1982 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox college basketball tournament
| Gender = Women's
| Year = 1982
| Division = II
| Image = NCAA logo.svg
| ImageSize = 125px
| Caption =
| Teams = 16
| FinalFourCity = {{flagicon|Massachusetts}} Springfield, MA
| Champions = Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
| TitleCount = 1st
| RunnerUp = Tuskegee Golden Tigers
| GameCount = 1st
| ThirdPlace = Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
| FinalFourCount = 1st
| FourthPlace = Oakland Pioneers
| FinalFourCount2 = 1st
| Coach = Darlene May (CPP)
| CoachCount = 1st
}}
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.{{cite web|title=Division II Women's Basketball Championship Results |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_basketball_champs_records/2016/d2/D2.pdf |work=NCAA|publisher=NCAA.org|accessdate=January 20, 2018}} The 1982 AIAW Division II championship was a separate tournament.
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
Sixteen teams participated in the inaugural tournament field.
Brackets - First and Second rounds
Visiting team listed first
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=First round
Sweet 16
March 4
| RD2=Second round
Elite Eight
March 13
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Springfield
| RD1-score1=68
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Bentley
| RD1-score2=57
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Clark (GA)
| RD1-score3=54
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Tuskegee
| RD1-score4=67
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Springfield
| RD2-score1=61
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Tuskegee
| RD2-score2=66
}}
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=First round
Sweet 16
March 6
| RD2=Second round
Elite Eight
March 13
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Chapman
| RD1-score1=49
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=NE Missouri State
| RD1-score2=46
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Northern Kentucky
| RD1-score3=75
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Oakland
| RD1-score4=77
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Chapman
| RD2-score1=61
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Oakland
| RD2-score2=73
}}
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=First round
Sweet 16
March 6 and March 4
| RD2=Second round
Elite Eight
March 12
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Norfolk State
| RD1-score1=81*
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Pitt–Johnstown
| RD1-score2=80
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Virginia Union
| RD1-score3=51
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Mount St. Mary's
| RD1-score4=71
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Norfolk State
| RD2-score1=64
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Mount St. Mary's
| RD2-score2=82
}}
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=First round
Sweet 16
March 6
| RD2=Second round
Elite Eight
March 13
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Fort Valley State
| RD1-score1=75
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Nebraska–Omaha
| RD1-score2=74
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=San Francisco State
| RD1-score3=60
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Cal Poly Pomona
| RD1-score4=81
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Fort Valley State
| RD2-score1=80
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Cal Poly Pomona
| RD2-score2=95
}}
Final Four – [[Springfield, Massachusetts]]
Location: Springfield Civic Center Host: Springfield College
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=National semifinals
Final Four
March 18
| RD2=National championship
March 20
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Tuskegee
| RD1-score1=88
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Oakland
| RD1-score2=82
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Mount St. Mary's
| RD1-score3=58
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Cal Poly Pomona
| RD1-score4=71
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Tuskegee
| RD2-score1=74
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Cal Poly Pomona
| RD2-score2=93
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3=Oakland
| RD2-score3=62
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4=Mount St. Mary's
| RD2-score4=73
}}
All-tournament team
- 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
References
- [http://www.jonfmorse.com/wiki/index.php?title=1982_NCAA_Division_II_Women%27s_Basketball_Tournament 1982 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com]
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