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{{Infobox NCAA basketball tournament |
| Gender=Women's
| Year=1982
| Image= 1982 NCAA Women's Final Four logo.svg
| ImageSize=150px
| Caption=
| Teams=32
| FinalFourArena=[[Norfolk Scope]]
| FinalFourCity=[[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]], Virginia
| Champions=[[1981–82 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team|Louisiana Tech]]
| TitleCount=1st
| ChampGameCount=1st
| ChampFFCount=1st
| RunnerUp=[[1981–82 Cheyney State Lady Wolves basketball team|Cheyney State]]
| GameCount=1st
| RunnerFFCount=1st
| Semifinal1=[[1981–82 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team|Maryland]]
| FinalFourCount=1st
| Semifinal2=[[1981–82 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team|Tennessee]]
| FinalFourCount2=1st
| Coach=[[Sonja Hogg]]
| CoachCount=1st
| MOP=[[Janice Lawrence Braxton|Janice Lawrence]]
| MOPTeam=[[Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball|Louisiana Tech]]
| Attendance=66,924
| OneTopScorer=
| TwoTopScorers=
| TopScorer=
| TopScorerTeam=
| TopScorer2=
| TopScorer2Team=
| Points=
}}

The '''1982 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament''' was the first Women's Basketball Tournament held under the auspices of the [[NCAA]]. From 1972 to 1982, there were [[AIAW women's basketball tournament|national tournaments for Division I schools]] held under the auspices of the [[AIAW]]. The inaugural NCAA Tournament included 32 teams. [[1981–82 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team|Tennessee]], [[1981–82 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team|Louisiana Tech]], [[1981–82 Cheyney State Lady Wolves basketball team|Cheyney State]], and [[1981–82 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team|Maryland]] met in the Final Four, held at the [[Norfolk Scope]] in [[Norfolk, Virginia]] and hosted by [[Old Dominion University]], with Louisiana Tech defeating Cheyney for the title, 76-62.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/1244/1982-bracket.html |title=1982 NCAA National Championship Tournament |access-date=2007-03-29 |author=Gregory Cooper |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091020050330/http://geocities.com/Colosseum/1244/1982-bracket.html |archive-date=2009-10-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Louisiana Tech's [[Janice Lawrence Braxton|Janice Lawrence]] was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/history/tournament/womensmop.htm|title=CHN Basketball History: Most Outstanding Player|access-date=2007-03-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080125012447/http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/history/tournament/womensmop.htm|archive-date=2008-01-25|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her teammate [[Kim Mulkey]] went on to become the first (and to date only) woman to win NCAA Division I basketball titles as a player and coach, winning the [[2005 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2005]], [[2012 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2012]], [[2019 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2019]] titles as head coach at [[Baylor Lady Bears basketball|Baylor]] and the [[2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2023]] title at [[LSU Tigers women's basketball|LSU]]. (Mulkey was also an assistant coach on Louisiana Tech's [[1988 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|1988]] championship team).

==Notable events==
[[File:1982 Louisiana Tech women's basketball team.jpg|thumb|450 px|Louisiana Tech women's basketball team]]
While the 1982 tournament was the first tournament under the NCAA, many of the participating teams had a long history of tournament experience. The Louisiana Tech team made it to the Final Four of the 1979, 1980 and 1981 AIAW Tournaments, winning the National Championship with a perfect 34–0 record in 1981. The Lady Techsters were favorites to repeat, as their team entered the 1982 NCAA tournaments with only a single loss on the season. The team included two Kodak All-Americans, Pam Kelly and Angela Turner. Pam Kelly would win the [[Wade Trophy]], awarded to the nation's best Division I women's basketball player. Her teammates included [[Janice Lawrence Braxton|Janice Lawrence]] and [[Kim Mulkey]], both of whom would play on the gold-medal-winning Olympic team in 1984.<ref name="Top 25 moments #14"/> The team had two head coaches. [[Sonja Hogg]] had been head coach of the team since its formation in 1974. Hogg brought [[Leon Barmore]] on to the coaching staff in 1977. In 1982, Barmore shared head coaching duties with Hogg, which he would do until 1985, when Hogg stepped down.<ref name="Co-head coaches"/>

The Louisiana Tech team won their first game easily, beating [[Tennessee Technological University|Tennessee Tech]] 114–52. They easily won their next two games against Arizona State and Kentucky, to advance to the Final Four, the only number one seed to make it to the finals.

The Lady Techsters faced the Lady Vols from [[1981–82 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team|Tennessee]] in the semi-finals, and won 69–46. In the National Championship game, they faced [[1981–82 Cheyney State Lady Wolves basketball team|Cheyney State]], coached by future Hall of Fame coach [[C. Vivian Stringer]]. The Cheyney State team entered the match-up on a 23-game winning streak.<ref name=CNNSI/> The Louisiana Tech team hit 56% of their field goals attempts to win easily, 76–62, and win the first National Championship in the NCAA era.<ref name="Top 25 moments #14"/>

The winners are awarded national championship rings, but this team did not receive theirs until January 13, 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.latechsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/011317aaa.html|title=Lady Techsters to Receive National Championship Rings 35 Years Later|access-date=2017-01-14|archive-date=2017-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116155108/http://www.latechsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/011317aaa.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Records==
[[File:Pam Kelly Louisiana Tech.jpg|thumb|Pam Kelly cutting down the nets after the 1982 NCAA women's basketball tournament championship win]]
In the semifinal game between Louisiana Tech and Tennessee, Louisiana Tech's [[Pam Kelly]] made twelve of fourteen free throw attempts. Twelve made free throws, equaled twice since, remains the Women's Final Four Game Record for "Most Free Throws" through the 2015 tournament.<ref name="FF Record book"/>

In the west regional final between Drake and Maryland, [[Lorri Bauman]] scored 50 points in a losing effort. Her scoring mark is still the single game record for an NCAA Tournament game. Her 21 made field goals, out of 35 attempts, both of which remain as single game tournament records. In the first-round game against Ohio State, Bauman hit all 16 of her free throws. While several players have subsequently made all of their attempted free throws, no one has a perfect record with more than 16.<ref name="Bauman record"/>

In the three games of her tournament, Bauman scored a total of 110 points, for an average of 36.7 points per game. No player has surpassed that per game scoring mark, through 2012.<ref name="FF Record book"/>

Bauman's 50 point performance qualified as one of the top 25 moments of NCAA Tournament history as chronicled by ESPN and the NCAA.com as part of the 25th anniversary celebration of NCAA women's basketball.<ref name="Bauman record"/>

==Qualifying teams - automatic==
Thirty-two teams were selected to participate in the 1982 NCAA Tournament. Twelve conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA tournament. (Not all conference records are available for 1982) <ref name="FF Record book"/>

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! height="13" | Qualifying  School

! Conference

! Regular<br />season

! Conference

!  Seed
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| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Long Beach State 49ers women's basketball|Long Beach State]]

| valign="bottom" | [[Western Collegiate Athletic Association|Western Collegiate]]

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.815|22–5}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|-| -–}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 1
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| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball|Kentucky]]

| valign="bottom" | [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.759|22–7}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|-| -–}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 2
|-

| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Maryland Terrapins women's basketball|Maryland]]

| valign="bottom" | [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.786|22–6}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.857|6–1}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 2
|-

| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Memphis Tigers women's basketball|Memphis State]]<!--Didn't adopt current "University of Memphis" name until 1994.-->

| valign="bottom" | [[Metro Conference|Metro]]<ref group=n>The NCAA recognized a Metro Conference champion, although the league did not sponsor women's sports until the 1983–84 school year.</ref>

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.862|25–4}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0|–}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 3
|-

| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Drake Bulldogs women's basketball|Drake]]

| valign="bottom" | [[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley]]<ref group=n>The NCAA recognized a MVC champion, although the league did not sponsor women's sports until the 1992–93 school year. The Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference, which began as a women's-only parallel to the MVC before [[Missouri Valley Football Conference#History|evolving]] into today's [[Missouri Valley Football Conference]] and had Drake as a member throughout its history as a women's conference, was not founded until the 1982–83 school year.</ref>

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.813|26–6}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|-| -–}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 4
|-

| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball|Kansas State]]

| valign="bottom" | [[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]]

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.828|24–5}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|-| -–}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 4
|-

| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball|Ohio State]]

| valign="bottom" | [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.76|19–6}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|-| -–}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 5
|-

| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Jackson State Lady Tigers basketball|Jackson State]]

| valign="bottom" | [[Southwestern Athletic Conference|SWAC]]

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.8|28–7}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|-| -–}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 7
|-

| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Stanford Cardinal women's basketball|Stanford]]

| valign="bottom" | Northern California<!--Not to be confused with the [[Northern California Athletic Conference]], a then-active D-II conference.-->

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.731|19–7}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.75|9–3}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 7
|-

| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Howard Bison women's basketball|Howard]]

| valign="bottom" | [[Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference|MEAC]]<ref group=n>The NCAA recognized a MEAC champion, although the league did not sponsor women's sports until the 1983–84 school year.</ref>

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.583|14–10}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|-| -–}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 8
|-

| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball|Kent State]]

| valign="bottom" | [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.567|17–13}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|-| -–}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 8
|-

| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Saint Peter's Peahens basketball|Saint Peter's]]

| valign="bottom" | [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]]

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.862|25–4}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|1.005|5–0}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 8
|}

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==Qualifying teams - at-large==
Twenty additional teams were selected to complete the thirty-two invitations.<ref name="FF Record book"/> (Not all conference records are available for 1982)

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! Regular<br />season

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| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball|Louisiana Tech]]

| valign="bottom" | [[NCAA Division I independent schools (basketball)|Independent]]

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.968|30–1}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|-|-–-}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 1
|-

| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Old Dominion Monarchs and Lady Monarchs|Old Dominion]]

| valign="bottom" | [[NCAA Division I independent schools (basketball)|Independent]]

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.808|21–5}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|-|-–-}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 1
|-

| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[USC Trojans women's basketball|USC]]

| valign="bottom" | [[Western Collegiate Athletic Association|Western Collegiate]]

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.87|20–3}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|-| -–}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 1
|-

| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Cheyney Wolves#basketball|Cheyney State]]

| valign="bottom" | [[NCAA Division I independent schools (basketball)|Independent]]

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.923|24–2}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|-|-–}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 2
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| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball|Tennessee]]

| valign="bottom" | [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.679|19–9}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|-| -–}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 2
|-

| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[NC State Wolfpack women's basketball|North Carolina State]]

| valign="bottom" | [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.821|23–5}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.846|11–2}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 3
|-

| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Oregon Ducks women's basketball|Oregon]]

| valign="bottom" | [[NCAA Division I independent schools (basketball)|Independent]]

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.833|20–4}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|-| -–}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 3
|-

| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball|South Carolina]]

| valign="bottom" | [[NCAA Division I independent schools (basketball)|Independent]]

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.75|21–7}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|-|-–-}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 3
|-

| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball|Arizona State]]

| valign="bottom" | [[Western Collegiate Athletic Association|Western Collegiate]]

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.793|23–6}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|-| -–}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 4
|-

| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Penn State Lady Lions basketball|Penn State]]

| valign="bottom" | [[NCAA Division I independent schools (basketball)|Independent]]

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.821|23–5}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|-|-–-}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 4
|-

| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Clemson Tigers women's basketball|Clemson]]

| valign="bottom" | [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.645|20–11}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.667|6–3}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 5
|-

| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball|Georgia]]

| valign="bottom" | [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.724|21–8}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|-| -–}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 5
|-

| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball|Stephen F. Austin]]

| valign="bottom" | [[NCAA Division I independent schools (basketball)|Independent]]

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.652|15–8}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|-|-–-}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 5
|-

| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[East Carolina Pirates women's basketball|East Carolina]]

| valign="bottom" | [[NCAA Division I independent schools (basketball)|Independent]]

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.731|19–7}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|-|-–-}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 6
|-

| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball|Ole Miss]]

| valign="bottom" | [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.871|27–4}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0|–}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 6
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| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Missouri Tigers women's basketball|Missouri]]

| valign="bottom" | [[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]]

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.742|23–8}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0|–}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 6
|-

| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball|Northwestern]]

| valign="bottom" | [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.75|21–7}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|-| -–}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 6
|-

| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Auburn Tigers women's basketball|Auburn]]

| valign="bottom" | [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.857|24–4}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|-| -–}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 7
|-

| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball|Illinois]]

| valign="bottom" | [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.724|21–8}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|-| -–}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 7
|-

| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Tennessee Technological University|Tennessee Tech]]

| valign="bottom" | [[Ohio Valley Conference]]

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.667|20–10}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|-| -–}}

| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 8
|}

==Bids by conference==
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|-  style="background-color:#FFdead;font-weight:bold"  align="center" valign="bottom"
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| width="300" | '''Teams'''
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| width="176" | [[NCAA  Division I independent schools (basketball)|Independent]]

| width="54" | Cheyney, East  Carolina, Louisiana Tech, Old Dominion, Oregon, Penn St., South Carolina, Stephen F. Austin
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="13" | 5

 | [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]

 | Auburn, Georgia, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Tennessee
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="13" | 3

 | [[Western Collegiate Athletic Association|Western Collegiate]]

 | Arizona St., Long Beach St., Southern California
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="13" | 3

 | [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]

 | Illinois, Northwestern, Ohio St.
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="13" | 3

 | [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]

 | Clemson, Maryland, North Carolina St.
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="13" | 2

 | [[Big Eight Conference|Big 8]]

 | Kansas St., Missouri
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="13" | 1

 | [[Southwestern Athletic Conference|SWAC]]

 | Jackson St.
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="13" | 1

 | [[Ohio Valley Conference]]

 | Tennessee Tech
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="13" | 1

 | Northern California

 | Stanford
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="13" | 1

 | [[Missouri Valley Conference]]

 | Drake
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="13" | 1

 | [[Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference|MEAC]]

 | Howard
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="13" | 1

 | [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]

 | Kent St.
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="13" | 1

 | [[Metro Conference|Metro]]

 | Memphis
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="13" | 1

 | [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]]

 | St. Peter's
|}

==First round==
The thirty-two teams were seeded, and assigned to sixteen locations. In each case, the higher seed was given the opportunity to host the first-round game, and all sixteen teams hosted.<ref name="NCAA Stats"/>

The following table lists the region, host school, venue and location, while a map of the locations is shown to the right:
{{Location  map+|USA|width=500|float=right|caption= 1982 NCAA first round |places=
{{Location map~|USA|mark=green pog.svg|lat_deg=36.885959|lon_deg=-76.311494|position=right|label=Norfolk}}
{{Location map~|USA|mark=green pog.svg|lat_deg=39.928333|lon_deg=-75.522778|position=right|label=Cheyney}}
{{Location map~|USA|mark=green pog.svg|lat_deg=39.189|lon_deg=-96.584028|position=left|label=Manhattan}}
{{Location map~|USA|mark=green pog.svg|lat_deg=35.783333|lon_deg=-78.669722|position=right|label=Raleigh}}
{{Location map~|USA|mark=green pog.svg|lat_deg=34.013056|lon_deg=-118.284444|position=bottom|label=Los Angeles}}
{{Location map~|USA|mark=green pog.svg|lat_deg=40.79578|lon_deg=-77.869399|position=top|label=University&nbsp;Park}}
{{Location map~|USA|mark=green pog.svg|lat_deg=35.118369|lon_deg=-89.935675|position=left|label=Memphis}}
{{Location map~|USA|mark=green pog.svg|lat_deg=35.951226|lon_deg=-83.929442|position=bottom|label=Knoxville}}
{{Location map~|USA|mark=green pog.svg|lat_deg=32.52736|lon_deg=-92.64701|position=left|label=Ruston}}
{{Location map~|USA|mark=green pog.svg|lat_deg=33.424524|lon_deg=-111.930948|position=right|label=Tempe}}
{{Location map~|USA|mark=green pog.svg|lat_deg=33.993611|lon_deg=-81.0325|position=bottom|label=Columbia}}
{{Location map~|USA|mark=green pog.svg|lat_deg=38.03943|lon_deg=-84.500388|position=left|label=Lexington}}
{{Location map~|USA|mark=green pog.svg|lat_deg=33.783022|lon_deg=-118.112858|position=top|label=Long Beach}}
{{Location map~|USA|mark=green pog.svg|lat_deg=41.604318|lon_deg=-93.653948|position=top|label=Des Moines}}
{{Location map~|USA|mark=green pog.svg|lat_deg=44.041622|lon_deg=-123.074067|position=top|label=Eugene}}
{{Location map~|USA|mark=green pog.svg|lat_deg=38.987944|lon_deg=-76.946694|position=left|label=College Park}}
}}
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|-  style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold"  valign="bottom"

! Region

! width="160" |Host

! width="160" |Venue

! City
! State
|- style="font-size:10pt"  valign="bottom"

| height="14" | East

 | [[Old Dominion University]]

 | [[Old Dominion University Fieldhouse]]

 | [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]]

 | [[Virginia]]
|- style="font-size:10pt"  valign="bottom"

| height="14" | East

 | [[Cheyney University of Pennsylvania|Cheyney State College]]

 | [[Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference#Conference venues|Cope Hall]]

 | [[Cheyney, Pennsylvania|Cheyney]]

 | [[Pennsylvania]]
|- style="font-size:10pt"  valign="bottom"

| height="14" | East

 | [[Kansas State University]]

 | [[Ahearn Field House]]

 | [[Manhattan, Kansas|Manhattan]]

 | [[Kansas]]
|- style="font-size:10pt"  valign="bottom"

| height="14" | East

 | [[North Carolina State University]]

 | [[Reynolds Coliseum]]

 | [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]]

 | [[North Carolina]]
|- style="font-size:10pt"  valign="bottom"

| height="14" | Mideast

 | [[University of Southern California]]

 | [[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]]

 | [[Los Angeles]]

 | [[California]]
|- style="font-size:10pt"  valign="bottom"

| height="14" | Mideast

 | [[Pennsylvania State University]]

 | [[Rec Hall|Recreation Building (Rec Hall)]]

 | [[University Park, Pennsylvania|University Park]]

 | [[Pennsylvania]]
|- style="font-size:10pt"  valign="bottom"

| height="14" | Mideast

 | [[University of Memphis|Memphis State University]]<!--Didn't adopt "University of Memphis" until 1994.-->

 | [[Elma Roane Fieldhouse|MSU Fieldhouse (Elma Roane Fieldhouse )]]

 | [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]

 | [[Tennessee]]
|- style="font-size:10pt"  valign="bottom"

| height="14" | Mideast

 | [[University of Tennessee]]

 | [[Stokely Athletic Center]]

 | [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]]

 | [[Tennessee]]
|- style="font-size:10pt"  valign="bottom"

| height="14" | Midwest

 | [[Louisiana Tech University]]

 | [[Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball#Memorial Gymnasium|Memorial Gym]]

 | [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]

 | [[Louisiana]]
|- style="font-size:10pt"  valign="bottom"

| height="14" | Midwest

 | [[Arizona State University]]

 | [[Wells Fargo Arena (Tempe)|University Activity Center (Wells Fargo Arena)]]

 | [[Tempe, Arizona|Tempe]]

 | [[Arizona]]
|- style="font-size:10pt"  valign="bottom"

| height="14" | Midwest

 | [[University of South Carolina]]

 | [[Carolina Coliseum]]

 | [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]]

 | [[South Carolina]]
|- style="font-size:10pt"  valign="bottom"

| height="14" | Midwest

 | [[University of Kentucky]]

 | [[Memorial Coliseum (University of Kentucky)|Memorial Coliseum]]

 | [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]]

 | [[Kentucky]]
|- style="font-size:10pt"  valign="bottom"

| height="14" | West

 | [[California State University, Long Beach]]

 | [[Gold Mine (Long Beach)|University Gym (Gold Mine)]]

 | [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]]

 | [[California]]
|- style="font-size:10pt"  valign="bottom"

| height="14" | West

 | [[Drake University]]

 | [[Drake Fieldhouse]]

 | [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]

 | [[Iowa]]
|- style="font-size:10pt"  valign="bottom"

| height="14" | West

 | [[University of Oregon]]

 | [[McArthur Court]]

 | [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]

 | [[Oregon]]
|- style="font-size:10pt"  valign="bottom"

| height="14" | West

 | [[University of Maryland, College Park]]

 | [[Cole Field House]]

 | [[College Park, Maryland|College Park]]

 | [[Maryland]]
|}

==Regionals and Final Four==
{{Location  map+|USA|width=500|float=right|caption=1982 NCAA Regionals and '''Final  Four'''|places=

{{Location map~|USA|mark=blue  pog.svg|lat_deg=35.783333|lon_deg=-78.669722|position=bottom|label=Raleigh}}

{{Location map~|USA|mark=blue  pog.svg|lat_deg=35.951226|lon_deg=-83.929442|position=left|label=Knoxville}}

{{Location map~|USA|mark=blue  pog.svg|lat_deg=32.52736|lon_deg=-92.64701|position=right|label=Ruston}}

{{Location map~|USA|mark=blue  pog.svg|lat_deg=37.429646|lon_deg=-122.160528|position=right|label=Stanford}}

{{Location map~|USA|mark=red  pog.svg|lat_deg=36.853275|lon_deg=-76.286722|position=top|label='''Norfolk'''}}

}}
The Regionals, named for the general location, were held from March 18 to March 21 at these sites:

* '''East Regional ''' [[Reynolds Coliseum]], [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], [[North Carolina]] (Host: [[North Carolina State University]])
* '''Mideast Regional ''' [[Stokely Athletic Center]], [[Knoxville]], [[Tennessee]] (Host: [[University of Tennessee]])
* '''Midwest Regional ''' [[Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball#Memorial Gymnasium|Memorial Gym]], [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], [[Louisiana]] (Host: [[Louisiana Tech University]])
* '''West Regional ''' [[Maples Pavilion]], [[Stanford, California|Stanford]], [[California]] (Host: [[Stanford University]])

Each regional winner will advance to the Final Four, held March 26 and 28 in [[Norfolk, Virginia]] at the [[Norfolk Scope]].

==Bids by state==

The thirty-two teams came from twenty-one states, plus Washington, D.C.
California and Tennessee had the most teams with three each. Twenty-nine states did not have any teams receiving bids.<ref name="FF Record book"/>
[[File:NCAA Women's basketball Tournament invitations by state 1982.svg|thumb|right|500 px|NCAA Women's basketball Tournament invitations by state 1982]]
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! style="background-color:#FFDEAD;" | Bids

! style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"| State

! style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"| Teams 
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 3

|style="font-size:10pt" | California

 | Long Beach St., Stanford, Southern California
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 3

|style="font-size:10pt" | Tennessee

 | Memphis, Tennessee Tech, Tennessee
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 2

|style="font-size:10pt" | Illinois

 | Northwestern, Illinois
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 2

|style="font-size:10pt" | Mississippi

 | Jackson St., Ole Miss
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 2

|style="font-size:10pt" | North Carolina

 | North Carolina St., East Carolina
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 2

|style="font-size:10pt" | Ohio

 | Ohio St., Kent St.
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 2

|style="font-size:10pt" | Pennsylvania

 | Cheyney, Penn St.
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 2

|style="font-size:10pt" | South Carolina

 | South Carolina, Clemson
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

|style="font-size:10pt" | Alabama

 | Auburn
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

|style="font-size:10pt" | Arizona

 | Arizona St.
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

|style="font-size:10pt" | District of Columbia

 | Howard
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

|style="font-size:10pt" | Georgia

 | Georgia
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

|style="font-size:10pt" | Iowa

 | Drake
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

|style="font-size:10pt" | Kansas

 | Kansas St.
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

|style="font-size:10pt" | Kentucky

 | Kentucky
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

|style="font-size:10pt" | Louisiana

 | Louisiana Tech
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

|style="font-size:10pt" | Maryland

 | Maryland
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

|style="font-size:10pt" | Missouri

 | Missouri
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

|style="font-size:10pt" | New  Jersey

 | St. Peter's
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

|style="font-size:10pt" | Oregon

 | Oregon
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

|style="font-size:10pt" | Texas

 | Stephen F. Austin
|-    valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

|style="font-size:10pt" | Virginia

 | Old  Dominion
|}

==Brackets==

===Mideast Regional - University of Tennessee - Knoxville, TN ([[Stokely Athletic Center]])===
{{8TeamBracket | RD1=First round<br />March 12 and 13
| RD2=Regional semifinals<br />March 18 and 19
| RD3=Regional finals<br />March 20
| RD1-team1='''[[USC Trojans|Southern California (20-3)]]'''
| RD1-team2=[[Kent State Golden Flashes|Kent St. (17-13)]]
| RD1-score1='''99'''
| RD1-score2=55

| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-team3='''[[Penn State Lady Lions basketball|Penn State (23-5)]]'''
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-team4=[[Clemson Tigers|Clemson (20-11)]]
| RD1-score3='''96'''
| RD1-score4=75

| RD1-team5='''[[Memphis Tigers women's basketball|Memphis (25-4)]]'''
| RD1-team6=[[Ole Miss Rebels|Ole Miss (27-4)]]
| RD1-score5='''72'''
| RD1-score6=70

| RD1-seed7=2
| RD1-team7='''[[Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball|Tennessee (19-9)]]'''
| RD1-seed8=7
| RD1-team8=[[Jackson State Tigers and Lady Tigers|Jackson St. (28-7)]]
| RD1-score7='''72'''
| RD1-score8=56

| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1='''Southern California'''
| RD2-seed2=4
| RD2-team2=Penn St.
| RD2-score1='''73'''
| RD2-score2=70

| RD2-seed4=2
| RD2-team4='''Tennessee'''
| RD2-seed3=3
| RD2-team3=Memphis
| RD2-score4='''78'''
| RD2-score3=63

| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team1=Southern California
| RD3-seed2=2
| RD3-team2='''Tennessee'''
| RD3-score1=90 
| RD3-score2='''91''' (OT)
|RD1-seed5=3|RD1-seed6=6}}

===Midwest Regional - Louisiana Tech - Ruston, LA ([[Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball#Memorial Gymnasium|Memorial Gymnasium]])===
{{8TeamBracket | RD1=First round<br />March 12 and 14
| RD2=Regional semifinals<br />March 18
| RD3=Regional finals<br />March 21

| RD1-team1='''[[Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball|Louisiana Tech (30-1)]]'''
| RD1-team2=[[Tennessee Technological University|Tennessee Tech (20-10)]]
| RD1-score1='''114'''
| RD1-score2=53

| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-team3='''[[Arizona State Sun Devils|Arizona St. (23-6)]]'''
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-team4=[[Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball|Georgia (21-8)]]
| RD1-score3='''97'''
| RD1-score4=77

| RD1-team5='''[[South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball|South Carolina (21-7)]]'''
| RD1-team6=[[East Carolina Pirates women's basketball|East Carolina (17-9)]]
| RD1-score5='''79'''
| RD1-score6=54

| RD1-seed7=2
| RD1-team7='''[[Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball|Kentucky (22-7)]]'''
| RD1-seed8=7
| RD1-team8=[[Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball|Illinois (21-8)]]
| RD1-score7='''88'''
| RD1-score8=80

| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1='''Louisiana Tech'''
| RD2-seed2=4
| RD2-team2=Arizona State
| RD2-score1='''92'''
| RD2-score2=54

| RD2-seed4=2
| RD2-team4='''Kentucky'''
| RD2-seed3=3
| RD2-team3=South Carolina
| RD2-score4='''73'''
| RD2-score3=69

| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team1='''Louisiana Tech'''
| RD3-seed2=2
| RD3-team2=Kentucky
| RD3-score1='''82'''
| RD3-score2=60
|RD1-seed5=3|RD1-seed6=6}}

===East Regional - N.C. State - Raleigh, NC ([[Reynolds Coliseum]])===
{{8TeamBracket | RD1=First round<br />March 13
| RD2=Regional semifinals<br />March 18
| RD3=Regional finals<br />March 20

| RD1-team1='''[[Old Dominion Monarchs and Lady Monarchs|Old Dominion (21-5)]]'''
| RD1-team2=[[Saint Peter's University|St. Peter's (25-4)]]
| RD1-score1='''75'''
| RD1-score2=42

| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-team3='''[[Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball|Kansas State (24-5)]]'''
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-team4=[[Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball|Stephen F. Austin (15-8)]]
| RD1-score3='''78'''
| RD1-score4=75

| RD1-seed5=3
| RD1-team5='''[[NC State Wolfpack women's basketball|North Carolina State(23-5)]]'''
| RD1-seed6=6
| RD1-team6=[[Northwestern Wildcats|Northwestern (21-7)]]
| RD1-score5='''75'''
| RD1-score6=71

| RD1-seed7=2
| RD1-team7='''[[1981–82 Cheyney State Lady Wolves basketball team|Cheyney State (24-2)]]'''
| RD1-seed8=7
| RD1-team8=[[Auburn Tigers women's basketball|Auburn (24-4)]]
| RD1-score7='''75'''
| RD1-score8=64

| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=Old Dominion
| RD2-seed2=4
| RD2-team2='''Kansas State'''
| RD2-score1=67
| RD2-score2='''76'''

| RD2-seed4=2
| RD2-team4='''Cheyney State'''
| RD2-seed3=3
| RD2-team3=North Carolina State
| RD2-score4='''74'''
| RD2-score3=61

| RD3-seed1=4
| RD3-team1=Kansas State
| RD3-seed2=2
| RD3-team2='''Cheyney State'''
| RD3-score1=71
| RD3-score2='''93'''
}}

===West Regional - Stanford University - Palo Alto, CA ([[Maples Pavilion]])===
{{8TeamBracket | RD1=First round<br />March 12–14
| RD2=Regional semifinals<br />March 19
| RD3=Regional finals<br />March 21

| RD1-team1='''[[Long Beach State 49ers|Long Beach State (22-5)]]'''
| RD1-team2=[[Howard Bison|Howard (14-10)]]
| RD1-score1='''95'''
| RD1-score2=57

| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-team3='''[[Drake Bulldogs women's basketball|Drake (26-6)]]'''
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-team4=[[Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball|Ohio State (19-6)]]
| RD1-score3='''90'''
| RD1-score4=79

| RD1-seed5=3
| RD1-seed6='''6'''
| RD1-team5=[[Oregon Ducks women's basketball|Oregon (20-4)]]
| RD1-team6='''[[Missouri Tigers|Missouri (23-8)]]'''
| RD1-score5=53
| RD1-score6='''59'''<ref name="FF Record book" />

| RD1-seed7=2
| RD1-team7='''[[Maryland Terrapins women's basketball|Maryland (22-6)]]'''
| RD1-seed8=7
| RD1-team8=[[Stanford Cardinal women's basketball|Stanford (19-7)]]
| RD1-score7='''82'''
| RD1-score8=48

| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=Long Beach State
| RD2-seed2=4
| RD2-team2='''Drake'''
| RD2-score1=78
| RD2-score2='''91'''

| RD2-seed4=2
| RD2-team4='''Maryland'''
| RD2-seed3=6
| RD2-team3=Missouri
| RD2-score4='''80'''
| RD2-score3=68

| RD3-seed1=4
| RD3-team1=Drake
| RD3-seed2=2
| RD3-team2='''Maryland'''
| RD3-score1=78
| RD3-score2='''89'''
}}

===Final Four - Old Dominion - Norfolk, VA===
{{4TeamBracket | RD1=National Semifinals<br />March 26
| RD2=National Championship<br />March 28

| RD1-seed1=2ME
| RD1-team1=Tennessee
| RD1-score1=46
| RD1-seed2=1MW
| RD1-team2='''Louisiana Tech'''
| RD1-score2='''69'''

| RD1-seed3=2E
| RD1-team3='''Cheyney State'''
| RD1-score3='''76'''
| RD1-seed4=2W
| RD1-team4=Maryland
| RD1-score4=66

| RD2-seed1=1MW
| RD2-team1='''Louisiana Tech'''
| RD2-score1='''76'''
| RD2-seed2=2E
| RD2-team2=Cheyney State
| RD2-score2=62
}}

==Record by conference==
Eight conferences had more than one bid, or at least one win in NCAA Tournament play:<ref name="FF Record  book"/>
{|class="wikitable sortable"

|-

!  style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|Conference

!  style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|# of Bids

!  style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|Record

!  style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|Win %

!  style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|Round<br />of 32

!  style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|Sweet<br />Sixteen

!  style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|Elite<br />Eight

!  style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|Final<br />Four

!  style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|Championship<br />Game
|- style="font-size:11pt"  valign="bottom"

| height="15" | Independent

 | 8

 |  {{sort|0.632|12–7}}

 |  .632

 | 5

 | 5

 | 2

 | 2

 | 2
|- style="font-size:11pt"  valign="bottom"

| height="15" | Southeastern

 | 5

 |  {{sort|0.5|5–5}}

 |  .500

 | 2

 | 2

 | 2

 | 1

 |  –
|- style="font-size:11pt"  valign="bottom"

| height="15" | Atlantic Coast

 | 3

 |  {{sort|0.571|4–3}}

 |  .571

 | 2

 | 2

 | 1

 | 1

 |  –
|- style="font-size:11pt"  valign="bottom"

| height="15" | Western  Collegiate

 | 3

 |  {{sort|0.571|4–3}}

 |  .571

 | 3

 | 3

 | 1

 |  –

 |  –
|- style="font-size:11pt"  valign="bottom"

| height="15" | Big Ten

 | 3

 |  {{sort|0|0–3}}

 |  –

 |  –

 |  –

 |  –

 |  –

 |  –
|- style="font-size:11pt"  valign="bottom"

| height="15" | Big Eight

 | 2

 |  {{sort|0.6|3–2}}

 |  .600

 | 2

 | 2

 | 1

 |  –

 |  –
|- style="font-size:11pt"  valign="bottom"

| height="15" | Missouri Valley

 | 1

 |  {{sort|0.667|2–1}}

 |  .667

 | 1

 | 1

 | 1

 |  –

 |  –
|- style="font-size:11pt"  valign="bottom"

| height="15" | Metro

 | 1

 |  {{sort|0.5|1–1}}

 |  .500

 | 1

 | 1

 |  –

 |  –

 |  –
|}

Six conferences went  0-1: [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]], [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]], [[Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference|MEAC]], Northern  California, [[Ohio Valley Conference]], and [[Southwestern Athletic Conference|SWAC]]<ref name="FF Record book"/>

==All-Tournament Team==

* [[Janice Lawrence Braxton|Janice Lawrence]], Louisiana Tech
* [[Pam Kelly]], Louisiana Tech
* [[Kim Mulkey]], Louisiana Tech
* Yolanda Laney, Cheyney
* Valerie Walker, Cheyney <ref name="FF Record book"/>

==Game officials==

* David Sell (semifinal)
* Pete Stewart (semifinal)
* Marcy Weston (Semi-Final, Final)
* Dan Woolridge (Semi-Final, Final)<ref name="FF Record book"/>

==See also==
* [[1982 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament]]
* [[1982 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament]]
* [[1982 AIAW National Division I Basketball Championship]]
* [[1982 NAIA women's basketball tournament]]
* [[1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament]]

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=

<ref name="NCAA Stats">{{cite web|title=Attendance and Sites|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_final4/2012/Attend.pdf|publisher=NCAA|access-date=19 March 2012}}</ref>

<ref name="FF Record book">{{cite web|last=Nixon|first=Rick|title=2015 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book|url=http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/WFF15.pdf|publisher=NCAA|access-date=30 Jan 2016}}</ref>

<ref name="Bauman record">{{cite web|last=Jackson|first=Melanie|title=Bauman sets long-standing record, despite loss|url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2286660|publisher=ESPN|date=January 24, 2006}}</ref>

<ref name="Co-head coaches">{{cite magazine|last=Diaz|first=Jaime|title=Belles Of The Ball|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1065541/1/index.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105100644/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1065541/1/index.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 5, 2012|magazine=Sports Illustrated|publisher=CNNSI|access-date=22 April 2012|date=November 19, 1986}}</ref>

<ref name=CNNSI>{{cite magazine|title=History of the Wom's Final Four 1982|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/women/2000/ncaa_tourney/news/2000/03/11/finalfour_history_1982/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010619021315/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/women/2000/ncaa_tourney/news/2000/03/11/finalfour_history_1982/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 19, 2001|magazine=Sports Illustrated|publisher=CNNSI|access-date=22 April 2012}}</ref>

<ref name="Top 25 moments #14">{{cite web|last=Mowins|first=Beth|title=Lady Techsters land inaugural NCAA title|url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2343712|publisher=ESPN|access-date=22 April 2012|date=March 31, 2006}}</ref>

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