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]}

	Upper round 1				Upper round 2				Upper round 3				Upper final								Final
					Georgia Southern	0
	Georgia Southern	12			Florida State	10
									Florida State	17
	Lakeland College	4
									South Florida	2
					Western Carolina	1
	Auburn	0			South Florida	4
													Florida State	19
	Western Carolina	3
													North Carolina-Charlotte	4
					Florida	2
	Florida	7			East Carolina	13
									North Carolina-Charlotte	10
	North Carolina	1
									East Carolina	6
					North Carolina-Charlotte	5
	Cleveland State	2			Northern Kentucky	4
	North Carolina-Charlotte	6																			Florida State	9	–
																					Florida	4	–
	Lower round 1				Lower round 2				Lower round 3				Lower round 4				Lower final
	Northern Kentucky	3
									Florida	W
	Auburn	5
					Auburn	0			South Florida	L
					Florida	5											Florida	11
	Florida	14
													Florida	1			North Carolina-Charlotte	6
	Lakeland College	4
													East Carolina	0
	Western Carolina	12
									Western Carolina	L
	Cleveland State	0
					Western Carolina	7			East Carolina	W
					North Carolina	2
	Georgia Southern	3
	North Carolina	7

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

References

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