NCAA Women's D1 Basketball 1982 Tournament

The 1982 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament was the first Women's Basketball Tournament held under the NCAA. From 1972 to 1982, there were national tournaments for Division I schools held under the AIAW. The inaugural NCAA Tournament included 32 teams. Tennessee, Louisiana Tech, Cheyney, and Maryland met in the Final Four, held at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia and hosted by Old Dominion University. Louisiana Tech defeaed Cheyney for the title, 76-62. Louisiana Tech's Janice Lawrence was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.

1982 - Final Four - Old Dominion, Norfolk, VA

Semifinals			National Championship Game

2	Maryland	66
2	Cheyney State	76
			2	Cheyney State	62
			1	Louisiana Tech	76
2	Tennessee	46
1	Louisiana Tech	69

East Regional - N.C. State, Raleigh, NC

Seed	Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
1	Old Dominion	21-5	Independent	At Large
2	Cheyney State	24-2	Independent	At Large
3	North Carolina State	23-5	ACC	At Large
4	Kansas State	24-5	Big Eight	Automatic
5	Stephen F. Austin	15-8	Independent	At Large
6	Northwestern	21-7	Big Ten	At Large
7	Auburn	24-4	SEC	At Large
8	Saint Peter's	25-4	MAAC	Automatic

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Old Dominion	75
8	Saint Peter's	42
				Old Dominion	67
				Kansas State	76
4	Kansas State	78
5	Stephen F. Austin	75

							Kansas State	71
							Cheyney State	93
3	North Carolina State	75
6	Northwestern	71
				North Carolina State	61
				Cheyney State	74
2	Cheyney State	75
7	Auburn	64

Mideast Regional - Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Seed	Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
1	USC	20-3	Western Collegiate	At Large
2	Tennessee	19-9	SEC	At Large
3	Memphis State	25-4	Metro	Automatic
4	Penn State	23-5	Independent	At Large
5	Clemson	20-11	ACC	At Large
6	Ole Miss	27-4	SEC	At Large
7	Jackson State	28-7	SWAC	Automatic
8	Kent State	17-13	MAC	Automatic

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	USC	99
8	Kent State	55
				USC	73
				Penn State	70
4	Penn State	96
5	Clemson	75

							USC	90
							Tennessee	91
3	Memphis State	72
6	Ole Miss	70
				Memphis State	63
				Tennessee	78
2	Tennessee	72
7	Jackson State	56

Midwest Regional - Louisiana Tech, Ruston, LA

Seed	Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
1	Louisiana Tech	30-1	Independent	At Large
2	Kentucky	22-7	SEC	Automatic
3	South Carolina	21-7	Independent	At Large
4	Arizona State	23-6	Western Collegiate	At Large
5	Georgia	21-8	SEC	At Large
6	East Carolina	19-7	Independent	At Large
7	Illinois	21-8	Big Ten	At Large
8	Tennessee Tech	20-11	Ohio Valley Conference	At Large

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Louisiana Tech	114
8	Tennessee Tech	53
				Louisiana Tech	92
				Arizona State	54
4	Arizona State	97
5	Georgia	77

							Louisiana Tech	82
							Kentucky	60
3	South Carolina	79
6	East Carolina	54
				South Carolina	69
				Kentucky	73
2	Kentucky	88
7	Illinois	80

West Regional - Stanford , Palo Alto, CA

Seed	Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
1	Long Beach State	22-5	Western Collegiate	Automatic
2	Maryland	22-6	ACC	Automatic
3	Oregon	20-4	Independent	At Large
4	Drake	26-6	Missouri Valley	Automatic
5	Ohio State	19-6	Big Ten	Automatic
6	Missouri	23-8	Big Eight	At Large
7	Stanford	19-7	Northern California	Automatic
8	Howard	14-10	MEAC	Automatic

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Long Beach State	95
8	Long Beach State	95
				Long Beach State	78
				Drake	91
4	Drake	90
5	Ohio State	79

							Drake	78
							Maryland	89
3	Missouri	59
6	Oregon	53
				Missouri	68
				Maryland	80
2	Maryland	82
7	Stanford	48