1982 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament

The 1982 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament was the second year of the NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship for Division I. In 1982, the tournament participants were expanded from 20 to 28.

1982 NCAA Women's Division I Volleyball Tournament
ChampionsHawaiʻi (1st NCAA (2nd National) title)
Runner-upSouthern California (2nd NCAA (5th National) title match)
Semifinalists
  • Stanford (1st Final Four)
  • San Diego State (2nd Final Four)
Winning coachDave Shoji (1st title)
Final Four All-Tournament Team
  • Tracy Clark (Southern California)
  • Kimberly Ruddins (Southern California)
  • Deitre Collins (Hawaiʻi)
  • Lisa Strand (Hawaiʻi)
  • Kim Oden (Stanford)
  • Mary Holland (San Diego State)

The University of Hawaiʻi won the NCAA championship by defeating defending national champion Southern California in five games. Hawaiʻi finished the year at 33-1.

In the consolation match, San Diego State defeated Stanford in five games to claim third place for the second straight year.

Brackets

Northwest regional

  First Round Regional semifinal Regional final
                           
       
    Hawaiʻi 3  
      San Jose State 0  
  UCSB 2
    San Jose State 3  
      Hawaiʻi 3
    Cal Poly 1
    Arizona State 3  
  Illinois State 1  
  Arizona State 1
      Cal Poly 3  
  Cal Poly 3
    Pittsburgh 0  

South regional

  First Round Regional semifinal Regional final
                           
       
    Stanford 3  
      Texas 0  
  Texas 3
    SW Missouri State 1  
      Stanford 3
    Pacific 0
    Pacific 3  
  North Carolina 0  
  Pacific 3
      Arizona 1  
  Arizona 3
    Texas A&M 0  

Mideast regional

  First Round Regional semifinal Regional final
                           
       
    Southern California 3  
      Tennessee 0  
  Tennessee 3
    Northwestern 2  
      Southern California 3
    Purdue 0
    Nebraska 3  
  Penn State 1  
  Nebraska 2
      Purdue 3  
  Purdue 3
    Rutgers 1  

West regional

  First Round Regional semifinal Regional final
                           
       
    San Diego State 3  
      California 1  
  California 3
    Pepperdine 0  
      San Diego State 3
    UCLA 1
    UCLA 3  
  Louisville 0  
  UCLA 3
      BYU 0  
  BYU 3
    Western Michigan 0  

Final Four - Alex G. Spanos Center, Stockton, California

  Semifinals     Final
                 
  Hawaiʻi 3  
  Stanford 2    
      Hawaiʻi 3
      Southern California 2
  Southern California 3    
  San Diego State 0   Third place
 
San Diego State 3
  Stanford 2

NCAA Tournament records

There are three NCAA tournament records that were set in the 1982 NCAA tournament that have not yet been broken.[1]

  • Service aces, match (individual record) - Beverly Robinson, Tennessee - 11 vs. Northwestern
  • Services aces, match (team record) - Tennessee, 20 (vs. Northwestern)
  • Solo blocks, tournament (individual record) - Deitre Collins, Hawaiʻi - 15 (1 vs. San Jose State, 6 vs. Cal Poly, 2 vs. Stanford, 6 vs. Southern California).

References

  1. 2008 NCAA Volleyball Program, p. 63 & 64
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