1983 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament

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1983 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
Teams	36
Finals Site	Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia
Champions	USC (1st title)
Runner-Up	Louisiana Tech (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Old Dominion (1st Final Four) Georgia (1st Final Four)
MOP	Cheryl Miller USC
NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournaments «1982  1984»

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.^[1] USC's Cheryl Miller was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.^[2]

Contents 1 Brackets 1.1 East Regional - Penn State University - University Park, PA 1.2 Midwest Regional - Louisiana Tech - Ruston, LA 1.3 Mideast Regional - Notre Dame - Notre Dame, IN 1.4 West Regional - University of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA 1.5 Final Four 2 See also 3 References

[edit] Brackets

[edit] East Regional - Penn State University - University Park, PA

	Opening round March 18
	Dartmouth		58
	Monmouth		77

	First round March 18 and 19					Regional semifinals March 24 and 25					Regional finals March 26
	1	Cheyney	107
	8	Monmouth	35
						1	Cheyney	72
						5	Penn St.	73
	4	N.C. State	80
	5	Penn State	94
											5	Penn State	60
											2	Old Dominion	74
	3	Maryland	94
	6	Central Michigan	71
						3	Maryland	57
						2	Old Dominion	74
	2	Old Dominion	86
	7	St John's	63

[edit] Midwest Regional - Louisiana Tech - Ruston, LA

	Opening Round March 18
	Jackson State		61
	MTSU		64

	First round March 18 and 19					Regional semifinals March 24 and 25					Regional finals March 27
	1	Louisiana Tech	91
	8	MTSU	59
						1	Louisiana Tech	81
						5	Auburn	54
	4	Missouri	76
	5	Auburn	94
											1	Louisiana Tech	72
											2	Texas	58
	3	Kansas State	91
	6	Illinois State	72
						3	Kansas State	73
						2	Texas	70 (OT)
	2	Texas	84
	7	Louisville	55

[edit] Mideast Regional - Notre Dame - Notre Dame, IN

	Opening round March 18
	La Salle		67
	South Carolina State		85

	First round March 18 and 19					Regional semifinals March 24 and 25					Regional finals March 26
	1	Tennessee	86
	8	South Carolina State	51
						1	Tennessee	90
						4	Mississippi	83 (3OT)
	4	Mississippi	86
	5	Florida State	76
											1	Tennessee	63
											2	Georgia	67
	3	Kentucky	76
	6	Indiana	87
						6	Indiana	70
						2	Georgia	86
	2	Georgia	72
	7	North Carolina	70

[edit] West Regional - University of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA

	Opening round March 18
	Northeast Louisiana		72
	Montana		53

	First round March 18 - 19					Regional semifinals March 24-25					Regional finals March 27
	1	Southern California	99
	8	Northeast Louisiana	85
						1	Southern California	96
						4	Arizona State	59
	4	Arizona State	78
	5	Utah	64
											1	Southern California	81
											2	Long Beach State	74
	3	Oregon State	75
	6	UCLA	62
						3	Oregon State	72
						2	Long Beach State	92
	2	Long Beach State	88
	7	Stephen F. Austin	61

[edit] Final Four

	National Semifinals April 1					National Championship April 3
	2E	Old Dominion	55
	1MW	Louisiana Tech	71
						1MW	Louisiana Tech	67
						1W	Southern California	69
	2ME	Georgia	57
	1W	Southern California	81

[edit] See also

• 1983 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

[edit] References

NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship
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