1983 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament

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1983 NCAA Division II
women's basketball tournament
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Teams24
Finals site Flag of Massachusetts.svg Springfield, MA
Champions Virginia Union Panthers (1st title)
Runner-up Cal Poly Pomona Broncos (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Louis Hearn (1st title)
MOP Paris McWhirter (Virginia Union)
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The 1983 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament was the second annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the team national champion of women's collegiate basketball among its Division II membership in the United States. [1]

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Virginia Union defeated defending champions Cal Poly Pomona in the championship game, 73–60, to claim their first Division II national title.

The championship rounds were contested at the Springfield Civic Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, hosted by Springfield College.

Qualifying

A total of twenty-four teams qualified for this year's tournament, an increase of eight from 1982.

Regionals

Northeast/East - Buffalo, New York

Location: Koessler Athletic Center

First round
Round of 24
March 10
Regional semifinals
Sweet 16
March 11
Regional final
Elite Eight
March 19
      
So. Conn. State 60
New Haven, Connecticut
Bentley 53
Bentley 64
Stonehill 62
So. Conn. State63
Canisius 60
Canisius 71
C.W. Post 59
C.W. Post 60
Florida International 59

Great Lakes/West - Pomona, California

Location: Kellogg Gym

First round
Round of 24
March 10
Regional semifinals
Sweet 16
March 11
Regional final
Elite Eight
March 19
      
Oakland 72
Rochester, Michigan
Dayton73
Dayton 71
Butler 69
Dayton 66
Cal Poly Pomona90
Cal Poly Pomona 76
Chapman 64
Chapman 91
San Francisco State 64

South/South Atlantic - Richmond, Virginia

Location: Arthur Ashe Center

First round
Round of 24
March 10
Regional semifinals
Sweet 16
March 11
Regional final
Elite Eight
March 19
      
Valdosta State 106
Valdosta, Georgia
Tuskegee 81
Tuskegee 83
Central Florida 68
Valdosta State 65
Virginia Union75
Mount St. Mary's 79
Emmitsburg, Maryland
Virginia Union88
Virginia Union 78
Norfolk State 66

Midwest/South Central - St. Cloud, Minnesota

Location: Halenbeck Hall

First round
Round of 24
March 10
Regional semifinals
Sweet 16
March 11
Regional final
Elite Eight
March 19
      
Cen. Missouri State 71
Warrensburg, Missouri †forfeit
SE Missouri State 50
SE Missouri State 2
Abilene Christian 0†
Cen. Missouri State65
St. Cloud State 63
St. Cloud State 74
Texas A&I 57
Texas A&I 81
South Dakota 71

Final Four – Springfield, Massachusetts

Location: Springfield Civic Center Host: Springfield College

National semifinals
Final Four
March 24
National championship
March 26
      
So. Conn. State 56
Cal Poly Pomona60
Cal Poly Pomona 60
Virginia Union73
Virginia Union75
Cen. Missouri State 72

All-tournament team

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References

  1. "Division II Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 31, 2018.