1982 AIAW National Division II Basketball Championship
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{{Infobox tournament
| name = 1982 AIAW National Division II College Basketball Championship
| image = AIAW logo.jpg
| caption =
| location =
| start_date =
| end_date =
| administrator = Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
| host = College of Charleston
| venues = Charleston, South Carolina
| participants = 8
| champions = Francis Marion (1st title)
| runners-up1 = College of Charleston
| matches = 8
| previous = 1981
| next = 1983 (NCAA Division I)
1983 (NCAA Division II)
1983 (NCAA Division III)
1983 (NAIA)
}}
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.{{cite web|title=PRE-NCAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RECORDS|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_basketball_RB/2020/AIAW.pdf |work=NCAA|publisher=NCAA.org|accessdate=24 January 2022}}
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
Eight 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
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
| RD1= First round
| RD2= Quarterfinals
| RD3=Semifinals
| RD4=National championship
| RD4b = Third place
| boldwinner=high
| RD1-team03={{cbb link|1981|sex=women|team=North Dakota State Bison|title=North Dakota State}}
| RD1-score03=w/o
| RD1-team04={{cbb link|1981|sex=none|team=Centenary Ladies|title=Centenary}}
| RD1-score04=
| RD1-team07={{cbb link|1981|sex=women|team=College of Charleston Cougars|title=College of Charleston}}
| RD1-score07=96
| RD1-team08={{cbb link|1981|sex=women|team=FIU Sunblazers|title=FIU}}
| RD1-score08=44
| RD2-team01={{cbb link|1981|sex=women|team=Biola Eagles|title=Biola}}
| RD2-score01=71
| RD2-team02=North Dakota State
| RD2-score02=87
| RD2-team03={{cbb link|1981|sex=women|team=Livingston Tigers|title=Livingston}}
| RD2-score03=48
| RD2-team04=College of Charleston
| RD2-score04=65
| RD3-team01=North Dakota State
| RD3-score01=73
| RD3-team02=College of Charleston
| RD3-score02=88
| RD3-team03={{cbb link|1981|sex=women|team=Francis Marion Patriots|title=Francis Marion}}
| RD3-score03=84
| RD3-team04={{cbb link|1981|sex=women|team=William Penn Statesmen|title=William Penn}}
| RD3-score04=70
| RD4-team01=College of Charleston
| RD4-score01=83
| RD4-team02=Francis Marion
| RD4-score02=92
| RD4-team03=North Dakota State
| RD4-score03=76
| RD4-team04=William Penn
| RD4-score04=77
}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament}}
Category:AIAW women's basketball tournament
AIAW National Division II Basketball Championship