1983 NAIA women's basketball tournament

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1983 (1983) NAIA women's basketball tournament
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics logo.svg
Teams8
Finals site Kansas City, Missouri
Champions SW Oklahoma State (2nd title, 2nd title game,
2nd Fab Four)
Runner-up Alabama–Huntsville (1st title game,
1st Fab Four)
Semifinalists
Coach of the year John Loftin (SW Oklahoma State)
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Sarina Toney (Alabama–Huntsville)
Chuck Taylor MVP Kelli Litsch (SW Oklahoma State)
Top scorer Kelli Litsch (SW Oklahoma State)
(78 points)
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The 1983 NAIA women's basketball tournament was the third 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.

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Defending champions Southwestern Oklahoma State defeated Alabama–Huntsville in the championship game, 80–68, to claim the Bulldogs' second NAIA national title.

The tournament was played in Kansas City, Missouri. [1]

Qualification

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
SchoolAppearanceLast Bid
Alabama–Huntsville 1stNever
Campbellsville 1stNever
UMKC 1stNever
Nazareth (NY) 1stNever
Portland 1stNever
Saginaw Valley State 3rd 1982
Southwestern Oklahoma State 2nd 1982
Wayland Baptist 1stNever

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsNational championship
         
1 SW Oklahoma State 69
8 Nazareth (NY) 38
1 SW Oklahoma State81
4 UMKC 69
5 Saginaw Valley 67
4 UMKC 74
1 SW Oklahoma State80
6 Alabama–Huntsville 68
3 Campbellsville 66
6 Alabama–Huntsville 76
6 Alabama–Huntsville73National third place
2 Portland 67
7 Wayland Baptist 60 4 UMKC85
2 Portland 652 Portland 65

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References

  1. "NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved January 14, 2022.