1982 AIAW Slow-pitch Softball Tournament

The 1982 AIAW Women's College slow-pitch softball championship was held in Graham, North Carolina, near Raleigh, on May 13–15. Twelve college softball teams met in the second and last AIAW national slow-pitch softball tournament. The AIAW conducted only two slow-pitch softball national championships, in 1981 and 1982, as the NCAA sought to and eventually did vanquish the women's collegiate athletic organization. The Amateur Softball Association later held two collegiate slow-pitch championship tournaments in 1983 and 1984.

Teams

The double-elimination tournament included these teams:

  • Auburn
  • Cleveland State
  • East Carolina
  • Florida State
  • Florida
  • Georgia Southern
  • Lakeland Community College (Ohio)
  • North Carolina
  • North Carolina-Charlotte
  • Northern Kentucky
  • South Florida
  • Western Carolina

Top-seeded Florida State won its second consecutive national championship, winning all four of its games, including a win in the final over Florida, 9-4.

Bracket

The bracket included twelve teams with results as shown.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Rounds 1 & 2(L) Rounds 2(W) & 3(L) Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                     
     Winners' Bracket
Game 5  (loser to Gm 12):
                  
 Georgia Southern   0
 Gm  Georgia Southern  12   Game 15 (loser to Gm 17)
 Florida State  10  
  1  Lakeland College   4    Florida State  17
  Game 6  (loser to Gm 11):
     South Florida   2  
 Western Carolina  1
 Gm   Auburn  0     Game 19 (loser to Gm 21)
 South Florida  4  
  2  Western Carolina  3    Florida State  19
  Game 7  (loser to Gm 10):
     North Carolina-Charlotte   4  
 Florida   2
 Gm  Florida  7   Game 16 (loser to Gm 18)  
 East Carolina  13  
  3  North Carolina  1    North Carolina-Charlotte  10
  Game 8  (loser to Gm 9):
     East Carolina   6  
 North Carolina-Charlotte  5
 Gm  Cleveland State  2     Games 22, 23 (if nec.)
 Northern Kentucky  4  
  4  North Carolina-Charlotte  6    Florida State   9  
 
   Losers' Bracket      Florida   4  
 Gm  Northern Kentucky  3
 Auburn  0   Game 17    
  9  Auburn  5    
   Florida  W
   Game 13  
 South Florida  L  
 Gm  Florida  14  
 Florida  5     Game 20 (winner to Gm 21)
 10  Lakeland College   4    
     Florida   1
 
       East Carolina   0    Loser's bracket final
 Gm  Western Carolina  12
 Western Carolina  7   Game 18     Game 21 (winner to Gm 22)
 11  Cleveland State   0    
   Western Carolina  L  Florida  11
   Game 14  
 East Carolina  W    North Carolina-Charlotte   6
 Gm  Georgia Southern  3  
 North Carolina  2
 12  North Carolina  7  
   
 

    Note: Except for Games 21–23, game numbers shown above do not necessarily indicate the order of the games' starting times.

    Ranking
    Place School WCWS Record
    1st Florida State 4-0
    2nd Florida 6-2
    3rd North Carolina-Charlotte 3-2
    4th East Carolina 2-2
    5th Western Carolina 3-2
    South Florida 1-2
    7th Auburn 1-2
    North Carolina 1-2
    9th Georgia Southern 1-2
    Northern Kentucky 0-2
    Lakeland Community College 0-2
    Cleveland State 0-2

    See also
    See also: AIAW Champions § Slowpitch Softball, 1981 AIAW Slow-pitch Softball Tournament, and 1983 National Collegiate Slow-pitch Softball Championship

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