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1982 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament

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Winning coach
  
Dave Shoji (1st title)

Champions
  
Hawaiʻi (1st NCAA (2nd National) title)

Runner-up
  
Southern California (2nd NCAA (5th National) title match)

Semifinalists
  
Stanford (1st Final Four) San Diego State (2nd Final Four)

Final Four All-Tournament Team
  
Tracy Clark (Southern California) Kimberly Ruddins (Southern California) Deitre Collins (Hawaiʻi) Lisa Strand (Hawaiʻi) Kim Oden (Stanford) Mary Holland (San Diego State)

The 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.

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

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

NCAA Tournament records

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

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

    • References

    1982 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament Wikipedia
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