1982 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament

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1982 NCAA Division II
Women's Basketball Tournament
NCAA logo.svg
Teams16
Finals siteMassachusetts Springfield, MA
ChampionsCal Poly Pomona Broncos (1st title)
Runner-upTuskegee Golden Tigers (1st title game)
Third placeMount St. Mary's Mountaineers (1st Final Four)
Fourth placeOakland Pioneers (1st Final Four)
Winning coach (CPP) (1st title)
NCAA Division II Women's Tournaments
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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.[1]

Cal Poly Pomona defeated Tuskegee in the championship game, 93–74, to claim the first-ever Division II national title.

The championship rounds were contested at the Springfield Civic Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Qualifying[]

Sixteen teams participated in the inaugural tournament field.

Bracket[]

First Round Second Round Semifinals Championship
            
Springfield 68
Bentley 57
Springfield 61
Tuskegee 66
Tuskegee 67
Clark (GA) 54
Tuskegee 88
Oakland 82
Chapman 49
NE Missouri State 46
Chapman 61
Oakland 73
Oakland 77
Northern Kentucky 74
Tuskegee 74
Cal Poly Pomona 93
Norfolk State 81*
Pitt–Johnstown 80
Norfolk State 64
Mount St. Mary's 82
Mount St. Mary's 71
Virginia Union 51
Mount St. Mary's 58
Cal Poly Pomona 71
Fort Valley State 75 Third Place
Nebraska–Omaha 74
Fort Valley State 80 Oakland 62
Cal Poly Pomona 95 Mount St. Mary's 73
Cal Poly Pomona 81
San Francisco State 60

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[]

  1. ^ "Division II Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
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