1982 NAIA women's basketball tournament
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| Teams | 8 | ||||
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| Finals site | Kansas City, Missouri | ||||
| Champions | SW Oklahoma State (1st title, 1st title game, 1st Fab Four) | ||||
| Runner-up | Missouri Southern (1st title game, 1st Fab Four) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Coach of the year | John Loftin (SW Oklahoma State) | ||||
| Chuck Taylor MVP | Kelli Litsch (SW Oklahoma State) | ||||
| Top scorer | Pam Brisby (Missouri Southern) (64 points) | ||||
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The 1982 NAIA women's basketball tournament was the second annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its members in the United States and Canada.
Southwest Oklahoma State defeated Missouri Southern in the championship game, 80–45, to claim the Bulldogs' first NAIA national title.
The tournament was played in Kansas City, Missouri.[1]
Qualification[edit]
The tournament field was again set at eight teams. All teams were seeded.
The tournament utilized a simple single-elimination format, with an additional third-place game for the losers of the two semifinals.
| Qualified Teams | ||||
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| School | Appearance | Last Bid | ||
| Berry | 2nd | 1981 | ||
| California Baptist | 1st | Never | ||
| Charleston (WV) | 1st | Never | ||
| Missouri Southern | 1st | Never | ||
| Saginaw Valley State | 2nd | 1981 | ||
| Southwestern Oklahoma State | 1st | Never | ||
| Spring Garden | 1st | Never | ||
| Texas Southern | 2nd | 1981 | ||
Bracket[edit]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | National championship | ||||||||||||
| 1 | SW Oklahoma State | 77 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Spring Garden | 43 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | SW Oklahoma State | 84 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Saginaw Valley | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Texas Southern | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Saginaw Valley | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | SW Oklahoma State | 80 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Missouri Southern | 45 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Charleston (WV) | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Missouri Southern | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Missouri Southern | 59 | National third place | |||||||||||
| 2 | Berry | 57 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | California Baptist | 65 | 4 | Saginaw Valley | 71 | |||||||||
| 2 | Berry | 102 | 2 | Berry | 61 | |||||||||
See also[edit]
- 1982 AIAW National Division I Basketball Championship (final version)
- 1982 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 1982 AIAW National Division II Basketball Championship (final version)
- 1982 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
- 1982 AIAW National Division III Basketball Championship (final version)
- 1982 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
- 1982 NAIA men's basketball tournament
References[edit]
- ^ "NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved January 13, 2022.