State | 80 | ||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 95 | ||||||||
| San Francisco State | 60 | ||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 81 | ||||||||
Final Four – Springfield, Massachusetts edit
Location: Springfield Civic Center Host: Springfield College
| National semifinals Final Four March 18 | National championship March 20 | ||||||||
| Tuskegee | 88 | ||||||||
| Oakland | 82 | ||||||||
| Tuskegee | 74 | ||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 93 | ||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 58 | ||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 71 | Third place | |||||||
| Oakland | 62 | ||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 73 | ||||||||
All-tournament team edit
- Jackie White, Cal Poly Pomona (MOP)
- Annette Chester, Tuskegee
- Carol Welch, Cal Poly Pomona
- Brenda McLean, Oakland
- Becky Lovett, Mount St. Mary's
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Division II Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 20, 2018.