1982 AIAW National Division III Basketball Championship

The 1982 AIAW National Division III Basketball Championship was the third annual and final tournament hosted by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women to determine the national champion of collegiate basketball among its Division III members in the United States.[1]

1982 AIAW National Division III College Basketball Championship
Tournament information
AdministratorAssociation for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
Venue(s)Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Participants7
Final positions
ChampionsConcordia–Moorhead (1st title)
Runner-upMount Mercy
Tournament statistics
Matches played7

The tournament was held in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Concordia–Moorhead defeated Mount Mercy in the championship game, 73–72, to capture the Cobbers' first AIAW Division III national title.

Format

Seven teams participated in a single-elimination tournament, a decrease in nine teams from the previous year's championship.

The tournament also included a third-place game for the two teams that lost in the semifinal games.

Tournament bracket

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals National championship
Concordia–Moorhead 74
Malone 64
Concordia–Moorhead 67
Millersville State 43 Millersville State 57
Aquinas 40 Millersville State 70
Knoxville 66
Concordia–Moorhead 73
Mount Mercy 72
Mount Mercy Third place
Wisconsin–Whitewater
Wisconsin–Whitewater 61
Millersville State 51

See also

References

  1. "PRE-NCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RECORDS" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
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