1982 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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1982 NCAA Men's Division I
Basketball Tournament
Teams 48
Finals Site Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana
Champions North Carolina (2nd title)
Runner-Up Georgetown (2nd title game)
Semifinalists Houston (3rd Final Four)
Louisville (5th Final Four)
Winning Coach Dean Smith (1st title)
MOP James Worthy North Carolina
Attendance 427,251
Top scorer Rob Williams Houston
(88 points)
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournaments
«1981  1983»

The 1982 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 48 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 11, 1982, and ended with the championship game on March 29 in New Orleans, Louisiana. A total of 47 games were played.

North Carolina, coached by Dean Smith, won the national title with a 63-62 victory in the final game over Georgetown, coached by John Thompson. James Worthy of North Carolina was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

This tournament was the first to eliminate the national third place game, which had been held every year since the 1947 tournament. It was also the first tournament to be televised by CBS after it acquired the broadcasting rights from NBC. Gary Bender and Billy Packer (also from NBC Sports) called the Final Four and National Championship games.

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[edit] The National Championship Game

The 1982 NCAA Division 1 Championship Game was between the Georgetown Hoyas, led by Patrick Ewing and Eric "Sleepy" Floyd, versus the North Carolina Tar Heels, led by James Worthy and a young Michael Jordan.

The game was evenly matched throughout. However, with 17 seconds left in the clock, and the Tar Heels behind by 1 point, Michael Jordan made the game-winning shot, 63-62. Georgetown ran all the way to the end of the court, and held the ball, hoping to take a last-second shot to end the game. However, guard Fred Brown mistakenly passed the ball to James Worthy. Worthy was then immediately fouled. Even though he missed both free throws, it didn't matter. Georgetown had no timeouts left, and they lost the game. Georgetown would eventually win the Championship Game in 1984, against Houston's Phi Slama Jama, led by Hakeem Olajuwon, but the 1982 game would be remembered by Jordan's shot and Brown's turnover.

The main players in the 1982 and 1984 game (Ewing, Worthy, Jordan and Olajuwon) would all become future all-stars and shoo-in Hall of Famers, and led their respective teams to the Finals. Only Ewing retired without an NBA championship, losing to Olajuwon's Houston Rockets in a rematch 10 years after the 1984 game, in the 1994 NBA Finals (the Knicks reached the finals again in 1999 when Ewing was out with a major leg injury, but lost to the Tim Duncan/David Robinson-led San Antonio Spurs).

[edit] Locations

Region Site Other Locations
East Raleigh, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina, Uniondale, New York
Mideast Birmingham, Alabama Indianapolis, Indiana, Nashville, Tennessee
Midwest St. Louis, Missouri Dallas, Texas, Tulsa, Oklahoma
West Provo, Utah Logan, Utah, Pullman, Washington
Finals New Orleans, Louisiana

[edit] Teams

Region Seed Team Coach Finished Final Opponent Score
East
East 1 North Carolina Dean Smith Champion 1 Georgetown W 63-62
East 2 Memphis State Dana Kirk Sweet Sixteen 3 Villanova L 70-66
East 3 Villanova Rollie Massimino Elite Eight 1 North Carolina L 70-60
East 4 Alabama Wimp Sanderson Sweet Sixteen 1 North Carolina L 74-69
East 5 St. John's Lou Carnesecca Round of 32 4 Alabama L 69-68
East 6 Saint Joseph's Jim Boyle Round of 48 11 Northeastern L 63-62
East 7 Wake Forest Carl Tacy Round of 32 2 Memphis State L 56-55
East 8 Ohio State Eldon Miller Round of 48 9 James Madison L 55-48
East 9 James Madison Lou Campanelli Round of 32 1 North Carolina L 52-50
East 10 Old Dominion Paul Webb Round of 48 7 Wake Forest L 74-57
East 11 Northeastern Jim Calhoun Round of 32 3 Villanova L 76-72
East 12 Penn Bob Weinhauer Round of 48 5 St. John's L 66-56
Mideast
Mideast 1 Virginia Terry Holland Sweet Sixteen 4 UAB L 68-66
Mideast 2 Minnesota Jim Dutcher Sweet Sixteen 3 Louisville L 67-61
Mideast 3 Louisville Denny Crum National Semifinals 1 Georgetown L 50-46
Mideast 4 UAB Gene Bartow Elite Eight 3 Louisville L 75-68
Mideast 5 Indiana Bob Knight Round of 32 4 UAB L 80-70
Mideast 6 Kentucky Joe Hall Round of 48 11 Middle Tennessee State L 50-44
Mideast 7 North Carolina State Jim Valvano Round of 48 10 UT-Chattanooga L 58-51
Mideast 8 Southwestern Louisiana Bobby Paschal Round of 48 9 Tennessee L 61-57
Mideast 9 Tennessee Don DeVoe Round of 32 1 Virginia L 54-51
Mideast 10 UT-Chattanooga Murray Arnold Round of 32 2 Minnesota L 62-61
Mideast 11 Middle Tennessee State Stan Simpson Round of 32 3 Louisville L 81-56
Mideast 12 Robert Morris Matt Furjanic Round of 48 5 Indiana L 94-62
Midwest
Midwest 1 DePaul Ray Meyer Round of 32 8 Boston College L 82-75
Midwest 2 Missouri Norm Stewart Sweet Sixteen 6 Houston L 79-78
Midwest 3 Tulsa Nolan Richardson Round of 32 6 Houston L 78-74
Midwest 4 Arkansas Eddie Sutton Round of 32 5 Kansas State L 65-64
Midwest 5 Kansas State Jack Hartman Sweet Sixteen 8 Boston College L 69-65
Midwest 6 Houston Guy Lewis National Semifinals 1 North Carolina L 68-63
Midwest 7 Marquette Hank Raymonds Round of 32 2 Missouri L 73-69
Midwest 8 Boston College Tom Davis Elite Eight 6 Houston L 99-92
Midwest 9 San Francisco Peter Barry Round of 48 8 Boston College L 70-66
Midwest 10 Evansville Dick Walters Round of 48 7 Marquette L 67-62
Midwest 11 Alcorn State Davey Whitney Round of 48 6 Houston L 94-84
Midwest 12 Northern Illinois John McDougal Round of 48 5 Kansas State L 77-68
West
West 1 Georgetown John Thompson Runner Up 1 North Carolina L 63-62
West 2 Oregon State Ralph Miller Elite Eight 1 Georgetown L 69-45
West 3 Idaho Don Monson Sweet Sixteen 2 Oregon State L 60-42
West 4 Fresno State Boyd Grant Sweet Sixteen 1 Georgetown L 58-40
West 5 West Virginia Gale Catlett Round of 32 4 Fresno State L 50-46
West 6 Iowa Lute Olson Round of 32 3 Idaho L 69-67
West 7 Pepperdine Jim Harrick Round of 32 2 Oregon State L 70-51
West 8 Wyoming Jim Brandenburg Round of 32 1 Georgetown L 51-43
West 9 USC Stan Morrison Round of 48 8 Wyoming L 61-58
West 10 Pittsburgh Roy Chipman Round of 48 7 Pepperdine L 99-88
West 11 Northeastern Louisiana Mike Vining Round of 48 6 Iowa L 70-63
West 12 North Carolina A&T Don Corbett Round of 48 5 West Virginia L 102-72

[edit] Bracket

[edit] East region

  First round Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight
                                     
8  Ohio State 48  
9  James Madison 55  
  9  James Madison 50  
    1  North Carolina 52  
      
        
  1  North Carolina 74  
  4  Alabama 69  
        
        
  4  Alabama 69
    5  St. John's 68  
5  St. John's 66
12  Penn 56  
  1  North Carolina 70
  3  Villanova 60
6  St. Joseph's 62  
11  Northeastern 63  
  11  Northeastern 72
    3  Villanova 76  
      
        
  3  Villanova 70
  2  Memphis State 66  
        
        
  2  Memphis State 56
    7  Wake Forest 55  
7  Wake Forest 74
10  Old Dominion 57  

[edit] Midwest region

  First round Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight
                                     
8  Boston College 70  
9  San Francisco 66  
  8  Boston College 82  
    1  DePaul 75  
      
        
  8  Boston College 69  
  5  Kansas State 65  
        
        
  4  Arkansas 64
    5  Kansas State 65  
5  Kansas State 77
12  Northern Illinois 68  
  8  Boston College 92
  6  Houston 99
6  Houston 94  
11  Alcorn State 84  
  6  Houston 78
    3  Tulsa 74  
      
        
  6  Houston 79
  2  Missouri 78  
        
        
  2  Missouri 73
    7  Marquette 69  
7  Marquette 67
10  Evansville 62  

[edit] Mideast region

  First round Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight
                                     
8  Southwest Louisiana 57  
9  Tennessee 61  
  9  Tennessee 51  
    1  Virginia 54  
      
        
  1  Virginia 66  
  4  UAB 68  
        
        
  4  UAB 80
    5  Indiana 70  
5  Indiana 94
12  Robert Morris 62  
  4  UAB 68
  3  Louisville 75
6  Kentucky 44  
11  Middle Tennessee State 50  
  11  Middle Tennessee State 56
    3  Louisville 81  
      
        
  3  Louisville 67
  2  Minnesota 61  
        
        
  2  Minnesota 62
    10  Tennessee-Chattanooga 61  
7  N.C. State 51
10  Tennessee-Chattanooga 58  

[edit] West region

  First round Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight
                                     
8  Wyoming 61  
9  USC 58  
  8  Wyoming 43  
    1  Georgetown 51  
      
        
  1  Georgetown 58  
  4  Fresno State 40  
        
        
  4  Fresno State 50
    5  West Virginia 46  
5  West Virginia 102
12  North Carolina A&T 72  
  1  Georgetown 69
  2  Oregon State 45
6  Iowa 70  
11  Northeast Louisiana 63  
  6  Iowa 67*
    3  Idaho 69  
      
        
  3  Idaho 42
  2  Oregon State 60  
        
        
  2  Oregon State 70
    7  Pepperdine 51  
7  Pepperdine 99
10  Pittsburgh 88  

[edit] Final Four

  National Semifinals National Championship Game
                 
E1  North Carolina 68  
MW6  Houston 63  
    E1  North Carolina 63
  W1  Georgetown 62
ME3  Louisville 46
W1  Georgetown 50  

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