1983 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
Southern Connecticut Owls (1st Final Four) | |||||
| Winning coach | Louis Hearn (1st title) | ||||
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| MOP | Paris McWhirter (Virginia Union) | ||||
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The 1983 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament was the second annual
NCAA to determine the team national champion of women's collegiate basketball among its Division II membership in the United States.[1]
Virginia Union defeated defending champions Cal Poly Pomona
in the championship game, 73–60, to claim their first Division II national title.
The championship rounds were contested at the
Springfield College
.
Qualifying
A total of twenty-four teams qualified for this year's tournament, an increase of eight from 1982.
Regionals
Northeast/East - Buffalo, New York
Location: Koessler Athletic Center
| First round Round of 24 March 10 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 11 | Regional final Elite Eight March 19 | |||||||||
So. Conn. State
| 60 | ||||||||||
| New Haven, Connecticut | |||||||||||
| Bentley | 53 | ||||||||||
Bentley
| 64 | ||||||||||
| Stonehill | 62 | ||||||||||
| So. Conn. State | 63 | ||||||||||
| Canisius | 60 | ||||||||||
| Canisius | 71 | ||||||||||
| C.W. Post | 59 | ||||||||||
C.W. Post
| 60 | ||||||||||
| Florida International | 59 | ||||||||||
Great Lakes/West - Pomona, California
Location: Kellogg Gym
| First round Round of 24 March 10 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 11 | Regional final Elite Eight March 19 | |||||||||
| Oakland | 72 | ||||||||||
| Rochester, Michigan | |||||||||||
| Dayton | 73 | ||||||||||
| Dayton | 71 | ||||||||||
| Butler | 69 | ||||||||||
| Dayton | 66 | ||||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 90 | ||||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 76 | ||||||||||
| Chapman | 64 | ||||||||||
Chapman
| 91 | ||||||||||
San Francisco State
| 64 | ||||||||||
South/South Atlantic - Richmond, Virginia
Location: Arthur Ashe Center
| First round Round of 24 March 10 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 11 | Regional final Elite Eight March 19 | |||||||||
Valdosta State
| 106 | ||||||||||
| Valdosta, Georgia | |||||||||||
| Tuskegee | 81 | ||||||||||
| Tuskegee | 83 | ||||||||||
| Central Florida | 68 | ||||||||||
| Valdosta State | 65 | ||||||||||
| Virginia Union | 75 | ||||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 79 | ||||||||||
| Emmitsburg, Maryland | |||||||||||
| Virginia Union | 88 | ||||||||||
Virginia Union
| 78 | ||||||||||
| Norfolk State | 66 | ||||||||||
Midwest/South Central - St. Cloud, Minnesota
Location: Halenbeck Hall
| First round Round of 24 March 10 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 11 | Regional final Elite Eight March 19 | |||||||||
| Cen. Missouri State | 71 | ||||||||||
| Warrensburg, Missouri †forfeit | |||||||||||
| SE Missouri State | 50 | ||||||||||
| SE Missouri State | 2 | ||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 0† | ||||||||||
| Cen. Missouri State | 65 | ||||||||||
| St. Cloud State | 63 | ||||||||||
St. Cloud State
| 74 | ||||||||||
| Texas A&I | 57 | ||||||||||
Texas A&I
| 81 | ||||||||||
| South Dakota | 71 | ||||||||||
Final Four – Springfield, Massachusetts
Location:
Springfield Civic Center Host: Springfield College
| National semifinals Final Four March 24 | National championship March 26 | ||||||||
| So. Conn. State | 56 | ||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 60 | ||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 60 | ||||||||
| Virginia Union | 73 | ||||||||
| Virginia Union | 75 | ||||||||
| Cen. Missouri State | 72 | ||||||||
All-tournament team
- Paris McWhirter, Virginia Union (MOP)
- Barvenia Wooten, Virginia Union
- Jackie White, Cal Poly Pomona
- Lisa Ulmer, Cal Poly Pomona
- Carla Eades, Central Missouri State
See also
- NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship
- 1983 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 1983 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
- 1983 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
- 1983 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
- NAIA Women's Basketball Championships
References
- ^ "Division II Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 31, 2018.