1982 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 Women's 1982 1982 NCAA Women's Final Four logo.svg 150px 32 Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia Louisiana Tech 1st 1st 1st Cheyney State 1st 1st Maryland 1st Tennessee 1st Sonja Hogg 1st Janice Lawrence Louisiana Tech 66,924 The 1982 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament was the first women's basketball tournament held under the auspices of the NCAA. From 1972 to 1982, there were national tournaments for Division I schools held under the auspices of the AIAW. The inaugural NCAA tournament included 32 teams. Tennessee, Louisiana Tech, Cheyney State, and Maryland met in the Final Four, held at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia and hosted by Old Dominion University, with Louisiana Tech defeating Cheyney for the title, 76-62.http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/1244/1982-bracket.html 1982 NCAA National Championship Tournament 2007-03-29 Gregory Cooper https://web.archive.org/web/20091020050330/http://geocities.com/Colosseum/1244/1982-bracket.html 2009-10-20 dead Louisiana Tech's Janice Lawrence was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/history/tournament/womensmop.htm CHN Basketball History: Most Outstanding Player 2007-03-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20080125012447/http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/history/tournament/womensmop.htm 2008-01-25 dead Her teammate Kim Mulkey went on to become the first (and to date only) woman to win NCAA Division I basketball titles as a player and coach, winning the 2005, 2012, 2019 titles as head coach at Baylor and the 2023 title at LSU. (Mulkey was also an assistant coach on Louisiana Tech's 1988 championship team). Notable events thumb|450 px|Louisiana Tech women's basketball team While the 1982 tournament was the first tournament under the NCAA, many of the participating teams had a long history of tournament experience. The Louisiana Tech team made it to the Final Four of the 1979, 1980 and 1981 AIAW tournaments, winning the national championship with a perfect 34–0 record in 1981. The Lady Techsters were favorites to repeat, as their team entered the 1982 NCAA tournament with only a single loss on the season. The team included two Kodak All-Americans, Pam Kelly and Angela Turner. Pam Kelly would win the Wade Trophy, awarded to the nation's best Division I women's basketball player. Her teammates included Janice Lawrence and Kim Mulkey, both of whom would play on the gold-medal-winning Olympic team in 1984. The team had two head coaches. Sonja Hogg had been head coach of the team since its formation in 1974. Hogg brought Leon Barmore on to the coaching staff in 1977. In 1982, Barmore shared head coaching duties with Hogg, which he would do until 1985, when Hogg stepped down. The Louisiana Tech team won their first game easily, beating Tennessee Tech 114–52. They easily won their next two games against Arizona State and Kentucky, to advance to the Final Four, the only number one seed to make it to the finals. The Lady Techsters faced the Lady Vols from Tennessee in the semi-finals, and won 69–46. In the National Championship game, they faced Cheyney State, coached by future Hall of Fame coach C. Vivian Stringer. The Cheyney State team entered the match-up on a 23-game winning streak. The Louisiana Tech team hit 56% of their field goals attempts to win easily, 76–62, and win the first National Championship in the NCAA era. The winners are awarded national championship rings, but this team did not receive theirs until January 13, 2017.http://www.latechsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/011317aaa.html Lady Techsters to Receive National Championship Rings 35 Years Later 2017-01-14 2017-01-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20170116155108/http://www.latechsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/011317aaa.html dead Records thumb|Pam Kelly cutting down the nets after the 1982 NCAA women's basketball tournament championship win In the semifinal game between Louisiana Tech and Tennessee, Louisiana Tech's Pam Kelly made 12 of 14 free throw attempts. 2015, 12 made free throws, equaled twice since, remains the women's Final Four game record for most free throws. In the west regional final between Drake and Maryland, Lorri Bauman scored 50 points in a losing effort. Her scoring mark is still the single-game record for an NCAA tournament game. Her 21 made field goals, out of 35 attempts, both of which remain as single game tournament records. In the first-round game against Ohio State, Bauman hit all 16 of her free throws. While several players have subsequently made all of their attempted free throws, no one has a perfect record with more than 16. In the three games of her tournament, Bauman scored a total of 110 points, for an average of 36.7 points per game. 2012, no player has surpassed that per game scoring mark. Bauman's 50-point performance qualified as one of the top 25 moments of NCAA tournament history as chronicled by ESPN and NCAA.com as part of the 25th anniversary celebration of NCAA women's basketball. Qualifying teams Automatic bids Thirty-two teams were selected to participate in the 1982 NCAA tournament. Twelve conferences were eligible for an automatic bid. (Not all conference records are available for 1982.) Automatic Bids     Record   Qualifying School Conference Regularseason Conference Seed Long Beach State Western Collegiate 0.815 22–5 - -– 1 Kentucky SEC 0.759 22–7 - -– 2 Maryland ACC 0.786 22–6 0.857 6–1 2 Memphis State MetroThe NCAA recognized a Metro Conference champion, although the league did not sponsor women's sports until the 1983–84 school year. 0.862 25–4 0 – 3 Drake Missouri ValleyThe NCAA recognized a MVC champion, although the league did not sponsor women's sports until the 1992–93 school year. The Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference, which began as a women's-only parallel to the MVC before evolving into today's Missouri Valley Football Conference and had Drake as a member throughout its history as a women's conference, was not founded until the 1982–83 school year. 0.813 26–6 - -– 4 Kansas State Big Eight 0.828 24–5 - -– 4 Ohio State Big Ten 0.76 19–6 - -– 5 Jackson State SWAC 0.8 28–7 - -– 7 Stanford Northern California 0.731 19–7 0.75 9–3 7 Howard MEACThe NCAA recognized a MEAC champion, although the league did not sponsor women's sports until the 1983–84 school year. 0.583 14–10 - -– 8 Kent State MAC 0.567 17–13 - -– 8 Saint Peter's MAAC 0.862 25–4 1.005 5–0 8 n At-large bids Twenty additional teams were selected to complete the thirty-two invitations. (Not all conference records are available for 1982.) At-large Bids Qualifying School Conference Record Seed; Regularseason Conference Louisiana Tech Independent 0.968 30–1 - -–- 1 Old Dominion Independent 0.808 21–5 - -–- 1 USC Western Collegiate 0.87 20–3 - -– 1 Cheyney State Independent 0.923 24–2 - -– 2 Tennessee SEC 0.679 19–9 - -– 2 North Carolina State ACC 0.821 23–5 0.846 11–2 3 Oregon Independent 0.833 20–4 - -– 3 South Carolina Independent 0.75 21–7 - -–- 3 Arizona State Western Collegiate 0.793 23–6 - -– 4 Penn State Independent 0.821 23–5 - -–- 4 Clemson ACC 0.645 20–11 0.667 6–3 5 Georgia SEC 0.724 21–8 - -– 5 Stephen F. Austin Independent 0.652 15–8 - -–- 5 East Carolina Independent 0.731 19–7 - -–- 6 Ole Miss SEC 0.871 27–4 0 – 6 Missouri Big Eight 0.742 23–8 0 – 6 Northwestern Big Ten 0.75 21–7 - -– 6 Auburn SEC 0.857 24–4 - -– 7 Illinois Big Ten 0.724 21–8 - -– 7 Tennessee Tech Ohio Valley Conference 0.667 20–10 - -– 8 Bids by conference Bids Conference Teams 8 Independent Cheyney, East Carolina, Louisiana Tech, Old Dominion, Oregon, Penn St., South Carolina, Stephen F. Austin 5 SEC Auburn, Georgia, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Tennessee 3 Western Collegiate Arizona St., Long Beach St., Southern California 3 Big Ten Illinois, Northwestern, Ohio St. 3 ACC Clemson, Maryland, North Carolina St. 2 Big 8 Kansas St., Missouri 1 SWAC Jackson St. 1 Ohio Valley Tennessee Tech 1 Northern California Stanford 1 Missouri Valley Drake 1 MEAC Howard 1 MAC Kent St. 1 Metro Memphis 1 MAAC St. Peter's First round The thirty-two teams were seeded, and assigned to sixteen locations. In each case, the higher seed was given the opportunity to host the first-round game, and all sixteen teams hosted. The following table lists the region, host school, venue and location, while a map of the locations is shown to the right: USA 500 right 1982 NCAA first round USA green pog.svg 36.885959 -76.311494 right Norfolk USA green pog.svg 39.928333 -75.522778 right Cheyney USA green pog.svg 39.189 -96.584028 left Manhattan USA green pog.svg 35.783333 -78.669722 right Raleigh USA green pog.svg 34.013056 -118.284444 bottom Los Angeles USA green pog.svg 40.79578 -77.869399 top University Park USA green pog.svg 35.118369 -89.935675 left Memphis USA green pog.svg 35.951226 -83.929442 bottom Knoxville USA green pog.svg 32.52736 -92.64701 left Ruston USA green pog.svg 33.424524 -111.930948 right Tempe USA green pog.svg 33.993611 -81.0325 bottom Columbia USA green pog.svg 38.03943 -84.500388 left Lexington USA green pog.svg 33.783022 -118.112858 top Long Beach USA green pog.svg 41.604318 -93.653948 top Des Moines USA green pog.svg 44.041622 -123.074067 top Eugene USA green pog.svg 38.987944 -76.946694 left College Park RegionHostVenue City State East Old Dominion University Old Dominion University Fieldhouse Norfolk Virginia East Cheyney State College Cope Hall Cheyney Pennsylvania East Kansas State University Ahearn Field House Manhattan Kansas East North Carolina State University Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh North Carolina Mideast University of Southern California Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles California Mideast Pennsylvania State University Recreation Building (Rec Hall) University Park Pennsylvania Mideast Memphis State University MSU Fieldhouse (Elma Roane Fieldhouse ) Memphis Tennessee Mideast University of Tennessee Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville Tennessee Midwest Louisiana Tech University Memorial Gym Ruston Louisiana Midwest Arizona State University University Activity Center (Wells Fargo Arena) Tempe Arizona Midwest University of South Carolina Carolina Coliseum Columbia South Carolina Midwest University of Kentucky Memorial Coliseum Lexington Kentucky West California State University, Long Beach University Gym (Gold Mine) Long Beach California West Drake University Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines Iowa West University of Oregon McArthur Court Eugene Oregon West University of Maryland, College Park Cole Field House College Park Maryland Regionals and Final Four USA 500 right 1982 NCAA Regionals and Final Four USA blue pog.svg 35.783333 -78.669722 bottom Raleigh USA blue pog.svg 35.951226 -83.929442 left Knoxville USA blue pog.svg 32.52736 -92.64701 right Ruston USA blue pog.svg 37.429646 -122.160528 right Stanford USA red pog.svg 36.853275 -76.286722 top Norfolk The Regionals, named for the general location, were held from March 18 to March 21 at these sites: East Regional Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, North Carolina (Host: North Carolina State University) Mideast Regional Stokely Athletic Center, Knoxville, Tennessee (Host: University of Tennessee) Midwest Regional Memorial Gym, Ruston, Louisiana (Host: Louisiana Tech University) West Regional Maples Pavilion, Stanford, California (Host: Stanford University) Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four, held March 26 and 28 in Norfolk, Virginia at the Norfolk Scope. Old Dominion University was the host institution. Bids by state The thirty-two teams came from twenty-one states, plus Washington, D.C. California and Tennessee had the most teams with three each. Twenty-nine states did not have any teams receiving bids. thumb|right|500 px|NCAA Women's basketball Tournament invitations by state 1982 Bids State Teams 3California Long Beach State, Stanford, Southern California 3Tennessee Memphis, Tennessee Tech, Tennessee 2Illinois Northwestern, Illinois 2Mississippi Jackson State, Ole Miss 2North Carolina North Carolina State, East Carolina 2Ohio Ohio State, Kent State 2Pennsylvania Cheyney, Penn State 2South Carolina South Carolina, Clemson 1Alabama Auburn 1Arizona Arizona State 1District of Columbia Howard 1Georgia Georgia 1Iowa Drake 1Kansas Kansas State 1Kentucky Kentucky 1Louisiana Louisiana Tech 1Maryland Maryland 1Missouri Missouri 1New Jersey Saint Peter's 1Oregon Oregon 1Texas Stephen F. Austin 1Virginia Old Dominion Brackets Mideast Regional - University of Tennessee - Knoxville, TN (Stokely Athletic Center) First roundMarch 12 and 13 Regional semifinalsMarch 18 and 19 Regional finalsMarch 20 Southern California (203) Kent State (1713) 99 55 4 Penn State (235) 5 Clemson (2011) 96 75 Memphis State (254) Ole Miss (274) 72 70 2 Tennessee (199) 7 Jackson State (287) 72 56 1 Southern California 4 Penn State 73 70 2 Tennessee 3 Memphis State 78 63 1 Southern California 2 Tennessee 90 91OT 3 6 Midwest Regional - Louisiana Tech - Ruston, LA (Memorial Gymnasium) First roundMarch 12 and 14 Regional semifinalsMarch 18 Regional finalsMarch 21 Louisiana Tech (301) Tennessee Tech (2010) 114 53 4 Arizona State (236) 5 Georgia (218) 97 77 South Carolina (217) East Carolina (179) 79 54 2 Kentucky (227) 7 Illinois (218) 88 80 1 Louisiana Tech 4 Arizona State 92 54 2 Kentucky 3 South Carolina 73 69 1 Louisiana Tech 2 Kentucky 82 60 3 6 East Regional - North Carolina State - Raleigh, NC (Reynolds Coliseum) First roundMarch 13 Regional semifinalsMarch 18 Regional finalsMarch 20 Old Dominion (215) Saint Peter's (254) 75 42 4 Kansas State (245) 5 Stephen F. Austin (158) 78 75 3 North Carolina State (235) 6 Northwestern (217) 75 71 2 Cheyney State (242) 7 Auburn (244) 75 64 1 Old Dominion 4 Kansas State 67 76 2 Cheyney State 3 North Carolina State 74 61 4 Kansas State 2 Cheyney State 71 93 West Regional - Stanford University - Palo Alto, CA (Maples Pavilion) First roundMarch 12–14 Regional semifinalsMarch 19 Regional finalsMarch 21 Long Beach State (225) Howard (1410) 95 57 4 Drake (266) 5 Ohio State (196) 90 79 3 6 Oregon (204) Missouri (238) 53 59 2 Maryland (226) 7 Stanford (197) 82 48 1 Long Beach State 4 Drake 78 91 2 Maryland 6 Missouri 80 68 4 Drake 2 Maryland 78 89 Final Four - Old Dominion - Norfolk, VA National SemifinalsMarch 26 National ChampionshipMarch 28 2ME Tennessee 46 1MW Louisiana Tech 69 2E Cheyney State 76 2W Maryland 66 1MW Louisiana Tech 76 2E Cheyney State 62 Record by conference Eight conferences had more than one bid, or at least one win in NCAA tournament play: Conference# of BidsRecordWin %Roundof 32SweetSixteenEliteEightFinalFourChampionshipGame Independent 8 0.632 12–7 .632 5 5 2 2 2 Southeastern 5 0.5 5–5 .500 2 2 2 1 – Atlantic Coast 3 0.571 4–3 .571 2 2 1 1 – Western Collegiate 3 0.571 4–3 .571 3 3 1 – – Big Ten 3 0 0–3 .000 – – – – – Big Eight 2 0.6 3–2 .600 2 2 1 – – Missouri Valley 1 0.667 2–1 .667 1 1 1 – – Metro 1 0.5 1–1 .500 1 1 – – – Six conferences went 0–1: MAAC, MAC, MEAC, Northern California, Ohio Valley Conference, and SWAC All-Tournament Team Janice Lawrence, Louisiana Tech Pam Kelly, Louisiana Tech Kim Mulkey, Louisiana Tech Yolanda Laney, Cheyney Valerie Walker, Cheyney Game officials David Sell (semifinal) Pete Stewart (semifinal) Marcy Weston (semifinal, final) Dan Woolridge (semifinal, final) See also 1982 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 1982 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament 1982 AIAW National Division I Basketball Championship 1982 NAIA women's basketball tournament 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament References Attendance and Sites http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_final4/2012/Attend.pdf NCAA 19 March 2012 Nixon Rick 2015 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/WFF15.pdf NCAA 30 Jan 2016 Jackson Melanie Bauman sets long-standing record, despite loss https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2286660 ESPN January 24, 2006 Diaz Jaime Belles Of The Ball http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1065541/1/index.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20121105100644/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1065541/1/index.htm dead November 5, 2012 Sports Illustrated CNNSI 22 April 2012 November 19, 1986 History of the Wom's Final Four 1982 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/women/2000/ncaa_tourney/news/2000/03/11/finalfour_history_1982/ https://web.archive.org/web/20010619021315/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/women/2000/ncaa_tourney/news/2000/03/11/finalfour_history_1982/ dead June 19, 2001 Sports Illustrated CNNSI 22 April 2012 Mowins Beth Lady Techsters land inaugural NCAA title https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2343712 ESPN 22 April 2012 March 31, 2006 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Category:NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Category:Women's sports in Virginia