1983 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

1983 NCAA Men's Division I
Basketball Tournament
Teams 52
Finals site The Pit
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Champions NC State (2nd title, 2nd title game,
3rd Final Four)
Runner-up Houston (1st title game,
4th Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Jim Valvano (1st title)
MOP Hakeem Olajuwon Houston
Attendance 364,356
Top scorer Dereck Whittenburg NC State
(120 points)
NCAA Men's Division I Tournaments
«1982 1984»

The 1983 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 52 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 2, 1983, and ended with the championship game on April 4 at The Pit, then officially known as University Arena, on the campus of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.[1] A total of 51 games were played.

North Carolina State, coached by Jim Valvano, won the national title with a 54–52 victory in the final game over Houston, coached by Guy Lewis. The ending of the final is one of the most famous in college basketball history, with a buzzer-beating dunk by Lorenzo Charles, off a high, arching air ball from 30 feet out by Dereck Whittenburg providing the final margin. This contributed to the nickname given to North Carolina State, the "Cardiac Pack", a reference to their often close games that came down to the wire — in fact, the team won 7 of its last 9 games after trailing with a minute left in the game. Both Charles' dunk and Valvano's running around the court in celebration immediately after the game have been staples of NCAA tournament coverage ever since. North Carolina State's victory has often been considered one of the greatest upsets in college basketball history, and is the fourth biggest point-spread upset in Championship Game history.

Hakeem Olajuwon of Houston was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, becoming the last player to date to earn this award while playing for a team that failed to win the national title.

Locations

Dayton
Philadelphia
Greensboro
Evansville
Corvallis
Boise
Hartford
Houston
Louisville
Tampa
1983 sites for play-in (orange) and first and second (green) rounds
Syracuse
Knoxville
Kansas City
Ogden
Albuquerque
1983 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

First and second rounds

Later rounds

Region Site
East Syracuse, New York (Carrier Dome)
Mideast Knoxville, Tennessee (Stokely Athletic Center)
Midwest Kansas City, Missouri (Kemper Arena)
West Ogden, Utah (Dee Events Center)

Teams

Region Seed Team Coach Finished Final Opponent Score
East
East 1 St. John's Lou Carnesecca Sweet Sixteen4 GeorgiaL 70–67
East 2 North Carolina Dean Smith Regional Runner-up4 GeorgiaL 82–77
East 3 Ohio State Eldon Miller Sweet Sixteen2 North CarolinaL 64–51
East 4 Georgia Hugh Durham Final Four6 North Carolina StateL 67–60
East 5 VCU J.D. Barnett Second Round4 GeorgiaL 56–54
East 6 Syracuse Jim Boeheim Second Round3 Ohio StateL 79–74
East 7 West Virginia Gale Catlett First Round10 James MadisonL 57–50
East 8 Southwestern Louisiana Bobby Paschal First Round9 RutgersL 60–53
East 9 Rutgers Tom Young Second Round1 St. John'sL 66–55
East 10 James Madison Lou Campanelli Second Round2 North CarolinaL 68–49
East 11 Morehead State Wayne Martin First Round6 SyracuseL 74–59
East 12 Boston University Rick Pitino Preliminary Round12 La SalleL 70–58
East 12 La Salle Lefty Ervin First Round5 Virginia CommonwealthL 76–67
Mideast
Mideast 1 Louisville Denny Crum Final Four1 HoustonL 94–81
Mideast 2 Indiana Bob Knight Sweet Sixteen3 KentuckyL 64–59
Mideast 3 Kentucky Joe B. Hall Regional Runner-up1 LouisvilleL 80–68
Mideast 4 Arkansas Eddie Sutton Sweet Sixteen1 LouisvilleL 65–63
Mideast 5 Purdue Gene Keady Second Round4 ArkansasL 78–68
Mideast 6 Illinois State Bob Donewald First Round11 OhioL 51–49
Mideast 7 Oklahoma Billy Tubbs Second Round2 IndianaL 63–49
Mideast 8 Tennessee Don DeVoe Second Round1 LouisvilleL 70–57
Mideast 9 Marquette Hank Raymonds First Round8 TennesseeL 57-56
Mideast 10 UAB Gene Bartow First Round7 OklahomaL 71–63
Mideast 11 Ohio Danny Nee Second Round3 KentuckyL 57–40
Mideast 12 Georgia Southern Frank Kerns Preliminary Round12 Robert MorrisL 64–54
Mideast 12 Robert Morris Matt Furjanic First Round5 PurdueL 55–53
Midwest
Midwest 1 Houston Guy Lewis Runner Up6 North Carolina StateL 54–52
Midwest 2 Missouri Norm Stewart Second Round7 IowaL 77–63
Midwest 3 Villanova Rollie Massimino Regional Runner-up1 HoustonL 89–71
Midwest 4 Memphis State (Vacated) Dana Kirk Sweet Sixteen1 HoustonL 70–63
Midwest 5 Georgetown John Thompson Second Round4 Memphis StateL 66–57
Midwest 6 Alabama Wimp Sanderson First Round11 LamarL 73–50
Midwest 7 Iowa Lute Olson Sweet Sixteen3 VillanovaL 55–54
Midwest 8 Maryland Lefty Driesell Second Round1 HoustonL 60–50
Midwest 9 Chattanooga Murray Arnold First Round8 MarylandL 52–51
Midwest 10 Utah State Rod Tueller First Round7 IowaL 64–59
Midwest 11 Lamar Pat Foster Second Round3 VillanovaL 60–58
Midwest 12 Alcorn State Davey Whitney First Round5 GeorgetownL 68–63
Midwest 12 Xavier Bob Staak Preliminary Round12 Alcorn StateL 81–75
West
West 1 Virginia Terry Holland Regional Runner-up6 North Carolina StateL 63–62
West 2 UCLA Larry Farmer Second Round10 UtahL 67–61
West 3 UNLV Jerry Tarkanian Second Round6 North Carolina StateL 71–70
West 4 Boston College Gary Williams Sweet Sixteen1 VirginiaL 95–92
West 5 Oklahoma State Paul Hansen First Round12 PrincetonL 56–53
West 6 North Carolina State Jim Valvano Champion1 HoustonW 54–52
West 7 Illinois Lou Henson First Round10 UtahL 52–49
West 8 Washington State George Raveling Second Round1 VirginiaL 54–49
West 9 Weber State Neil McCarthy First Round8 Washington StateL 62–52
West 10 Utah Jerry Pimm Sweet Sixteen6 North Carolina StateL 75–56
West 11 Pepperdine Jim Harrick First Round6 North Carolina StateL 69–67
West 12 North Carolina A&T Don Corbett Preliminary Round12 PrincetonL 53–41
West 12 Princeton Pete Carril Second Round4 Boston CollegeL 51–42

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

Preliminary round

East #12 Seed
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
   
12 La Salle 70
12 Boston University 58
Mideast #12 Seed
Dayton, Ohio
   
12 Robert Morris 64
12 Georgia Southern 54
Midwest #12 Seed
Dayton, Ohio
   
12 Alcorn State 81
12 Xavier 75
West #12 Seed
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
   
12 Princeton 51
12 North Carolina A&T 42

East region

  First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
                                     
8  Southwest Louisiana 53  
9  Rutgers 60  
  9  Rutgers 55  
    1  St. John's 66  
      
        
  1  St. John's 67  
  4  Georgia 70  
        
        
  4  Georgia 56
    5  VCU 54  
5  VCU 76
12  La Salle 67  
  4  Georgia 82
  2  North Carolina 77
6  Syracuse 74  
11  Morehead State 59  
  6  Syracuse 74
    3  Ohio State 79  
      
        
  3  Ohio State 51
  2  North Carolina 64  
        
        
  2  North Carolina 68
    10  James Madison 49  
7  West Virginia 50
10  James Madison 57  

West region

  First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
                                     
8  Washington State 62  
9  Weber State 52  
  8  Washington State 49  
    1  Virginia 54  
      
        
  1  Virginia 95  
  4  Boston College 92  
        
        
  4  Boston College 51
    12  Princeton 42  
5  Oklahoma State 53
12  Princeton 56  
  1  Virginia 62
  6  N.C. State 63
6  N.C. State 69**  
11  Pepperdine 67  
  6  N.C. State 71
    3  UNLV 70  
      
        
  6  N.C. State 75
  10  Utah 56  
        
        
  2  UCLA 61
    10  Utah 67  
7  Illinois 49
10  Utah 52  

Mideast region

  First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
                                     
8  Tennessee 57  
9  Marquette 56  
  8  Tennessee 57  
    1  Louisville 70  
      
        
  1  Louisville 65  
  4  Arkansas 63  
        
        
  4  Arkansas 78
    5  Purdue 68  
5  Purdue 55
12  Robert Morris 53  
  1  Louisville 80*
  3  Kentucky 68
6  Illinois State 49  
11  Ohio 51  
  11  Ohio 40
    3  Kentucky 57  
      
        
  3  Kentucky 64
  2  Indiana 59  
        
        
  2  Indiana 63
    7  Oklahoma 49  
7  Oklahoma 71
10  UAB 63  

Midwest region

  First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
                                     
8  Maryland 52  
9  Tennessee-Chattanooga 51  
  8  Maryland 50  
    1  Houston 60  
      
        
  1  Houston 70  
  4  Memphis State 63  
        
        
  4  Memphis State 66
    5  Georgetown 57  
5  Georgetown 68
12  Alcorn State 63  
  1  Houston 89
  3  Villanova 71
6  Alabama 50  
11  Lamar 73  
  11  Lamar 58
    3  Villanova 60  
      
        
  3  Villanova 55
  7  Iowa 54  
        
        
  2  Missouri 63
    7  Iowa 77  
7  Iowa 64
10  Utah State 59  

Final Four

National Semifinals National Championship Game
      
E4 Georgia 60
W6 N.C. State 67
W6 N.C. State 54
MW1 Houston 52
ME1 Louisville 81
MW1 Houston 94

Tournament notes

The Louisville vs. Houston semi-final was a matchup of the #1 vs. #2 team.[2] The #1 ranked Houston Cougars (nicknamed Phi Slama Jama) vs. #2 the Louisville Cardinals (nicknamed "The Doctors of Dunk") was considered likely to produce the national champion. It featured two strong offensive teams that specialized in the slam dunk.[3] Both teams put on a show of offense, with Houston winning out over Louisville 94-81. This would have been the biggest game of the tournament had it not been eclipsed by the North Carolina State win over Houston in the championship game.

Another historically significant game in this tournament was the Mideast Regional final between Kentucky and Louisville, in-state rivals that had not played one another in basketball since the 1959 NCAA tournament, and had not played in the regular season since 1922. After regulation time ended with Kentucky tying the game at the buzzer, Louisville dominated the overtime to advance to the Final Four. This result directly led to the start of the Battle for the Bluegrass annual basketball series between the two schools that November.[3]

A historically significant run in the tournament was that of Georgia, who became the last team to date to advance to the Final Four in its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. But the N.C. State team led by Jim Valvano became the archetype of the "Cinderella team", the underdog that many fans look to as a possible spoiler over top-ranked teams. This label has, since then, been applied to many programs, including Villanova in 1985, Gonzaga in 1999, George Mason in 2006, Butler in 2010 and 2011, VCU in 2011, and Wichita State in 2013. Not only did N.C. State beat Houston to win the championship, but they also beat #1 seeded Virginia on their way to the Final Four. North Carolina State became the first team in tournament history to win six games en route to the title (the tournament being 32 teams or less prior to 1979, and all champions from 1979 to 1982 had first-round byes).

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/postseason/1983-ncaa.html
  2. ↑ Johnson, Gary K.; Sean W. Straziscar; Jeff Williams; Kevin Buerge (2007). Official 2007 NCAA Men's Basketball Records Book. NCAA Records Books. National Collegiate Athletic Association. ISSN 1089-5280.
  3. 1 2 Weintraub, Robert - Jamfest for the Ages. E-Ticket - ESPN.COM the magazine, March 29, 2007
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