1983 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament

The 1983 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the second annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.[1]

1983 NCAA Division III
women's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteMassachusetts Worcester, Massachusetts
ChampionsNorth Central Cardinals (1st title)
Runner-upElizabethtown Blue Jays (2nd title game)
Third placeKnoxville Bulldogs (1st Final Four)
Fourth placeClark Cougars (2nd Final Four)
Winning coachWayne Morgan (1st title)
MOPPage Lutz (Elizabethtown)
NCAA Division III women's tournaments
«1982 1984»

North Central (IL) defeated defending champions Elizabethtown in the championship game, 83–71, to claim the Cardinals' first Division III national title.

The championship rounds were hosted at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts.

The field for the tournament doubled in size from the previous championship in 1982, increasing from 16 to 32 teams.

Bracket

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First round

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  • Clark (MA) 85, Bridgewater St. 71
  • Salem St. 59, Eastern Conn. St. 58
  • Rhode Island Col. 64, Hartwick 63
  • New Rochelle 80, St. Lawrence 74
  • Frostburg St. 72, TCNJ 68
  • Kean 68, Wooster 63
  • Elizabethtown 65, Scranton 47
  • Grove City 60, Susquehanna 58
  • Central (IA) 78, Augustana (IL) 71
  • North Central (IL) 78, Buena Vista 65
  • Concordia-M’head 75, Pomona-Pitzer 60
  • Minn.-Morris 89, Bishop 78
  • Wis.-Whitewater 96, Simpson 70
  • Wis.-La Crosse 79, St. Norbert 65
  • Pitt.-Johnstown 76, Rust 70
  • Knoxville 74, UNC Greensboro 71

Regional finals

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  • Clark (MA) 62, Salem St. 57
  • New Rochelle 75, Rhode Island Col. 58
  • Kean 79, Frostburg St. 74
  • Elizabethtown 59, Grove City 55
  • North Central (IL) 82, Central (IA) 79
  • Minn.-Morris 69, Concordia-M’head 68
  • Wis.-La Crosse 78, Wis.-Whitewater 66
  • Knoxville 73, Pitt.-Johnstown 71

National finals

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Elite Eight Final Four National championship
         
Clark (MA) 67
New Rochelle 58
Clark (MA) 66
Elizabethtown 80
Elizabethtown 62
Kean 57
Elizabethtown 71
North Central (IL) 83
North Central (IL) 100
Minnesota–Morris 82
North Central (IL) 84 Third place
Knoxville 74
Knoxville 70 Clark (MA) 80
Wisconsin–La Crosse Knoxville 82

All-tournament team

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  • Page Lutz, Elizabethtown (MOP)
  • Kim Wallner, North Central (IL)
  • Brenda Sanders, North Central (IL)
  • Judy Hodge, Clark (MA)
  • Jackie Moore, Knoxville

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Division III Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 4, 2021.