1982 AIAW National Division II Basketball Championship explained

1982 AIAW National Division II College Basketball Championship
Administrator:Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
Host:College of Charleston
Venues:Charleston, South Carolina
Participants:8
Champions:Francis Marion (1st title)
Runners-Up1:College of Charleston
Matches:8
Previous:1981
Next:1983 (NCAA Division I)
1983 (NCAA Division II)
1983 (NCAA Division III)
1983 (NAIA)

The 1982 AIAW National Division II 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 II members in the United States.[1]

The tournament was held at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina.

Francis Marion defeated College of Charleston in the championship game, 92–83, to capture the Patriots' first AIAW Division II national title.

Format

Eight teams participated in a single-elimination tournament, a decrease in eight 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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PRE-NCAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RECORDS. NCAA. NCAA.org. 24 January 2022.