1983 NCAA Division II women's volleyball tournament

1983 NCAA Division II women's volleyball tournament
Tournament information
SportCollege volleyball
LocationFlorida Lakeland, Florida
AdministratorNCAA
Host(s)Florida Southern College
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsCal State Northridge (1st title)
Runner-upPortland State (1st title game)
← 1982
1984 →

The 1983 NCAA Division II women's volleyball tournament was the third annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the team national champions of Division II women's collegiate volleyball among its member programs in the United States.[1]

Cal State Northridge defeated Portland State in five sets, 3–2 (15–6, 15–10, 6–15, 10–15, 15–6), in the final to claim the Matadors' first NCAA Division II national title.

Cal State Northridge was coached by Walt Ker.

Qualifying

Main article: 1983 NCAA Division II women's volleyball season

The tournament field remained fixed at sixteen teams.

Seven teams made their debut in the NCAA Division II tournament: Air Force, Cal Poly Pomona, Central Missouri State, Jacksonville, New Haven, Tampa, and Wright State.

Bracket

First Round
Campus sites 		Second Round
Campus sites 		Semifinals
Campus sites 		Championship
Northridge, CA
                        
North Dakota State 5 0 9
Portland State 15 15 15
Portland State 15 15 15
UC Davis 10 2 13
UC Davis 15 4 15 15
Sacramento State 3 15 8 8
Portland State 15 15 15
Nebraska–Omaha 6 7 13
Ferris State 15 15 15
Wright State 11 2 5
Ferris State 9 16 19 17
Nebraska–Omaha 15 14 17 2
Nebraska–Omaha 15 15 15
New Haven 2 12 6
Portland State 6 10 15 15 6
Cal State Northridge 15 15 6 10 15
Cal State Northridge 15 13 15 15
Central Missouri State 9 15 10 11
Cal State Northridge 15 7 12 16 15
UC Riverside 4 15 15 14 12
UC Riverside 14 15 11 16 15
Cal Poly Pomona 16 1 15 14 4
Cal State Northridge 15 15 15
Air Force 10 8 6
Jacksonville 13 15 15 15 Third place game
Northridge, CA
Mansfield 15 8 10 3
Jacksonville 11 0 15 16 5 Nebraska–Omaha 7 7 4
Air Force 15 15 9 14 15 Air Force 15 15 16
Air Force 15 15 12 16
Tampa 7 9 15 14

All-tournament team

  • Heather Hafner, Cal State Northridge
  • Theresa Huitinga, Portland State
  • Lynda Johnson, Portland State
  • Shelli Mosby, Cal State Northridge
  • Kristy Olson, Cal State Northridge
  • Debbie Wooldridge, Cal State Northridge

See also

References

  1. ^ "DIVISION II WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
Stub icon

This article about a volleyball competition is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.