1983 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament
Gender=Women's
Year=1983


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Teams=36
FinalFourArena=Old Dominion University
FinalFourCity=Norfolk, Virginia
Champions=USC
TitleCount=1st
RunnerUp=Louisiana Tech
GameCount=2nd
Semifinal1= Old Dominion
FinalFourCount=1st
Semifinal2=Georgia
FinalFourCount2=1st
Coach=
CoachCount=
MOP=Cheryl Miller
MOPTeam=USC
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The 1983 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 18 and concluded on April 3 with USC winning the title. The tournament consisted of 36 teams. The Final Four was held in Norfolk, Virginia and consisted of USC, Louisiana Tech, Old Dominion, and Georgia.cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/1244/1983-bracket.html|title=1983 Tournament|accessdate=2007-03-29] USC's Cheryl Miller was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. [cite web|url=http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/history/tournament/womensmop.htm|title=CHN Basketball History: Most Outstanding Player|accessdate=2007-03-30]

Brackets

East Regional - Penn State University - University Park, PA

2TeamBracket | RD1=Opening round
March 18
RD1-team1=Dartmouth
RD1-team2=Monmouth
RD1-score1=58
RD1-score2=778TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 18 and 19
RD2=Regional semifinals March 24 and 25
RD3=Regional finals March 26

RD1-team1=Cheyney
RD1-team2=Monmouth
RD1-score1=107
RD1-score2=35

RD1-team3=N.C. State
RD1-team4=Penn State
RD1-score3=80
RD1-score4=94

RD1-team5=Maryland
RD1-team6=Central Michigan
RD1-score5=94
RD1-score6=71

RD1-team7=Old Dominion
RD1-team8=St John's
RD1-score7=86
RD1-score8=63

RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team1=Cheyney
RD2-seed2=5
RD2-team2=Penn St.
RD2-score1=72
RD2-score2=73

RD2-seed3=3
RD2-team3=Maryland
RD2-seed4=2
RD2-team4=Old Dominion
RD2-score3=57
RD2-score4=74

RD3-seed1=5
RD3-team1=Penn State
RD3-seed2=2
RD3-team2=Old Dominion
RD3-score1=60
RD3-score2=74

Midwest Regional - Louisiana Tech - Ruston, LA

2TeamBracket | RD1=Opening Round March 18
RD1-team1=Jackson State
RD1-team2=MTSU
RD1-score1=61
RD1-score2=648TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 18 and 19
RD2=Regional semifinals March 24 and 25
RD3=Regional finals March 27

RD1-team1=Louisiana Tech
RD1-team2=MTSU
RD1-score1=91
RD1-score2=59

RD1-team3=Missouri
RD1-team4=Auburn
RD1-score3=76
RD1-score4=94

RD1-team5=Kansas State
RD1-team6=Illinois State
RD1-score5=91
RD1-score6=72

RD1-team7=Texas
RD1-team8=Louisville
RD1-score7=84
RD1-score8=55

RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team1=Louisiana Tech
RD2-seed2=5
RD2-team2=Auburn
RD2-score1=81
RD2-score2=54

RD2-seed3=3
RD2-team3=Kansas State
RD2-seed4=2
RD2-team4=Texas
RD2-score3=73
RD2-score4=70 (OT)

RD3-seed1=1
RD3-team1=Louisiana Tech
RD3-seed2=2
RD3-team2=Texas
RD3-score1=72
RD3-score2=58

Mideast Regional - Notre Dame - Notre Dame, IN

2TeamBracket | RD1=Opening round
March 18
RD1-team1=La Salle
RD1-team2=South Carolina State
RD1-score1=67
RD1-score2=858TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 18 and 19
RD2=Regional semifinals March 24 and 25
RD3=Regional finals March 26

RD1-team1=Tennessee
RD1-team2=South Carolina State
RD1-score1=86
RD1-score2=51

RD1-team3=Mississippi
RD1-team4=Florida State
RD1-score3=86
RD1-score4=76

RD1-team5=Kentucky
RD1-team6=Indiana
RD1-score5=76
RD1-score6=87

RD1-team7=Georgia
RD1-team8=North Carolina
RD1-score7=72
RD1-score8=70

RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team1=Tennessee
RD2-seed2=4
RD2-team2=Mississippi
RD2-score1=90
RD2-score2=83 (3OT)

RD2-seed3=6
RD2-team3=Indiana
RD2-seed4=2
RD2-team4=Georgia
RD2-score3=70
RD2-score4=86

RD3-seed1=1
RD3-team1=Tennessee
RD3-seed2=2
RD3-team2=Georgia
RD3-score1=63
RD3-score2=67

West Regional - University of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA

2TeamBracket | RD1=Opening round
March 18
RD1-team1=Northeast Louisiana
RD1-team2=Montana
RD1-score1=72
RD1-score2=538TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 18 - 19
RD2=Regional semifinals March 24-25
RD3=Regional finals March 27

RD1-team1=Southern California
RD1-team2=Northeast Louisiana
RD1-score1=99
RD1-score2=85

RD1-team3=Arizona State
RD1-team4=Utah
RD1-score3=78
RD1-score4=64

RD1-team5=Oregon State
RD1-team6=UCLA
RD1-score5=75
RD1-score6=62

RD1-team7=Long Beach State
RD1-team8=Stephen F. Austin
RD1-score7=88
RD1-score8=61

RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team1=Southern California
RD2-seed2=4
RD2-team2=Arizona State
RD2-score1=96
RD2-score2=59

RD2-seed3=3
RD2-team3=Oregon State
RD2-seed4=2
RD2-team4=Long Beach State
RD2-score3=72
RD2-score4=92

RD3-seed1=1
RD3-team1=Southern California
RD3-seed2=2
RD3-team2=Long Beach State
RD3-score1=81
RD3-score2=74

Final Four

4TeamBracket | RD1=National Semifinals April 1
RD2=National Championship April 3

RD1-seed1=2E
RD1-team1=Old Dominion
RD1-score1=55
RD1-seed2=1MW
RD1-team2=Louisiana Tech
RD1-score2=71

RD1-seed3=2ME
RD1-team3=Georgia
RD1-score3=57
RD1-seed4=1W
RD1-team4=Southern California
RD1-score4=81

RD2-seed1=1MW
RD2-team1=Louisiana Tech
RD2-score1=67
RD2-seed2=1W
RD2-team2="'Southern California
RD2-score2=69

ee also

* 1983 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

References