1982 AIAW National Division II Basketball Championship

1982 AIAW National Division II College Basketball Championship
Tournament information
AdministratorAssociation for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
Host(s)College of Charleston
Venue(s)Charleston, South Carolina
Participants8
Final positions
ChampionsFrancis Marion (1st title)
Runner-upCollege of Charleston
Tournament statistics
Matches played8

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.[1]

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

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals National championship
Biola 71
North Dakota State w/o North Dakota State 87
Centenary North Dakota State 73
College of Charleston 88
Livingston 48
College of Charleston 96 College of Charleston 65
FIU 44 College of Charleston 83
Francis Marion 92
Francis Marion 84 Third place
William Penn 70
North Dakota State 76
William Penn 77

See also

References

  1. ^ "PRE-NCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RECORDS" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 24, 2022.