1982 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament

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The 1982 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament was the first NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament ever held. It featured 32 teams. Tennessee, Louisiana Tech, Cheney, and Maryland were the Final Four, with Louisiana Tech defeating Cheney for the title, 76-62.^[1] Louisiana Tech's Janice Lawrence was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. ^[2]

1 Brackets
2 References

[edit] Brackets

[edit] Mideast Regional - University of Tennessee - Knoxville, TN

First round March 12 and 13			Regional semifinals March 18 and 19			Regional finals March 2

1	Southern California (20-3)	99
8	Kent St. (17-13)	55
			1	Southern California	73

			4	Penn St.	70
4	Penn State (23-5)	96

5	Clemson (20-11)	75
						1	Southern California	90
						2	Tennessee	91 (OT)
3	Memphis (25-4)	72
6	Mississippi (27-4)	70
			3	Memphis	63

			2	Tennessee	78
2	Tennessee (19-9)	72

7	Jackson St. (28-7)	56

[edit] Midwest Regional - Louisiana Tech - Ruston, LA

First round March 12 and 14			Regional semifinals March 18			Regional finals March 21

1	Louisiana Tech (30-1)	114
8	Tennessee Tech (20-10)	53
			1	Louisiana Tech	92

			4	Arizona State	54
4	Arizona St. (23-6)	97'

5	Georgia (21-8)	77
						1	Louisiana Tech	82
						2	Kentucky	60
3	South Carolina (21-7)	79
6	East Carolina (17-9)	54
			3	South Carolina	69

			2	Kentucky	73
2	Kentucky (22-7)	88

7	Illinois (21-8)	80

[edit] East Regional - N.C. State - Raleigh, NC

First round March 13			Regional semifinals March 18			Regional finals March 20

1	Old Dominion (21-5)	75
8	St Peter's (25-4)	42
			1	Old Dominion	67

			4	Kansas State	76
4	Kansas State (24-5)	78'

5	Stephen F. Austin (15-8)	75
						4	Kansas State	71
						2	Cheyney	93
3	North Carolina State(23-5)	75
6	Northwestern (21-7)	71
			3	North Carolina State	68

			2	Cheyney	76
2	Cheyney (24-2)	75

7	Auburn (24-4)	64

[edit] West Regional - Stanford University - Palo Alto, CA

First round March 12 - 14			Regional semifinals March 19			Regional finals March 21

1	Long Beach State (22-5)	95
8	Howard (14-10)	57
			1	Long Beach State	78

			4	Drake	91
4	Drake (26-6)	90'

5	Ohio State (19-6)	79
						4	Drake	78
						2	Maryland	89
3	Oregon (20-4)	53
6	Missouri (23-8)	59
			6	Missouri	68

			2	Maryland	80
2	Maryland (22-6)	82

7	Stanford (19-7)	48

[edit] Final Four - Old Dominion - Norfolk, VA

National Semifinals March 26			National Championship March 28

2ME	Tennessee	46
1MW	Louisiana Tech	69
			1MW	Lousiana Tech	76
			2E	Cheyney	62
2E	Cheyney	76
2W	Maryland	66

[edit] References

^ 1982 NCAA National Championship Tournament. Retrieved on March 29, 2007.
^ CHN Basketball History: Most Outstanding Player. Retrieved on March 30, 2007.

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