1984 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
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1984 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
| 1984 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament |
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| Teams | 32 | ||
| Finals site | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
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| Champions | USC (2nd, 3rd title) | ||
| Runner-up | Tennessee (1st title game) | ||
| Semifinalists | Cheyney (2nd Final Four) Louisiana Tech (3rd Final Four) |
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| MOP | Cheryl Miller USC | ||
NCAA Women's Division I Tournaments
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The 1984 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 16 and ended on April 1. It featured 32 teams, four fewer than the previous year. Tennessee, Louisiana Tech, Cheyney, and Southern California were the Final Four, with Southern California defeating Tennessee, 72-61, for its second straight title.[1] USC's Cheryl Miller was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.[2] The semi-finals and finals were held in Pauley Pavilion on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles, California.
Qualifying teams - automatic
Thirty-two teams were selected to participate in the 1984 NCAA Tournament. Seventeen conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA tournament. (Not all conference records are available for 1984) [3]
| Automatic Bids | ||||
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| Record | ||||
| Qualifying School | Conference | Regular Season | Conference | Seed |
| Brigham Young University | High Country | 18–7 | 9–1 | 8 |
| University of Central Florida | MAC | 27–2 | 18–0 | 7 |
| Drake University | Missouri Valley Conference | 22–6 | 16–2 | 7 |
| University of Georgia | SEC | 28–2 | 7–1 | 1 |
| Kansas State University | Big Eight | 25–5 | 12–2 | 3 |
| University of Louisiana at Monroe | Southland | 22–3 | 12–0 | 6 |
| University of Louisville | Metro | 16–15 | 7–3 | 5 |
| Middle Tennessee State University | Ohio Valley Conference | 19–9 | 12–2 | 6 |
| University of Montana | Mountain West Athletic | 25–3 | 14–0 | 4 |
| University of North Carolina | ACC | 23–7 | 9–5 | 2 |
| Ohio State University | Big Ten | 22–6 | 17–1 | 5 |
| Old Dominion University | Sun Belt Conference | 22–4 | -–- | 1 |
| University of Oregon | Northern Pacific | 23–6 | 10–2 | 3 |
| Pennsylvania State University | Atlantic 10 | 19–11 | 6–2 | 8 |
| University of Southern California | Western Collegiate | 24–4 | 13–1 | 1 |
| St. John's University | Big East | 24–5 | 5–3 | 7 |
| University of Texas at Austin | Southwest | 30–2 | 16–0 | 2 |
Qualifying teams - at-large
Fifteen additional teams were selected to complete the thirty-two invitations.[3]
| At-large Bids | ||||
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| Record | ||||
| Qualifying School | Conference | Regular Season | Conference | Seed |
| University of Alabama | SEC | 22–8 | 5–3 | 2 |
| Cheyney State College | Independent | 22–4 | -–- | 3 |
| California State University, Long Beach | Western Collegiate | 23–5 | 13–1 | 2 |
| Louisiana Tech University | Independent | 27–2 | -–- | 1 |
| Louisiana State University | SEC | 22–6 | 5–3 | 5 |
| University of Maryland, College Park | ACC | 19–9 | 10–4 | 6 |
| University of Mississippi | SEC | 23–5 | 6–2 | 4 |
| University of Missouri | Big Eight | 25–5 | 12–2 | 4 |
| North Carolina State University | ACC | 22–8 | 9–5 | 4 |
| Oregon State University | Northern Pacific | 21–7 | 9–3 | 5 |
| San Diego State University | Western Collegiate | 23–5 | 9–5 | 6 |
| University of Tennessee | SEC | 19–9 | 7–1 | 3 |
| Texas Tech University | Southwest | 23–6 | 13–3 | 8 |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas | Independent | 24–6 | -–- | 7 |
| University of Virginia | ACC | 22–6 | 11–3 | 5 |
Bids by conference
Seventeen conferences earned an automatic bid. In eleven cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Twelve at-large teams were selected from six of the conferences. In addition, three independent (not associated with an athletic conference) teams earned at-large bids.[3]
| Bids | Conference | Teams |
| 5 | SEC | Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi, Tennessee |
| 4 | ACC | Maryland., North Carolina, North Carolina St., Virginia |
| 3 | Western Collegiate | Long Beach St., San Diego St., Southern California |
| 3 | Independent | Cheyney, Louisiana Tech, UNLV |
| 2 | Southwest | Texas, Texas Tech |
| 2 | Northern Pacific | Oregon, Oregon St. |
| 2 | Big 8 | Kansas St., Missouri |
| 1 | Sun Belt Conference | Old Dominion |
| 1 | Southland | La.-Monroe |
| 1 | Ohio Valley Conference | Middle Tenn. |
| 1 | Mountain West | Montana |
| 1 | Missouri Valley Conference | Drake |
| 1 | MAC | Central Mich. |
| 1 | Metro | Louisville |
| 1 | High Country | BYU |
| 1 | Big Ten | Ohio St. |
| 1 | Big East | St. John’s |
| 1 | Atlantic 10 | Penn St. |
First round
In 1984, the field returned to 32 teams, in the same format as in 1982. The teams were seeded, and assigned to four geographic regions, with seeds 1-8 in each region. In Round 1, the higher seed was given the opportunity to host the first round game. In most cases, the higher seed accepted the opportunity. The exceptions:[4]
- Mississippi was a four seed, but unable to host, so the game was played at five seed Ohio State
- Alabama was a two seed, but played at Central Michigan, the seven seed
- Missouri was a four seed, but played at LSU, the five seed
- Kansas State was a three seed, but played at Northeast Louisiana, the six seed
- Long Beach State was a two seed, playing the seven seed, University of Nevada at Las Vegas. The game was played at the University of Southern California (USC). For this reason there are only fifteen first round venues, as all locations hosted one game except the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, home of USC, which hosted two games.
The following table lists the region, host school, venue and the fifteen first round locations.[4]
Cheyney
Norfolk
Raleigh
Chapel Hill
Knoxville
Athens
Columbus
Mount Pleasant
Ruston
Baton Rouge
Monroe
Austin
Los Angeles
San Diego
Missoula
1984 NCAA first round
Regionals and Final Four
Norfolk
Knoxville
Ruston
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
1984 NCAA Regionals and Final Four
The Regionals, named for the general location, were held from March 22 to March 25 at these sites:
- East Regional Norfolk Scope, Norfolk, Virginia (Host: Old Dominion University)
- Mideast Regional Stokely Athletic Center, Knoxville, Tennessee (Host: University of Tennessee)
- Midwest Regional Thomas Assembly Center, Ruston, Louisiana (Host: Louisiana Tech University)
- West Regional Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California (Host: University of California, Los Angeles)
Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four, held March 30 and April 1 in Los Angeles, California at Pauley Pavilion.
Bids by state
The thirty-two teams came from twenty-two states. California and Louisiana had the most teams with three each. Twenty-eight states did not have any teams receiving bids.[3]
Brackets
Mideast Regional - University of Tennessee - Knoxville, TN (Stokely Athletic Center)
| First round March 16 - 18 |
Regional semifinals March 22-23 |
Regional finals March 25 |
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| 1 | Georgia | 112 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Louisville | 69 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Georgia | 73 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Mississippi | 63 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Mississippi | 77 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Ohio State | 55 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Georgia | 61 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Tennessee | 73 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Tennessee | 70 | |||||||||||
| 6 | MTSU | 52 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Tennessee | 65 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Alabama | 58 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Alabama | 78 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Central Michigan | 70 | |||||||||||
Midwest Regional - Louisiana Tech - Ruston, LA (Thomas Assembly Center)
| First round March 16 - 18 |
Regional semifinals March 22-23 |
Regional finals March 25 |
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| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 94 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Texas Tech | 68 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 92 | |||||||||||
| 5 | LSU | 67 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Missouri | 82 | |||||||||||
| 5 | LSU | 92 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 85 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Texas | 60 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Kansas State | 73 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Northeast Louisiana | 78 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Northeast Louisiana | 91 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Texas | 99 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Texas | 96 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Drake | 60 | |||||||||||
East Regional - Old Dominion - Norfolk, VA (Norfolk Scope)
| First round March 16-18 |
Regional semifinals March 22-23 |
Regional finals March 24 |
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| 1 | Old Dominion | 87 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Penn State | 65 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Old Dominion | 73 | |||||||||||
| 4 | N.C. State | 71 (OT) | |||||||||||
| 4 | NC State | 86 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Virginia | 73 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Old Dominion | 71 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Cheyney State | 80 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Cheyney State | 92 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Maryland | 64 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Cheyney State | 73 | |||||||||||
| 2 | North Carolina | 72 | |||||||||||
| 2 | North Carolina | 81 | |||||||||||
| 7 | St. John's | 79 (OT) | |||||||||||
West Regional - Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena)
| First round March 12 - 14 |
Regional semifinals March 19 |
Regional finals March 21 |
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| 1 | USC | 97 | |||||||||||
| 8 | BYU | 72 | |||||||||||
| 1 | USC | 76 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Montana | 51 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Montana | 56 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Oregon State | 47 | |||||||||||
| 1 | USC | 90 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Long Beach State | 74 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Oregon (20-4) | 63 | |||||||||||
| 6 | San Diego State | 70 | |||||||||||
| 6 | San Diego State | 73 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Long Beach State | 91 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Long Beach State | 78 | |||||||||||
| 7 | UNLV | 58 | |||||||||||
Final Four - University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA (Pauley Pavilion)
| National Semifinals March 30 |
National Championship April 1 |
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| 3ME | Tennessee | 80 | ||||||
| 3E | Cheyney State | 71 | ||||||
| 3ME | Tennessee | 61 | ||||||
| 1W | USC | 72 | ||||||
| 1MW | Louisiana Tech | 57 | ||||||
| 1W | USC | 62 | ||||||
All-Tournament Team
- Cheryl Miller, Southern California
- Paula McGee, Southern California
- Pam McGee, Southern California
- Janice Lawrence, Louisiana Tech
- Mary Ostrowski, Tennessee [3]
Game Officials
- Tommie Salerno (Semi-Final)
- Larry Sheppard (Semi-Final)
- Bob Olsen (Semi-Final, Final)
- Marcy Weston (Semi-Final, Final)[3]
See also
References
- ^ Gregory Cooper. "1984 NCAA National Championship Tournament". Archived from the original on 2009-10-21. http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/1244/1984-bracket.html. Retrieved 2007-03-29.
- ^ "CHN Basketball History: Most Outstanding Player". http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/history/tournament/womensmop.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-30.
- ^ a b c d e f Nixon, Rick. "Official 2012 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book". NCAA. http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/WFF12.pdf. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Attendance and Sites". NCAA. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_final4/2012/Attend.pdf. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
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