1982 Ms. Olympia
The 1982 Ms. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition was held in 1982 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It was the 3rd Ms. Olympia competition held.


1982 Munich WCT
The 1982 Munich WCT was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Munich, West Germany. The tournament was part of the 1982 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was the fourth edition of the event and was held from 8 March through 14 March 1982. First-seeded Ivan Lendl won the singles title.


1982 Munich WCT, Finals, Doubles
Mark Edmondson /  Tomáš Šmíd defeated  Kevin Curren /  Steve Denton 4–6, 7–5, 6–2


1982 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final
The 1982 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final was a hurling match played at Semple Stadium on 18 July 1982 to determine the winners of the 1982 Munster Senior Hurling Championship, the 95th season of the Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The final was contested by Cork and Waterford, with Cork winning by 5-31 to 3-6.


1982 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final
The Munster final between Cork and Waterford was the 9th Munster final meeting between the two teams. Cork were hoping for their 39th Munster title and their first win since 1979. Waterford were hoping for their 6th Munster title and their first win since 1963.


1982 Murjani WTA Championships
The 1982 Murjani WTA Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Amelia Island Plantation on Amelia Island, Florida in the United States that was part of the 1982 WTA Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from April 19 through April 25, 1982. First-seeded Chris Evert-Lloyd won the singles title and earned $32,000 first-prize money.


1982 Murjani WTA Championships, Finals, Doubles
Leslie Allen /  Mima Jaušovec defeated  Barbara Potter /  Sharon Walsh 6–1, 7–5


1982 N-Rich Coffee Creamers season
The 1982 N-Rich Coffee Creamers season was the eighth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known as Great Taste Coffee Makers in the Reinforced Filipino Conference.


1982 N-Rich Coffee Creamers season, Summary
Great Taste manage to win only two of their 18 games in the elimination phase of the Reinforced All-Filipino Conference, both in the first round against Mariwasa-Honda and Toyota. After back-to-back victories, the Coffee Makers lost all of their final 13 outings with import Perry Davis sitting out in their last five games because of an injury.


1982 N-Rich Coffee Creamers season, Summary
From a sour campaign of a last place finish, the erstwhile Great Taste Coffee Makers, now known as N-Rich for the Open Conference, come out strong in the last tournament of the season with Danny Salisbury and Rich Adams as their imports. N-Rich had an eye-popping start of a six-game sweep in Phase 1 of their 18-game schedule in the eliminations. The Coffee Creamers were tied with Gilbey’s Gin on top of the standings with 13 wins and five losses for an outright semifinals berth.


1982 N-Rich Coffee Creamers season, Summary
Going into the last two playdates of the semifinals, N-Rich was a win away from their first-ever trip to the finals, but they lost to Gilbey’s and were forced into a playoff by Toyota Super Corollas. The Coffee Creamers blew their opportunity three times as they lost to the Super Corollas in the knockout game for the right to play Gilbey’s Gin in the final playoffs.


1982 NAIA Division I football season
The 1982 NAIA Division I football season was the 27th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 13th season of play of the NAIA's top division for football.


1982 NAIA Division I football season
The season was played from August to November 1982 and culminated in the 1982 NAIA Champion Bowl, played this year on December 18, 1982 at Wantland Stadium in Edmond, Oklahoma on the campus of Central State University (now Central Oklahoma).


1982 NAIA Division I football season
Central State (OK) defeated Mesa State in the Champion Bowl, 14–11, to win their second NAIA national title.


1982 NAIA Division II football season
The 1982 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1982 college football season in the United States and the 27th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 13th season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.


1982 NAIA Division II football season
The season was played from August to November 1982 and culminated in the 1982 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at Maxwell Field on the campus of Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon.


1982 NAIA Division II football season
Linfield defeated William Jewell in the championship game, 33–15, to win their first NAIA national title.


1982 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship
The 1981 NAIA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools playing in single-elimination bracket to determine the national champion of men's NAIA college ice hockey. The 1981 tournament was the 15th men's ice hockey tournament to be sponsored by the NAIA. The tournament began on March 5, 1981 and ended with the championship game on March 7, 1981.


1982 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship
Ed Saugestad was named NAIA National Coach of the Year in 1982.


1982 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1982 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 45th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.


1982 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament, 1982 NAIA bracket, 3rd place game
The third place game featured the losing teams from the national semifinalist to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988.


1982 NAIA World Series
The 1982 NAIA World Series was a double-elimination tournament to determine the baseball champion of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The tournament was held at Chaparral Stadium on the campus of Lubbock Christian College in Lubbock, Texas from May 31 through June 5. The Grand Canyon Antelopes won the tournament, the team's third consecutive NAIA baseball championship.


1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series
The inaugural NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series began on Saturday, February 13 and ended on Saturday, October 31. Jack Ingram, driving as an owner-driver, won the championship at season's end.


1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series, Races, Goody's 300
The Goody's 300, which had been a Sportsman race, was moved to the national tour, and was run on February 13 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Mike Porter won the pole.


1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series, Races, Eastern 150
The Eastern 150 was run on February 20 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Geoff Bodine won the pole.


1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series, Races, Southeastern 150
The Southeastern 150 was run on March 13 at Bristol International Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. David Pearson won the pole.


1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series, Races, Dogwood 500
The Dogwood 500 was run on March 28 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia. Geoff Bodine won the pole.


1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series, Races, TranSouth 200
The TranSouth 200 was run on April 3 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Harry Gant won the pole.


1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series, Races, Mountain Dew 300
The Mountain Dew 300 was run on April 3 at Hickory Speedway in Hickory, North Carolina. Sam Ard won the pole.


1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series, Races, Busch 200
The Busch 200 was run on April 18 at South Boston Speedway in South Boston, Virginia. Jack Ingram won the pole.


1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series, Races, Budweiser 200
The Budweiser 200 was run on April 23 at Caraway Speedway in Asheboro, North Carolina. Sam Ard won the pole.


1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series, Races, Spring 220
The Spring 220 was run on May 2 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Sam Ard won the pole.


1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series, Races, Hampton Chevy 200
The Hampton Chevy 200 was run on May 8 at Langley Speedway in Hampton, Virginia. Bob Shreeves won the pole.


1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series, Races, Sportsman 200
The Sportsman 200 was run on May 15 at Dover Downs International Speedway in Dover, DE. Harry Gant won the pole.


1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series, Races, Sunkist 200
The Sunkist 200 was run on May 23 at Hickory Speedway in Hickory, North Carolina. Morgan Shepherd won the pole.


1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series, Races, Mello Yello 300
The Mello Yello 300 was run on May 29 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Harry Gant won the pole.


1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series, Races, Inaugural 200
The Inaugural 200 was run on June 11 at New Asheville Speedway in Asheville, North Carolina. Gary Neice won the pole.


1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series, Races, Winston 200
The Winston 200 was run on June 19 at Hickory Speedway in Hickory, North Carolina. Tommy Ellis won the pole.


1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series, Races, Roses Stores 200
The Roses Stores 200 was run on June 26 at South Boston Speedway in South Boston, VA. Butch Lindley won the pole.


1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series, Races, Coca-Cola 200
The Coca-Cola 200 was run on June 27 at North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham, NC. This race was originally scheduled for March, but was snowed out. David Pearson won the pole.


1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series, Races, Goody's 200
The Goody's 200 was run on July 7 at Caraway Speedway in Asheville, North Carolina. Sam Ard won the pole.


1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series, Races, Lowes 200
The Lowes 200 was run on July 24 at South Boston Speedway in South Boston, VA. Butch Lindley won the pole.


1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series, Races, Goody's 200
The Goody's 200 was run on August 1 at Hickory Speedway in Hickory, North Carolina. Tommy Ellis won the pole.


1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series, Races, Gene Lovelace 200
The Gene Lovelace 200 was run on August 7 at Langley Speedway in Hampton, VA. Tommy Ellis won the pole.


1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series, Races, Kroger 200
The Kroger 200 was run on August 13 at Indianapolis Raceway Park in Clermont, IN. Sam Ard won the pole.


1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series, Races, Pet Dairy 150
The Pet Dairy 150 was run on August 27 at Bristol International Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Morgan Shepherd won the pole.


1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series, Races, Bobby Isaac Memorial 200
The Bobby Isaac Memorial 200 was run on September 4 at Hickory Speedway in Hickory, North Carolina. Sam Ard won the pole.


1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series, Races, Harvest 150
The Harvest 150 was run on September 11 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway in Richmond, VA. Tommy Ellis won the pole.


1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series, Races, Autumn 150
The Autumn 150 was run on September 25 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, VA. Sam Ard won the pole.


1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series, Races, Miller Time 300
The Miller Time 300 was run on October 9 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, NC. Phil Parsons won the pole.


1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series, Races, Southern Auto Racing News 200
The Southern Auto Racing News 200 was run on October 17 at Hickory Speedway in Hickory, NC. Phil Parsons won the pole.


1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series, Races, Cardinal 250
The Cardinal 250 was run on October 31 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, VA. Tommy Ellis won the pole.


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 34th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 11th modern-era Cup series. The season began on February 14 at the Daytona International Speedway and concluded on November 21 at Riverside International Raceway. Darrell Waltrip took his second straight championship driving for Junior Johnson by 72 points over Bobby Allison.


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Non-Points Results (Cup Series Speedweeks), Busch Clash
The 1982 season unofficially kicked off on February 7 with the non-points fourth annual Busch Clash, open to all pole winners from the 1981 season in a 20 lap (50 mi (80 km)) dash. Terry Labonte drew pole position


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Non-Points Results (Cup Series Speedweeks), Busch Clash
Time of Race: 15 minutes, 39 secondsCaution Flags: NoneMargin Of Victory: 1.5 car lengths


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Non-Points Results (Cup Series Speedweeks), UNO Twin 125 Qualifiers
On February 11 the Uno Twin 125 Mile Qualifiers were held. Benny Parsons was on the pole for race 1 with a speed of 196.317 mph and Harry Gant was on the pole for race 2 with a speed of 195.609 mph.


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Non-Points Results (Cup Series Speedweeks), UNO Twin 125 Qualifiers
Time of Race: 55 minutes, 26 secondsCaution Flags: 5 for 17 LapsMargin Of Victory: 2 car lengths


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Non-Points Results (Cup Series Speedweeks), UNO Twin 125 Qualifiers
Time of Race: 51 minutes, 54 secondsCaution Flags: 2 for 12 LapsMargin Of Victory: Under Caution


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Non-Points Results (Cup Series Speedweeks), Daytona 500 Consolation Race
On February 12, NASCAR allowed all 14 cars that failed to qualify for the Daytona 500 to race in a consolation race at a 30 lap (75 mi (121 km)) distance. Slick Johnson was on the pole.


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Non-Points Results (Cup Series Speedweeks), Daytona 500 Consolation Race
Time of Race: 31 minutes, 17 secondsCaution Flags: 1 for 6 LapsMargin Of Victory: 0.21 seconds


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Daytona 500
The 1982 season officially kicked off on February 14 with the Daytona 500 held at the Daytona International Speedway. Benny Parsons won the pole with a speed of 196.317 mph.


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Daytona 500
Time of Race: 3 hours 14 minutes 49 secondsCaution Flags: 5 for 34 LapsMargin Of Victory: 22.87 seconds


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Richmond 400
The Richmond 400 was run on February 21 at the Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway. Darrell Waltrip won the pole with a speed of 93.256 mph.


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Richmond 400
Time of Race: 1 hour 51 minutes 30 seconds. Caution Flags: 6 for 33 laps. Margin of Victory: Under CautionRace shortened to 250 of 400 laps due to rain.


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Valleydale 500
The Valleydale 500 was held on March 14 at the Bristol International Raceway. Darrell Waltrip won the pole with a speed of 111.068 mph.


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Valleydale 500
Time of Race: 2 hours 49 minutes 52 secondsCaution Flags: 3 for 25 lapsMargin of Victory: 13.2 seconds


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Coca-Cola 500
The Coca-Cola 500 was held on March 21 at the Atlanta International Raceway. Dale Earnhardt won the pole with a speed of 163.774 mph.


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Coca-Cola 500
Time of Race: 3 hours 29 minutes 58 secondsCaution Flags: 7 for 47 lapsMargin of Victory: Under CautionRace shortened to 287 of 328 laps due to rain.


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500
The Carolina 500 was originally scheduled for March 21 but due to rain it was postponed and held on March 28 at the North Carolina Motor Speedway. Benny Parsons won the pole with a speed of 141.577 mph.


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500
Time of Race: 4 hours 3 minutes 27 secondsCaution Flags: 9 for 86 lapsMargin of Victory: 1 lap


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, CRC Chemicals Rebel 500
The CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 was held on April 4 at the Darlington Raceway. Buddy Baker won his 1st pole since 1980 with a speed of 153.979 mph. He would then promptly finish last (37th) due to flywheel problems.


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, CRC Chemicals Rebel 500
Time of Race: 4 hours 3 minutes 27 secondsCaution Flags: 8 for 53 lapsMargin of Victory: 3 feet


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Northwestern Bank 400
The Northwestern Bank 400 was held on April 18 at the North Wilkesboro Speedway. Darrell Waltrip won the pole with a speed of 114.801 mph .


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Northwestern Bank 400
Time of Race: 2 hours 33 minutes 37 secondsCaution Flags: 6 for 34 lapsMargin of Victory: Under Caution


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Virginia National Bank 500
The Virginia National Bank 500 was held on April 25 at the Martinsville Speedway. Terry Labonte won the pole with a speed of 89.988 mph.


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Virginia National Bank 500
Time of Race: 3 hours 30 minutes 1 secondsCaution Flags: 9 for 46 lapsMargin of Victory: 1 lap


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Winston 500
The Winston 500 was held on May 2 at the Alabama International Motor Speedway. Benny Parsons won the pole with a speed of 200.176 mph.


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Winston 500
Time of Race: 3 hours 11 minutes 19 secondsCaution Flags: 8 for 39 lapsMargin of Victory: 3 car lengths


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Cracker Barrel Country Store 420
The Cracker Barrel Country Store 420 was held on May 8 at the Nashville Speedway. Darrell Waltrip won the pole with a speed of 102.773 mph.


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Cracker Barrel Country Store 420
Time of Race: 2 hours 59 minutes 52 secondsCaution Flags: 5 for 39 lapsMargin of Victory: 1 lap


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Mason-Dixon 500
The Mason-Dixon 500 was held on May 16 at the Dover Downs International Speedway. Darrell Waltrip won the pole with a speed of 139.308 mph .


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Mason-Dixon 500
Time of Race: 4 hours 9 minutes 43 secondsCaution Flags: 6 for 32 lapsMargin of Victory: 3 laps


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, World 600
The World 600 was held on May 30 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. David Pearson won the pole with a speed of 162.511 mph.


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, World 600
Time of Race: 4 hours 36 minutes 48 secondsCaution Flags: 10 for 62 lapsMargin of Victory: 2 car lengths


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500
The inaugural Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500 was held on June 6 at the Pocono International Raceway. Terry Labonte was on the pole because qualifying was rained out so the line up was set by the current Winston Cup points standings. This was the only time in 1982 that qualifying was rained out.


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500
Time of Race: 4 hours 24 minutes 8 secondsCaution Flags: 7 for 51 lapsMargin of Victory: Under Caution


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Budweiser 400
The Budweiser 400 was held on June 13 at the Riverside International Raceway. Terry Labonte won the pole with a speed of 162.511 mph.


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Budweiser 400
Time of Race: 2 hours 23 minutes 51 secondsCaution Flags: 1 for 7 lapsMargin of Victory: 3.82 seconds


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Gabriel 400
The Gabriel 400 was held on June 20 at the Michigan International Speedway. Ron Bouchard won the pole (his 2nd ever of a total 3) with a speed of 162.404 mph.


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Gabriel 400
Time of Race: 3 hours 23 minutes 13 secondsCaution Flags: 3 for 42 lapsMargin of Victory: 3 car lengths


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Firecracker 400
The Firecracker 400 was held on July 4 at the Daytona International Speedway. Rookie Geoff Bodine won the first Winston Cup pole of his career (he would win 37 in his career) with a speed of 194.721 mph.


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Firecracker 400
Time of Race: 2 hours 27 minutes 9 secondsCaution Flags: 5 for 25 lapsMargin of Victory: 2 car lengths


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Busch Nashville 420
The Busch Nashville 420 was held on July 10 at the Nashville Speedway. Morgan Shepherd won the first Winston Cup pole of his career (he would win 7 in his career) with a speed of 103.959 mph.


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Busch Nashville 420
Time of Race: 2 hours 53 minutes 35 secondsCaution Flags: 5 for 24 lapsMargin of Victory: 1 lap


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Mountain Dew 500
The Mountain Dew 500 was held on July 25 at the Pocono International Raceway. Cale Yarborough won the pole with a speed of 150.764 mph.


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Mountain Dew 500
Time of Race: 4 hours 19 minutes 45 secondsCaution Flags: 6 for 43 lapsMargin of Victory: 17 seconds


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Talladega 500
The Talladega 500 was held on August 1 at the Alabama International Motor Speedway. Geoff Bodine won the second Winston Cup pole of his career with a speed of 199.4 mph.


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Talladega 500
Time of Race: 2 hours 58 minutes 26 secondsCaution Flags: 5 for 25 lapsMargin of Victory: 1 car length


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Champion Spark Plug 400
The Champion Spark Plug 400 was held on August 22 at the Michigan International Speedway. Just over a year after he won his first ever pole, Bill Elliott won the second Winston Cup pole of his career with a speed of 162.995 mph.


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Champion Spark Plug 400
Time of Race: 2 hours 45 minutes 53 secondsCaution Flags: 5 for 29 lapsMargin of Victory: 2 car lengths


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Busch 500
The Busch 500 was held on August 28 at the Bristol International Raceway. Rookie Tim Richmond won the first Winston Cup pole of his career at a speed of 112.507 mph.


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Busch 500
Time of Race: 2 hours 49 minutes 32 secondsCaution Flags: 3 for 15 lapsMargin of Victory: 0.70 seconds


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Southern 500
The Southern 500 was held on September 6 at the Darlington Raceway. David Pearson won the pole with a speed of 155.739 mph.


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Southern 500
Time of Race: 4 hours 21 minutes 32 secondsCaution Flags: 14 for 87 lapsMargin of Victory: 0.79 seconds


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400
The Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400 was held on September 12 at the Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway. Bobby Allison won the pole with a speed of 93.435 mph.


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400
Time of Race: 2 hours 37 minutes 6 secondsCaution Flags: 2 for 12 lapsMargin of Victory: 17 seconds


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, CRC Chemicals 500
The CRC Chemicals 500 was held on September 19 at the Dover Downs International Speedway. Ricky Rudd won the pole with a speed of 139.384 mph.


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, CRC Chemicals 500
Time of Race: 4 hours 38 minutes 43 secondsCaution Flags: 9 for 67 lapsMargin of Victory: 2 car lengths


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Holly Farms 400
The Holly Farms 400 was held on October 3 at the North Wilkesboro Speedway. Darrell Waltrip won the pole with a speed of 113.86 mph.


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Holly Farms 400
Time of Race: 2 hours 32 minutes 57 secondsCaution Flags: 4 for 26 lapsMargin of Victory: 13.8 seconds


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, National 500
The National 500 was held on October 10 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Darrell Waltrip won the pole with a speed of 164.694 mph.


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, National 500
Time of Race: 3 hours 39 minutes 5 secondsCaution Flags: 6 for 34 lapsMargin of Victory: 2.93 seconds


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Old Dominion 500
The Old Dominion 500 was held on October 17 at the Martinsville Speedway. Ricky Rudd won the pole with a speed of 89.132 mph.


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Old Dominion 500
Time of Race: 3 hours 41 minutes 5 secondsCaution Flags: 10 for 70 lapsMargin of Victory: 2 seconds


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Warner W. Hodgdon American 500
The Warner W. Hodgdon American 500 was held on October 31 at the North Carolina Motor Speedway. Cale Yarborough won the pole with a speed of 143.22 mph.


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Warner W. Hodgdon American 500
Time of Race: 4 hours 20 minutes 47 secondsCaution Flags: 8 for 55 lapsMargin of Victory: 9.5 seconds


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Atlanta Journal 500
The Atlanta Journal 500 was held on November 7 at the Atlanta International Raceway. Morgan Shepherd won the pole with a speed of 166.779 mph.


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Atlanta Journal 500
Time of Race: 3 hours 48 minutes 51 secondsCaution Flags: 10 for 56 laps45 lead changes among 14 driversMargin of Victory: 0.5 seconds


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Winston Western 500
The Winston Western 500 was held on November 21 at the Riverside International Raceway. He had already locked up the season long pole award for winning the most poles but Darrell Waltrip added one more to his tally for his seventh pole of 1982 with a speed of 114.995 mph.


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1982 Season Results, Winston Western 500
Time of Race: 3 hours 7 minutes 24 secondsCaution Flags: 3 for 16 lapsMargin of Victory: 7 seconds


1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Rookie of the year
Geoff Bodine won the rookie of the year even though he only started 25 of the 30 races. However, he had 4 top fives, 10 top tens, 2 poles, and 118 laps led, he had a season long average finishing position of 15.16. Mark Martin, his closest competitor for the award, did start all 30 races but he only had 2 top fives, 8 top tens, 0 poles, and 4 laps led, he had a season long average finishing position of 19.47.


1982 NBA All-Star Game
The 1982 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game that was played on January 31, 1982, at Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. This was the 32nd edition of the National Basketball Association All-Star Game and was played during the 1981–82 NBA season. The coaches were Bill Fitch for the East, and Pat Riley for the West. Larry Bird was named the game's MVP for his 4th quarter heroics during crunch time.


1982 NBA Finals
The 1982 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1981–82 season, the top level of competition in men's professional basketball in North America. The series saw the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers face the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers. It was a rematch of the 1980 NBA Finals. The Lakers won 4 games to 2.


1982 NBA Finals
The 1982 NBA Finals documentary "Something To Prove" recaps all the action of this series. It was the last NBA video documentary to exclusively use film in all on-court action. Dick Stockton narrated the documentary, with the condensed USA Network version narrated by Al Albert.


1982 NBA Finals
This was the first Finals to be claimed on the winning team's home court since 1977. The series ended June 8, later than any previous NBA Finals. The previous record was June 7, 1978. This record was eclipsed two years later when the finals ended on June 12, 1984.


1982 NBA Finals, Background, Los Angeles Lakers
The Lakers were stunned in the 1981 NBA Playoffs by the Houston Rockets in a 3-game mini-series. The previous season saw the Lakers in a state of uncertainty, after Magic Johnson missed 45 games due to a knee injury. Their problems continued early in the new season, and with the team at 7–4 the Lakers decided to fire head coach Paul Westhead. Taking over as head coach was Pat Riley, and his promotion to the job led to the birth of the Showtime offense.


1982 NBA Finals, Background, Los Angeles Lakers
With a healthy Johnson and the additions of Kurt Rambis and Bob McAdoo, the Lakers rallied to finish with a 57–25 record, best in the Western Conference. They were even more flawless in the playoffs as they both swept the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference Semifinals, and the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals.


1982 NBA Finals, Background, Philadelphia 76ers
Like the Lakers, the 76ers were coming off a heartbreaking playoff defeat, as they blew a 3–1 lead and lost to the eventual champion Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals. Not much was changed for the 76ers roster-wise and record-wise in the new season, however, as the team finished second behind the Celtics in the Atlantic Division for the third straight year.


1982 NBA Finals, Background, Philadelphia 76ers
Due to a then-existing rule where division winners would earn a first-round bye, the 76ers were forced to play a best-of-three miniseries, even though their 58–24 record was three games better than the Central Division champion Milwaukee Bucks. Nevertheless, Philadelphia easily swept the Atlanta Hawks 2–0 in the first round, then ousted the Bucks in the next round 4–2. In the Eastern Conference finals, the 76ers blew out the Celtics twice at The Spectrum to take a 3–1 lead, only to lose the next two games in a harrowing replay of the 1981 playoffs. But led by Andrew Toney's 34 points, the 76ers exorcised the demons of 1981 by blowing out the Celtics 120–106 in Game 7. As time wound down, the Boston Garden crowd began to chant "Beat L.A.! ", encouraging the 76ers to defeat the hated Lakers in the championship round.


1982 NBA Finals, Background, Regular season series
Both teams split the two meetings, each won by the home team:


1982 NBA Finals, Games, Game 1
Fresh from holding off the Celtics in the conference finals, the Sixers worked their offense to precision and held a 15-point lead midway through the third quarter 83-68. But, then, the Lakers began to turn it up on defense and the result was many fast breaks. The Lakers went on a 40–9 run over the game's next 11 minutes. Wilkes scored 10, Kareem and McAdoo scored 8 each, Nixon and Cooper scored 7 each, and Nixon had 4 assists during the run, on the way to a 124-117 Game 1 win, thereby stealing the home-court advantage.


1982 NBA Finals, Games, Game 1
After the game, Sixers coach Billy Cunningham commented that the Sixers weren't affected that much by the trapping Laker defense, just cold shooting and sloppy play. However, he also questioned whether or not it was a "zone defense", which was illegal at the time.


1982 NBA Finals, Games, Game 2
In this game, Laker coach Pat Riley took a different defensive approach, assigning Magic Johnson to cover Julius Erving straight-up on defense. While Magic couldn't match the Doctor's athleticism, the move did keep Erving from the offensive boards.


1982 NBA Finals, Games, Game 2
In Game 2 that wasn't quite enough, as Erving brought the Sixers back with 24 points and 16 rebounds, mostly defensive. Billy Cunningham used all his centers, Caldwell Jones, Darryl Dawkins and Earl Cureton at different points to guard Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The Sixers got 38 offensive rebounds for 50 second-chance points, while the Lakers only had six offensive boards.


1982 NBA Finals, Games, Game 2
The Sixers used that advantage to take a 110–94 win that evened the series. In a balanced scoring attack, Maurice Cheeks had 19 points and eight assists, Jones added 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Bobby Jones and Clint Richardson each scored 10. This was the Lakers first loss in the 1982 post season.


1982 NBA Finals, Games, Game 3
Back at home at The Forum, the Lakers completely dominated Game 3. Norm Nixon scored 29 points as the Lakers marched to a 129–108 victory. Andrew Toney scored 36 and Julius Erving 21, but no one else came through.


1982 NBA Finals, Games, Game 4
The Lakers controlled the tempo in Game 4 by going to their half-court game, passing down low to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. On the defensive end, they kept up the pressure with their zone trap. The Lakers went up, three games to one, with a 111–101 win. Jamaal Wilkes and Magic Johnson had 24 points each, while Abdul-Jabbar added 22 and Bob McAdoo 19 off the bench. Hard-charging bruiser Kurt Rambis pulled down 11 rebounds.


1982 NBA Finals, Games, Game 5
Back in Philadelphia, the Sixers took out their frustrations and destroyed the Lakers, 135–102. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was held to just six points, a career playoff low, thanks to the spirited defense of Darryl Dawkins. In the midst of the offensive explosion, Dawkins also contributed 20 points and nine rebounds to the effort.


1982 NBA Finals, Games, Game 6
The Sixers' strong showing in Game 5 gave them hope for Game 6 in the Forum, but the Lakers got the early lead and were up, 66–57, at the half.


1982 NBA Finals, Games, Game 6
In the third period, the Sixers' defense turned it up a notch. They held Los Angeles to 20 points for the quarter and several times cut the lead to one point. Super-sub Bob McAdoo, known more for his offense, made a key defensive play late in the third when he blocked a Julius Erving layup on a breakaway that would have given the Sixers the lead.


1982 NBA Finals, Games, Game 6
The Lakers came back and surged early in the fourth period to boost their lead to 11. Erving, who led all scorers with 30 points, and Andrew Toney, who had 29, responded by trimming the lead to 103–100 with about four minutes left, but then Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored and was fouled and made the free throw to put Los Angeles up by six. Moments later, Wilkes got a breakaway layup to close it out, 114–104.


1982 NBA Finals, Games, Game 6
Jamaal Wilkes led the Lakers with 27 points, and Magic Johnson, with 13 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists, was named the series MVP. McAdoo, who had 16 points, nine rebounds and three blocks, was pretty much reborn as a player in this series after being cast off by several teams as a selfish, non-team player.


1982 NBA Finals, Games, Game 6
Aside from the Doctor's and Toney's efforts, no one else stepped up for the Sixers. Darryl Dawkins fouled out and only had 10 points and one rebound in 20 minutes played. Dawkins would soon be shipped to the New Jersey Nets, and the 76ers acquired the final piece of their championship puzzle: Moses Malone, an MVP center from the Houston Rockets.


1982 NBA Finals, Television coverage
Unlike previous years, where weeknight games were shown on tape delay, all games in the Finals were televised live by CBS. As a compromise to CBS to allow the live telecasts, the NBA returned the start of its season to late October after starting it earlier in October the previous two seasons, meaning the finals would start after the conclusion of the mid-May sweeps period. The later date also eliminated the back-to-back games on Mother's Day weekend, which was used in 1980 and 1981 to avert another tape delay broadcast.


1982 NBA Finals, Television coverage
This was also the first of nine straight NBA finals (1982-1990) that Dick Stockton would call for CBS Sports. Stockton also announced the starting lineups of the 1982 NBA Finals in lieu of P.A. announcers Dave Zinkoff (for the 76ers) and Larry McKay (for the Lakers; McKay would be replaced the next season by Lawrence Tanter).


1982 NBA Finals, Aftermath
Both teams would meet in the Finals again in 1983. The Sixers, bolstered by the addition of league MVP Moses Malone, won 65 games, and steamrolled through the playoffs, in which they lost only once (completing Malone's famous "Fo, Fo, Fo" prediction, stating that the Sixers needed to win 4 games in each of the three series) en route to their third NBA title overall (they won in 1955 as the Syracuse Nationals, and in 1967). The Lakers finished the regular season with 58 wins, but were overmatched by the hungrier Sixers in the Finals. Then-rookie and future Hall of Famer James Worthy did not play in the series because of a late-season leg injury.


1982 NBA draft
The 1982 NBA draft took place on June 29, 1982, at the Felt Forum at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.


1982 NBA draft
Brent Musburger reported for CBS in the days leading up to the draft that the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks were working on a wider-ranging deal that would have sent Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to New York, Bill Cartwright to the Utah Jazz, and either the #1 or #2 pick from Utah to Los Angeles (which was guaranteed one of those picks anyway due to a 1980 trade with Cleveland), with the Lakers then planning to select both Ralph Sampson and James Worthy. When Sampson decided to forgo entering the draft and to return for another season at the University of Virginia, the deal fell apart and the Lakers picked Worthy with the #1 overall choice.


1982 NBA draft, Draft, Notable post-second round picks
These post-second round picks have appeared in at least one regular or postseason game in the NBA.


1982 NBA playoffs
The 1982 NBA playoffs were the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1981–82 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. Magic Johnson was named NBA Finals MVP for the second time.


1982 NBA playoffs
It was the second NBA Finals meeting in three years between the Lakers and Sixers, and ended with the same result—a 4–2 Lakers victory—as the previous confrontation. They met again in 1983, with Philadelphia getting revenge in a sweep. The Sixers beat the Celtics again in the Eastern Conference Finals, the second of their three series wins in a four-year stretch.


1982 NBA playoffs
The Bullets' 2-0 sweep of the Nets was their last playoff series victory until 2005.


1982 NBA playoffs
This was the third straight year the Bucks failed to advance to the third round with the #2 seed despite a first-round bye, although they did not have the better record in each of those matchups, and thus not having home-court advantage.


1982 NBA playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (3) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (6) Atlanta Hawks
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the 76ers winning the first meeting.


1982 NBA playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (4) New Jersey Nets vs. (5) Washington Bullets
This was the first playoff meeting between the Nets and the Bullets.


1982 NBA playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (3) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (6) Houston Rockets
This was the first playoff meeting between the Rockets and the SuperSonics.


1982 NBA playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (4) Denver Nuggets vs. (5) Phoenix Suns
This was the first playoff meeting between the Nuggets and the Suns.


1982 NBA playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Eastern Conference Semifinals, (1) Boston Celtics vs. (5) Washington Bullets
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bullets winning the first meeting.


1982 NBA playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Eastern Conference Semifinals, (2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers
This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series apiece.


1982 NBA playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Western Conference Semifinals, (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (5) Phoenix Suns
This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first two meetings.


1982 NBA playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Western Conference Semifinals, (2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (3) Seattle SuperSonics
This was the first playoff meeting between the Spurs and the SuperSonics.


1982 NBA playoffs, Conference Finals, Eastern Conference Finals, (1) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers
This was the 17th playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning nine of the first 16 meetings.


1982 NBA playoffs, Conference Finals, Western Conference Finals, (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (2) San Antonio Spurs
This was the first playoff meeting between the Lakers and the Spurs.


1982 NBA playoffs, NBA Finals: (E3) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (W1) Los Angeles Lakers
This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first three meetings.


1982 NBL Finals
The 1982 NBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball League's 1982 season, which began in February. The finals began on 16 July. The tournament concluded with the West Adelaide Bearcats defeating the Geelong Cats in the NBL Grand Final on 18 July.


1982 NBL Finals, Format
The NBL finals series in 1982 consisted of two semi-final games, and one championship-deciding grand final. The finals were contested between the top four teams of the regular season, with the finals weekend hosted at the neutral Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre in Newcastle, New South Wales.


1982 NBL Finals, Qualification, Ladder
The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win-loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.


1982 NBL season
The 1982 NBL season was the fourth season of the National Basketball League (NBL).


1982 NBL season, Regular season
The 1982 regular season took place over 22 rounds between 6 February 1982 and 11 July 1982. Each team played 26 games, against every opponent twice.


1982 NBL season, Ladder
The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win-loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.


1982 NBL season, Ladder
1Head-to-Head between Newcastle Falcons and St. Kilda Saints (1-1). Newcastle Falcons won For and Against (+2).


1982 NBL season, Finals
The NBL finals series in 1982 consisted of two semi-final games, and one championship-deciding grand final. All three of these finals games were sudden death.


1982 NC State Wolfpack football team
The 1982 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Monte Kiffin. NC State has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since the league's inception in 1953. The Wolfpack played its home games in 1982 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.


1982 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 1982 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1982 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its thirty sixth year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Six regions held a four team, double-elimination tournament while two regions included six teams, resulting in 36 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. The thirty-sixth tournament's champion was Miami (FL), coached by Ron Fraser. The Most Outstanding Player was Dan Smith of Miami (FL).


1982 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, National seeds
For the first time, the NCAA selected five number-one seeds and placed each in a different regional.


1982 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, Regionals
The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, six consisting of four teams and two of six teams. The winners of each District advanced to the College World Series.


1982 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
The 1982 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 44th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 2nd annual NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA Division I men's and women's collegiate cross country running in the United States. In all, four different titles were contested: men's and women's individual and team championships.


1982 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
Held on November 22, 1982, the combined meet was hosted by Indiana University at the IU Championship Cross Country Course in Bloomington, Indiana. The distance for the men's race was 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) while the distance for the women's race was 5 kilometers (3.11 miles).


1982 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
The men's team national championship was retained again by Wisconsin Badgers, their first overall title. The individual championship was won by English runner Mark Scrutton, from Colorado, with a time of 30:12.60.


1982 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
The women's team national championship was again won by the Virginia Cavaliers, their second. The individual championship was won by Lesley Welch, also from Virginia, with a time of 16:39.7.


1982 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships, Notes
1. The official NCAA championship statistics website (see references) made a typo where Iowa State scored 207 points. This is not correct, as Iowa State tied with Michigan with 202 points. Reference:


1982 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship
The 1982 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship was the second women's collegiate field hockey tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college field hockey team in the United States. The Old Dominion Lady Monarchs won their first championship, defeating the defending national champion Connecticut Huskies in the final.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game
The 1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game took place on Monday, March 29, between the North Carolina Tar Heels and Georgetown Hoyas at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The match-up was the final one of the forty-fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to crown a national champion for men's basketball at the Division I level.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game
Head coach John Thompson and the Georgetown Hoyas entered the game ranked sixth in the final AP Poll (released three weeks earlier), with an overall record of 28–6. The Hoyas were led by first-team All-American Eric Floyd and seven-foot (2.13 m) freshman Patrick Ewing. In the midst of a 15-game winning streak, the North Carolina Tar Heels entered the championship game at 31–2 after defeating the Houston Cougars in the national semifinal. The Dean Smith-led North Carolina Tar Heels were anchored by junior and first–team All-American James Worthy.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game
The game was televised by CBS across the United States, which attracted over 17 million viewers. Georgetown jumped out to an early 12–8 lead, with all eight of North Carolina's points coming from goaltending infractions by Ewing. The Hoyas entered halftime ahead 32–31. The teams traded the lead multiple times in the closing minutes of the second half. Following a turnover by Matt Doherty, Georgetown took the lead 62–61 courtesy of a jump shot from Floyd. During the ensuing possession, North Carolina freshman Michael Jordan hit a go-ahead basket with 15 seconds remaining to give the Tar Heels a one-point advantage.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game
The Tar Heels won their second NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship, with their first coming in 1957. Worthy was named the Most Outstanding Player for his efforts throughout the tournament. After losing in his first three national title game appearances – something many had openly criticized him over – coach Smith won his first National Championship as a head coach. Ewing helped lead the Hoyas back to the national title game in 1984 and 1985, where they won it all in 1984. Both talented freshmen, Ewing and Jordan, went on to become National Players of the Year before leaving college to play professional basketball.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Background, Georgetown Hoyas
John Thompson was in the midst of his tenth season as head coach of the Georgetown Hoyas as the team entered the National Championship game. Before the season, Thompson made headlines when he signed top recruit, Patrick Ewing over several other top name schools, along with Anthony Jones, Ralph Dalton, Elvado Smith, and Bill Martin. Georgetown was named by some voters as the number one team in the nation in the preseason polls due to its highly touted recruiting class. The Hoyas' starting lineup was Eric Smith, Eric Floyd, and Fred Brown as guards, Mike Hancock in the forward position, and Ewing at center.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Background, Georgetown Hoyas
The Georgetown Hoyas participated in the Great Alaska Shootout to start the 1981–82 season. The Hoyas lost their opening game to Southwestern Louisiana 70–61 after playing a sloppy game. After winning the following game against Alaska–Anchorage 77–67, the Hoyas lost 47–46 to Ohio State in their final tournament game. Georgetown then began a thirteen-game win streak, which was followed by losing three straight to three conference opponents. The Hoyas then finished the regular season with nine more wins and one loss, which was good enough to finish second in the Big East regular season standings.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Background, Georgetown Hoyas
The Hoyas won their first two games of the Big East Tournament by a collective margin of 29 points and advanced to the championship game against the Villanova Wildcats. The two teams were tied 33–33 at halftime, but the Hoyas changed their defense from zone to man-to-man to start the second half. This proved effective as they were able to force turnovers and shoot well from the field, which led them to win 72–54. The Georgetown Hoyas won the Big East Tournament and also, a bid to the NCAA Tournament.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Background, Georgetown Hoyas
In the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Georgetown faced Wyoming and won 51–43. The Hoyas then beat the Fresno State Bulldogs by eighteen, after leading by five at halftime, to advance to the regional finals. Georgetown faced off against Oregon State in the regional final. In the game, the Hoyas shot very well from the field, setting the tournament record for field goal percentage in a game, 77.4%, en route to the 69–45 victory. In the national semifinal against Louisville, both teams shot very poorly. The two teams traded the lead several times throughout the first half, but after three minutes into the second half, Georgetown gained the lead and never relinquished it. The Hoyas used defense to maintain their lead and set the pace of the game, which they won 50–46.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Background, North Carolina Tar Heels
The North Carolina Tar Heels were coached by Dean Smith, who was in his twenty–first season as head coach of the Tar Heels. This was Smith's fourth National Championship game appearance as the coach of North Carolina, after losing in 1968, 1977, and 1981. Coach Smith entered the 1981 regular season with what he called the "best class he ever had" to that point in his career with: Buzz Peterson, Warren Martin, Michael Jordan, Lynwood Robinson, and John Brownlee. His North Carolina team was named by many as the preseason number one and the favorite to win the national title. North Carolina's starting line up consisted of Jimmy Black and Jordan at the guard positions, Matt Doherty and James Worthy in at forward, and Sam Perkins as starting center.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Background, North Carolina Tar Heels
North Carolina opened their 1981–82 campaign with a win against Kansas at a neutral site in Charlotte, North Carolina. After winning five more games, the Tar Heels entered the Cable Car Classic. Behind Perkins' 23 points, the Tar Heels managed to win the game, despite being taken to overtime. North Carolina advanced to the tournament final where the defeated Santa Clara. Wake Forest defeated North Carolina, who was playing without Perkins due to illness, to hand them their first loss of the season. The Tar Heels won three more games before losing to Virginia, where they trailed the whole game. North Carolina won the remaining games of its regular season. The team won the ACC Tournament by narrowly defeating Virginia in tournament's championship game, 47–45.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Background, North Carolina Tar Heels
North Carolina edged James Madison 52–50 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Tar Heels beat Alabama in the succeeding round to advance to the regional final against Villanova. North Carolina advanced to the Final Four with a 70–60 over Villanova as each starter scored over ten points. In the national semifinal, North Carolina was pitted against Houston. The Tar Heels opened the game with a 14–0 run. Houston overcame the deficit and tied the game at 29 just a few minutes before the half. Coming out of halftime, North Carolina went on a 7–2 run and eventually won the game 68–63 after stalling for a significant period of time.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Background, Media coverage
In the days before the game was to be played there was significant coverage given to the two head coaches Smith and Thompson. The two had both served as coaches on the 1976 United States men's Olympic basketball team for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The two coaches first met in Washington D.C. while trying to recruit players from the same high school. Thompson was quoted saying that coach Smith "knows our philosophy and I know his philosophy." Smith talked of Thompson saying he was a personal friend of his and that he would maintain contact with him whether or not Thompson was still coaching.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Background, Media coverage
The relationship between Georgetown's Floyd and North Carolina's Worthy also drew some attention from the media. The two players grew up in Gastonia, North Carolina together, where they went to the same church and competed in high school against each other. Worthy commented that his family lives around two to three miles away from Floyd's. It was noted that the two would likely not interact much while playing as they did not play the same position.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Background, Media coverage
Both coaches told the media that they believed their respective teams should play far better than they did in the National semifinal games if they wanted to win the upcoming game. Coach Smith expressed concerns over Georgetown's shooting ability and feared that Floyd would come out shooting very well from the field. In addition, Smith noted that Ewing would play a large factor in the game because his defensive presence in the game limits second chance opportunities for Georgetown's opponents. Ken Rappoport of the Associated Press wrote of how North Carolina was a very disciplined team that takes only high-percentage shots.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Venue
The Louisiana Superdome was chosen as the venue for the Final Four of the 1982 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Superdome was selected over Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. Throughout the 1970s, the NCAA had considered hosting the Final Four in a domed football stadium, and the 1982 Final Four was the first time the tournament was held in a domed football stadium since 1971.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Broadcast
The National Championship game was televised across the United States by CBS. CBS obtained the rights to broadcast the NCAA Tournament, after the tournament had been previously broadcast by NBC. A total of 17.52 million homes, 30% of the television audience, watched the game. The broadcast earned a 21.5 Nielsen Rating, the second highest for the NCAA National Championship game at the time, after 1979.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Game summary
The game began with a tip–off between Georgetown's Patrick Ewing and North Carolina's Sam Perkins, which was won by Georgetown. Ewing made the first shot of the game from the baseline. On defense, Ewing was called for goaltending four times to give North Carolina their first eight points. Georgetown coach John Thompson ordered Ewing to "make his presence known" on defense and to not worry about goaltending calls when attempting to block shots. North Carolina did not physically make a shot until 8:08 had passed, at which point the score was 12–10 in favor of Georgetown. Eric Floyd proceeded to score four consecutive baskets for the Hoyas, while Worthy made six shots for the Tar Heels to tie the score at 22–22. The score at halftime was 32–31 in favor of the Hoyas, with ten of North Carolina's points coming off five goaltending calls on Ewing.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Game summary
Woody Durham's radio call on the Tar Heel Sports Network during Jordan's game-winner and the subsequent possession


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Game summary
The teams traded baskets for the majority of the second half, with the largest advantage being four points by Georgetown with over twelve minutes to go in the game. After five more minutes of game play, North Carolina managed to cut the lead to two, 56–54. The Tar Heels then obtained a single point lead with 5:50 to play and set up in their four corners offense, to run out the game clock.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Game summary
The Tar Heels were quickly fouled and Jimmy Black converted two free throws, while Fred Brown made two his own on the other end to bring the score to 59–58 in favor of North Carolina. With three and a half minutes left in the contest, Michael Jordan drove to the basket and made a shot off of the backboard to increase the Tar Heels' lead to three, 61–58. On Georgetown's following possession, Ewing made a jump shot to bring his team within one. North Carolina again set up in the four corners.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Game summary
While making an attempt to steal the ball from Matt Doherty, the Hoyas' Eric Smith was called for a foul. This sent Doherty to the line for a one-and-one, which he missed and Ewing got the rebound. Floyd then hit a twelve-foot jump shot with 57 seconds left to go to give Georgetown the lead, 62–61. Then, Jordan received a pass from Black and connected on a shot with fifteen seconds remaining in the game to give North Carolina a one-point lead.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Game summary
On the Hoyas' ensuing possession, Fred Brown mistakenly passed the ball away to Worthy, who proceeded to run out some of the clock before being fouled by Smith. Because the Hoyas were in the double bonus, Worthy received two free throw attempts, both of which he missed. Floyd got the rebound and attempted a last second shot that also missed.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Aftermath
Powell Latimer in the Daily Tar Heel before Jordan's 2009 Hall of Fame induction


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Aftermath
North Carolina's James Worthy was named the NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Player for his performance during the course of the tournament. Along with that honor, Worthy and Eric Floyd were both named Consensus First–team All-Americans for the 1981–82 season, while Tar Heel Sam Perkins was a Consensus Second–team All-American. Despite losing the game, John Thompson was given the United States Basketball Writers Association's Coach of the Year.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Aftermath
Following the victory, Coach Smith received thousands of letters including the likes of boxer Sugar Ray Leonard and President of the United States Ronald Reagan, the latter of which invited the team to the White House. Smith's secretary Linda Woods told reporters that "[Smith] answers everything" and stated that they were "2,000 letters behind in our correspondance." The visit to the White House was declined as the travel fares were not included.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Aftermath
In the days leading up to the National Championship game, North Carolina head coach Dean Smith was a focal point of the media over his record in national championship games. Smith had coached the North Carolina Tar Heels to six Final Fours and three national title games before the 1981–82 season, all of which resulted in the Tar Heels failing to win the tournament. Due to these losses, Smith had earned a reputation for not being able to win the "big game." When coach Smith won the National Championship game against Georgetown, he silenced those who had criticized him before the game. Before retiring, coach Smith led the Tar Heels to one more national title victory in 1993.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Aftermath
The Georgetown Hoyas returned to the National Championship game in 1984, where they faced off against the Houston Cougars and won 84–75. It was the first NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship that Georgetown had won, along with the first that Thompson had won as head coach. Thompson embracing Brown in celebration after he ceremonially took each starter out of the game to give the bench players time in the championship game became an enduring image, as Thompson had had to console Brown after he had crucially thrown it away to Worthy in 1982. The following year, they again made it back to the national title game. This time, however, they lost to the eighth-seeded conference rival Villanova Wildcats.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Aftermath
The game featured two future National Players of the Year in Jordan and Ewing. The Sporting News named Jordan Player of the Year for the 1982–83 season. The following year, Jordan was the consensus National Player of the Year for the 1983–84 season, winning each of the player of the year awards that were given out. Ewing won four National Player of the Year awards for his efforts during the 1984–85 season.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Aftermath
In addition, Worthy (2003), Ewing (2008), and Jordan (2009) were all enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame after illustrious NBA careers with the Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks and Chicago Bulls respectively including 9 NBA championships and were also all named to the NBA's 50 Greatest Players list in 1996 marking the league's 50th anniversary.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament involved 48 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 11, 1982, and ended with the championship game on March 29 in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. A total of 47 games were played.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
North Carolina, coached by Dean Smith, won the national title with a 63–62 victory in the final game over Georgetown, coached by John Thompson. James Worthy of North Carolina was named the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
This Tournament was the first to eliminate the national third place game, which had been held every year since the 1946 tournament. It was also the first tournament to be televised by CBS after it acquired the broadcasting rights from NBC. Gary Bender and Billy Packer (also from NBC Sports) called the Final Four and National Championship games. In addition, it was the first tournament to include the word "Men's" in its official title, as the NCAA began sponsoring national championships in women's sports (including basketball) in the 1981–82 school year.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
This was the last NCAA Tournament to grant automatic bids to the winners of ECAC regional tournaments for Northeastern Division I independents organized by the Eastern College Athletic Conference, a loose sports federation of Northeastern colleges and universities. The practice had begun with the 1975 Tournament to ensure that Northeastern independents would not be excluded, but was discontinued when all remaining Northeastern independents formed new conferences or joined existing ones after this season.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
For the first time since 1966, the tournament field did not include UCLA.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, Championship game
The 1982 NCAA Division I Men's Championship Game was between the Georgetown Hoyas and the North Carolina Tar Heels. Both teams had Hall of Fame coaches, Dean Smith for the Tar Heels and John Thompson for the Hoyas. As for players, five future NBA All-Stars were included between the two sides—the Hoyas featured center Patrick Ewing and Eric "Sleepy" Floyd, while the Tar Heels answered with forward James Worthy, forward and center Sam Perkins, and young guard Michael Jordan. This also marked the only NCAA championship game to feature three of the NBA 50 Greatest Players (Jordan, Ewing and Worthy) chosen in 1996 on the occasion of the NBA's 50th anniversary.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, Championship game
The championship matchup was tightly contested throughout, with no team ever leading by more than a few points, and 15 lead changes in the game overall. With slightly over a minute to go, Floyd scored to put Georgetown on top, 62–61. During the ensuing timeout, Smith predicted that Georgetown would heavily guard Worthy and Perkins and drew up a play that would work the ball around to Jordan and then met Jordan's eyes and told him to not be afraid to shoot if he was open.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, Championship game
When the ball was worked around, Jimmy Black found Jordan on the left wing, and he rose and hit a jumper with 17 seconds to go to put Carolina back on top, 63–62. Georgetown did not call timeout but immediately pushed the ball up the court. However, guard Fred Brown mistook Carolina's James Worthy for a teammate and passed the ball right to his opponent. Worthy was fouled by Eric Smith with two seconds to go.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, Championship game
He missed both free throws, but with no timeouts left (Georgetown coach John Thompson, in a questionable move, used his last one before Worthy's free throws rather than save it to set up a final play) the Hoyas' last desperation shot fell short. On the other hand, Dean Smith's decision to draw up a play for Jordan, rather than Worthy or Perkins, is often regarded as a brilliant coaching move.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, Championship game
His Airness. MJ. Air Jordan. Before Michael Jordan was any of these things, before he was the most recognizable athlete in the world, he was Mike Jordan, the freshman for North Carolina. Then he hit a game-winning shot in the 1982 national championship game, and Mike became Michael Jordan, who became all of the above.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, Championship game
Powell Latimer in the Daily Tar Heel before Jordan's 2009 Hall of Fame induction


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, Championship game
Aside from the dramatic finish in the final minute, the 1982 NCAA championship game is today primarily remembered as being the stage on which several eventual basketball legends were introduced to a national audience, particularly North Carolina's Jordan and Georgetown's Ewing, both 19-year-old freshmen at the time of this game. Both had outstanding games - Jordan with 16 points including the game-winner, and Ewing with 23 points and 10 rebounds (but also a few goaltends on blocks that John Thompson supported for intimidation purposes).


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, Championship game
Jordan and Ewing would go on to have more memorable clashes in the National Basketball Association with the Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks respectively, and both would be inducted into the Hall of Fame. For Jordan's part, his game-winner is often seen as the launching point of his career - the moment that gave him the confidence to become what many believe to be the greatest basketball player of all time, in no small part due to his clutch performance. Jordan has said multiple times that before he would take game-winning shots with the Bulls, he would sometimes think back to his shot in the 1982 game that propelled North Carolina past Georgetown.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, Championship game
The real star of the 1982 title game, and a third player in this game who would eventually be inducted to the pro basketball Hall of Fame, was Carolina's James Worthy. Worthy scored a game-high 28 points, showing the blazing speed and some of the same authoritative drives to the basket that later became familiar sights during his career with the powerful Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, Championship game
Beyond these three legendary players, two other outstanding pro players of the 1980s and early 90s appeared in this 1982 game: Georgetown's Sleepy Floyd, who went on to an All-Star career in the NBA (including a still-standing record for most points in a quarter and in a half for a playoff game) and Carolina's Sam Perkins, who distinguished himself over a durable NBA career lasting 17 seasons.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, Schedule and venues
The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1982 tournament:


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, Schedule and venues
The 1982 Tournament marked the first of five to end at the Superdome, the second domed stadium after the Astrodome and twentieth venue overall to host a Final Four. The tournament was the first to feature Birmingham and Uniondale, as well as the first for Reunion Arena after four previous appearances for SMU's Moody Coliseum in Dallas. The games played at Uniondale were the first in the New York Metropolitan Area since 1974.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship
The 1982 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships was the 44th annual NCAA-sanctioned golf tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate golf at the University Division level in the United States.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship
The tournament was held at the Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, North Carolina.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship
Houston won the team championship, the Cougars' fourteenth NCAA title.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship
Billy Ray Brown, also from Houston, won the individual title.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 1982 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, the 35th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 19 and 27, 1982, and concluded with North Dakota defeating Wisconsin 5-2. All Quarterfinals matchups were held at home team venues while all succeeding games were played at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Qualifying teams
The NCAA permitted 8 teams to qualify for the tournament and divided its qualifiers into two regions (East and West). Each of the tournament champions from the three Division I conferences (CCHA, ECAC and WCHA) received automatic invitations into the tournament. Two additional automatic bids were received by the two ECAC division champions that did not contain the ECAC champion. At-large bids made up the remaining 3 teams, an additional 1 eastern and 2 western schools.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
The tournament featured three rounds of play. The two odd-number ranked teams from one region were placed into a bracket with the two even-number ranked teams of the other region. The teams were then seeded according to their ranking. In the Quarterfinals the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds played two-game aggregate series to determine which school advanced to the Semifinals. Beginning with the Semifinals all games were played at the Providence Civic Center and all series became Single-game eliminations. The winning teams in the semifinals advanced to the National Championship Game with the losers playing in a Third Place game.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
The 1982 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 12th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament. Twelve NCAA Division I college men's lacrosse teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
The championship game was hosted by University of Virginia, and was played in front of 10,283 fans. The game saw the University of North Carolina defeat Johns Hopkins University by the score of 7–5.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship, Tournament Overview
This was the second straight defeat of Hopkins by the University of North Carolina in the finals. The Tar Heels carried a 7 to 3 lead heading into the fourth quarter, with attackman Dave Wingate scoring five goals for Carolina. The Tar Heels won 26th straight games over two seasons, finally losing the first game of the 1983 season against Hobart.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship, Tournament outstanding players
1982 DIVISION I CHAMPIONSHIP HIGHLIGHTSLEADING SCORERSName ................................................................................................... GP G A Pts. Dave Wingate, North Carolina .................................................................... 3 11 0 11Mike Burnett, North Carolina ...................................................................... 3 3 8 11Mike Caravana, Virginia ............................................................................. 2 4 5 9Peter Scott, Johns Hopkins ........................................................................ 3 7 1 8Doug Hall, North Carolina .......................................................................... 3 5 3 8John Krumenacker, Johns Hopkins.............................................................. 3 5 3 8Brent Voelkel, North Carolina ..................................................................... 3 5 3 8Jeff Cook, Johns Hopkins........................................................................... 3 3 5 8Mike Donnelly, Johns Hopkins .................................................................... 3 6 1 7Jeff Homire, North Carolina........................................................................ 3 5 2 7Bruce Bruno, Cornell ................................................................................. 2 1 6 7


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
The 1982 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament was the 24th organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The Indiana Hoosiers won their first national title by defeating the Duke Blue Devils in the championship game, 2–1, after eight overtime periods. The final match was played on December 11, 1982, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at Lockhart Stadium.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships
The 1982 NCAA Men's Division I Swimming and Diving Championships were contested in March 1982 at the Schroeder Swimming Center in Brown Deer, Wisconsin at the 59th annual NCAA-sanctioned swim meet to determine the team and individual national champions of Division I men's collegiate swimming and diving in the United States.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships
UCLA topped the team standings for the first time; as of 2016, this remains the Bruins' only men's team title.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships
The inaugural NCAA Women's Division I Swimming and Diving Championships were held concurrently at the O'Connell Center at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida and were won by hosts Florida. The men's and women's titles would not be held at the same site until 2006.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships
The 1982 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships were the 36th annual championships to determine the national champions of NCAA Division I men's singles, doubles, and team collegiate tennis in the United States. This year's tournaments were played in Athens, Georgia, hosted by the University of Georgia.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships
The men's team championship was won by the UCLA Bruins, their 14th team national title. UCLA defeated Pepperdine in the final round, 5–1.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships
The men's singles title was won by Mike Leach from Michigan, and the men's doubles title was won by Peter Doohan and Pat Serrat  from Arkansas.


1982 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships, Host site
The tournaments were played at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. The men's and women's tournaments would not be held at the same venue until 2006.


1982 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
The 1982 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships were contested May 31−June 5 at the Clarence F. Robison Track and Field Complex at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah in order to determine the individual and team national champions of men's and, for the first time, women's collegiate Division I outdoor track and field events in the United States.


1982 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
These were the 60th annual men's championships and the inaugural women's championships. This was the Cougars' third time hosting the event and the first since 1975.


1982 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
UTEP and UCLA topped the men's and women's team standings, respectively; the Miners claimed their sixth overall, and fifth consecutive, team title while the Bruins' claimed their first.


1982 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
The finals of the 1982 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament were held from May 27 through May 30. 16 Division I college softball teams met in the NCAA tournament's first round at campus sites. After having played their way through the regular season and first round (and for Oklahoma State, a conference tournament, an AIAW regional title and double losses to Texas A&M in the AIAW Women's College World Series final on May 25), the eight advancing teams played in the NCAA Women's College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. UCLA won the title.


1982 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
Historian Bill Plummer III wrote, "With their 77-8 season record, Texas A&M could have been a contender in Omaha − maybe even the top seed − against perennial softball powers like UCLA and Fresno State. The Aggies had been invited to the NCAA's first national tournament, but chose not to go. A&M coach Bob Brock had high respect for the eleven-year-old AIAW, even as the NCAA began to overshadow it. Out of a sense of loyalty to the AIAW, Brock said, his school chose the 1982 Norman championship over the NCAA's first in Omaha."


1982 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament, Women's College World Series, Participants
These eight teams met at Seymour Smith Park to decide the 1982 NCAA Division I Softball Championship:


1982 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships
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1982 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships
The 1982 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships refer to one of two NCAA-sponsored events held during May 1982 to determine the national champions of men's and women's collegiate tennis in the United States:


1982 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships
The men's and women's tournaments would not be held at the same site until 2006.


1982 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
The 1982 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament was the first Women's Basketball Tournament held under the auspices of the NCAA. From 1972 to 1982, there were national tournaments for Division I schools held under the auspices of the AIAW. The inaugural NCAA Tournament included 32 teams. Tennessee, Louisiana Tech, Cheyney, and 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. Louisiana Tech's Janice Lawrence was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.


1982 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
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, 2012 and 2019 titles as head coach at Baylor (Mulkey was also an assistant coach on Louisiana Tech's 1988 championship team).


1982 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Notable events
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.


1982 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Notable events
Pam Kelly would win the Wade Trophy, awarded to the nation's best Division I women's basketball player. Her teammates included Janice Lawrence and Kim Mulkey, both of whom would play on the gold-medal-winning Olympic team in 1984. 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.


1982 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Notable events
The Louisiana Tech team won their first game easily, beating 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.


1982 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Notable events
The Lady Techsters faced the Lady Vols from Tennessee in the semi-finals, and won 69–46. In the National Championship game, they faced 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. 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.


1982 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Notable events
The winners are awarded national championship rings, but this team did not receive theirs until January 13, 2017.


1982 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Records
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.


1982 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Records
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.


1982 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Records
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.


1982 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Records
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.


1982 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, 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)


1982 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Qualifying teams - at-large
Twenty additional teams were selected to complete the thirty-two invitations. (Not all conference records are available for 1982)


1982 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, 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.


1982 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, First round
The following table lists the region, host school, venue and location, while a map of the locations is shown to the right:


1982 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Regionals and Final Four
The Regionals, named for the general location, were held from March 18 to March 21 at these sites:


1982 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Regionals and Final Four
Each regional winner will advance to the Final Four, held March 26 and 28 in Norfolk, Virginia at the Norfolk Scope.


1982 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, 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.


1982 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Record by conference
Eight conferences had more than one bid, or at least one win in NCAA Tournament play:


1982 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Record by conference
Six conferences went  0-1: MAAC, MAC, MEAC, Northern  California, Ohio Valley Conference, and SWAC


1982 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships
The 1982 NCAA Women's Division I Swimming and Diving Championships were the first annual NCAA-sanctioned swim meet to determine the team and individual national champions of Division I women's collegiate swimming and diving in the United States. The inaugural event was hosted at the O'Connell Center at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. The men's and women's titles would not be held at the same site until 2006.


1982 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships
Hosts Florida topped the team standings and took home the inaugural NCAA women's team title.


1982 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships
The 1982 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships were the first annual championships to determine the national champions of NCAA Division I women's singles, doubles, and team collegiate tennis in the United States.


1982 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships
The inaugural women's team championship was won by the Stanford Cardinal.


1982 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships
The women's singles title was won by Alycia Moulton from Stanford, and the women's doubles title was won by Heather Ludloff and Lynn Lewis from UCLA.


1982 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships, Host site
This year's tournaments were hosted by the University of Utah at the Utah Tennis Facility in Salt Lake City, Utah. The men's and women's tournaments would not be held at the same site until 2006.


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 Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament
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.


1982 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament
In the consolation match, San Diego State defeated Stanford in five games to claim third place for the second straight year.


1982 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament, NCAA Tournament records
There are three NCAA tournament records that were set in the 1982 NCAA tournament that have not yet been broken.


1982 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
The 1982 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships were the 52nd NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships to be held. Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa hosted the tournament at Hilton Coliseum.


1982 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Iowa took home the team championship with 131.75 points and having three individual champions.


1982 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Mark Schultz of Oklahoma was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler and Gary Albright of Nebraska received the Gorriaran Award.


1982 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
The following polls make up the 1982 NCAA Division I baseball rankings. Baseball America began publishing its poll of the top 20 teams in college baseball in 1981. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper published its first human poll of the top 20 teams in college baseball in 1957, and expanded to rank the top 30 teams in 1961.


1982 NCAA Division I baseball rankings, Baseball America
Currently, only the final poll from the 1982 season is available.


1982 NCAA Division I baseball rankings, Collegiate Baseball
Currently, only the final poll from the 1982 season is available.


1982 NCAA Division I baseball season
The 1982 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1982. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1982 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirty sixth time in 1982, consisted of one team from each of eight regional competitions and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Miami (FL) claimed the championship for the first time.


1982 NCAA Division I baseball season, Conference winners
This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1982 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Seven regionals of four teams and one of six each competed in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 21 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 13 teams earned at-large selections.


1982 NCAA Division I baseball season, College World Series
The 1982 season marked the thirty sixth NCAA Baseball Tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Miami (FL) claiming their first championship with a 9–3 win over Wichita State in the final.


1982 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Two human polls comprised the 1982 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll.


1982 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season was the last for Paul "Bear" Bryant as head coach at Alabama, retiring with 323 victories in 38 seasons.


1982 NCAA Division I-A football season
The Penn State Nittany Lions won their first consensus national championship, closing out an 11–1 season by defeating Georgia and Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker 27–23 in the Sugar Bowl to edge out undefeated SMU for the national championship. It was Joe Paterno's first national championship, after three undefeated non-championship seasons.


1982 NCAA Division I-A football season
UCLA moved from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to the Rose Bowl and fulfilled a promise made by coach Terry Donahue by closing out their season there as well, beating Michigan 24–14 in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day.


1982 NCAA Division I-A football season
It is also the year of "The Play", an improbable finish to the annual rivalry game between Cal and Stanford.


1982 NCAA Division I-A football season
The Aloha Bowl premiered in Honolulu, Hawaii, and was won by Washington.


1982 NCAA Division I-A football season, September
The pre season poll had a top 5 of 1. Pittsburgh, 2. Washington, 3. Nebraska, 4. Alabama, and 5. North Carolina. Penn State was No. 8.


1982 NCAA Division I-A football season, September
On September 11, No. 5 North Carolina lost at No. 1 Pittsburgh by a score of 7–6; the Tar Heels would never return to the top 5 as they went 8–4. Meanwhile, Washington, by virtue of its 55–0 win over UTEP, moved ahead of Pitt in the next poll. Florida replaced North Carolina in the top 5 that was 1. Washington, 2. Pittsburgh, 3. Nebraska, 4. Alabama, and 5. Florida.


1982 NCAA Division I-A football season, September
After games of September 18, Pittsburgh was again leapfrogged by a team that dominated a weak opponent, as Nebraska beat New Mexico 68–0 and moved ahead of Pitt to No. 2 . The rest of the top 5 was unchanged.


1982 NCAA Division I-A football season, September
On September 25, No. 2 Nebraska was defeated at No. 8 Penn State by a score of 27–24 in a game that ultimately decided the national title. The outcome of the game was controversial as Penn State tight end Mike McCloskey would later admit catching a key pass out of bounds that kept the winning drive alive. Penn State replaced Nebraska in the new top 5 that was 1. Washington, 2. Pittsburgh, 3. Penn State, 4. Alabama, and 5. Florida.


1982 NCAA Division I-A football season, October
On October 2, No. 5 Florida lost at home to unranked LSU 24–13. Georgia replaced Florida in the top 5 and also moved ahead of Alabama. The new poll was 1. Washington, 2. Pittsburgh, 3. Penn State, 4. Georgia, and 5. Alabama.


1982 NCAA Division I-A football season, October
On October 9, No. 5 Alabama defeated No. 3 Penn State in Birmingham 42–21. Alabama jumped up top to No. 2 while SMU replaced Penn State in the top five. 1. Washington, 2. Alabama, 3. Pittsburgh, 4. Georgia, 5. SMU.


1982 NCAA Division I-A football season, October
On October 16, No. 2 Alabama was knocked off in Knoxville by Tennessee, 35–28. Nebraska returned to the top five. 1. Washington, 2. Pittsburgh, 3. Georgia, 4. SMU, 5. Nebraska.


1982 NCAA Division I-A football season, October
On October 23, Washington struggled to beat Texas Tech 10–3 so Pittsburgh moved ahead of them in the poll. The same day, Nebraska squeaked by Missouri at home 23–19 and slipped to No. 6, with Arkansas taking their place in the top 5. The new poll was 1. Pittsburgh, 2. Washington, 3. Georgia, 4. SMU, and 5. Arkansas.


1982 NCAA Division I-A football season, October
On October 30 in Palo Alto, John Elway and Stanford stunned No. 2 Washington 43–31. SMU jumped ahead of Georgia into the No. 2 spot with a 47–9 drubbing of Texas A&M. Undefeated and No. 7 Arizona State beat No. 12 USC 17–10 and moved up to No. 4 . The new poll was 1. Pittsburgh, 2. SMU, 3. Georgia, 4. Arizona State, and 5. Arkansas.


1982 NCAA Division I-A football season, November
On November 6, No. 1 Pittsburgh was stunned at home by unranked Notre Dame, 31–16. No. 5 Arkansas was knocked off by Baylor in Waco 24–17. No. 3 Georgia romped over No. 20 Florida 44–0 and moved to the top spot. The new poll was 1. Georgia, 2. SMU, 3. Arizona State, 4. Nebraska, and 5. Penn State.


1982 NCAA Division I-A football season, November
On November 13 in a Pac-10 showdown in Tempe, No. 7 Washington beat No. 3 Arizona State 17–13. That put the Huskies back in the top 5. Remembering that Penn State defeated Nebraska earlier in the season, the pollsters moved the Nittany Lions ahead of the Cornhuskers in the new poll that was 1. Georgia, 2. SMU, 3. Penn State, 4. Nebraska, 5. Washington.


1982 NCAA Division I-A football season, November
On November 20, No. 2 SMU was tied by No. 9 Arkansas 17–17. No. 5 Washington had its Rose Bowl hopes ended as rival Washington State upset the Huskies 24–20. Pittsburgh returned to the top five replacing Washington. 1. Georgia, 2. Penn State 3. Nebraska, 4. SMU, 5. Pittsburgh.


1982 NCAA Division I-A football season, November
On November 26, in a game that likely decided who would meet No. 1 Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, No. 2 Penn State shut down Dan Marino and No. 5 Pittsburgh, 19–10. The next day, No. 6 Arizona State was knocked out of the Rose Bowl by rival Arizona, 28–18. That gave UCLA the Pac 10 title and Rose Bowl berth. The Bruins replaced Pittsburgh in the top 5 in the final regular season poll. 1. Georgia, 2. Penn State, 3. Nebraska, 4. SMU, 5. UCLA.


1982 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game
The 1982 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Eastern Kentucky Colonels and the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens. The game was played on December 18, 1982, at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls, Texas. The culminating game of the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season, it was won by Eastern Kentucky, 17–14.