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    1983 NCAA Tournament (March Madness)

    

Play In Round    Round of 64    Round of 32    Sweet 16   Elite 8   Final 4

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Winning Team highlighted in Green Box

 

First Year expanded to 52 Teams

It began on March 17, 1983, and ended with the championship game on April 4 at The Pit, then officially known as University Arena, on the campus of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.[1] A total of 51 games were played.

The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1983 tournament:

Opening Round

First and Second Rounds

 

 

Play In Round

All Teams were given the 12th Seed

 East  REGIONAL at

Favorite Teams

 

Star Efforts
 
La Salle 70, Boston University 58

 

 

     Mideast REGIONAL at

Favorite Teams

 

Star Efforts



Robert Morris (Pa.) 64, Ga. Southern 54

 

 

Midwest  REGIONAL at

Favorite Teams Star Efforts
  Alcorn State 81, Xavier 75

 West REGIONAL at  

Favorite Teams Star Efforts
  Princeton 53, North Carolina A&T 41

 

 

 Round of 48

945

East REGIONAL

Favorite Site Seed Team Seed Team Score  
  5  Virginia Commonwealth 12  La Salle 76-67  
    6  Syracuse 11 Morehead State 74-59  
    7 West Virginia 10  James Madison 57-50  
    8 Southwestern Louisiana 9 Rutgers 60-53  

   Mideast REGIONAL

Favorite Site Seed Team Seed Team  Score
    5
Purdue
12 Robert Morris 55-53
    6  Illinois State 11 Ohio U 51-49
    7 Oklahoma 10 UAB 71-63
    8  Tennessee 9 Marquette 57-56  

Midwest  REGIONAL

Favorite Site Seed Team Seed Team  Score  
    5 Georgetown 12 Alcorn State 63-61  
    6 Alabama 11 Lamar 73-50  
    7  Iowa 10 Utah State 64-59  
    8 Maryland 9 Tennessee-Chattanooga 52-51  

West  REGIONAL

Favorite Site Seed Team Seed Team  Score  
    5
 Oklahoma State
 

12  Princeton 56-53
    6  North Carolina State 11 Pepperdine 69-67(2OT)
    7 Illinois  10 Utah 52-49
    8 Washington State 9 Weber State 62-52  

Round of 32

East  REGIONAL

Favorite Site Seed Team Seed Team  Score Star Efforts
1 St. John's 9 Rutgers 66-55  
2  North Carolina 10 James Madison 68-49  
    3 Ohio State 6 Syracuse 79-74  
    4 Georgia 5 Virginia Commonwealth 56-54  

   Mideast REGIONAL

Favorite Site Seed Team Seed Team  Score Star Efforts
1

Louisville

8 Tennessee 70-57
2

Indiana 
7 Oklahoma 63-49
    3  Kentucky 11 Ohio U 57-40  
    4  Arkansas 5 Purdue 78-68  

  Midwest  REGIONAL

Favorite Site Seed Team Seed Team  Score Star Efforts
    1 Houston 8 Maryland 60-50  
2  Missouri 7 Iowa 77-63  
    3 Villanova 11 Lamar 60-58  
    4 Memphis State 5 Georgetown 66-57  

West REGIONAL

Favorite Site Seed Team Seed Team

 Score

Star Efforts

1  Virginia 8 Washington State 54-49
    2  UCLA 10 Utah 67-61
    3 UNLV 6 North Carolina State 71-70  
    4 Boston College 12 Princeton 51-42  

Sweet 16

 East REGIONAL at  Carrier DomeSyracuse, New YorkMarch 25 and 27

Favorite Seed Team Seed Team  Score Star Efforts
1
 

 St. John's
4 Georgia 70-67  
2 North Carolina 3
Ohio State
64-51  

   Mideast REGIONAL at  Stokely Athletic CenterKnoxville, TennesseeMarch 24 and 26

Favorite Seed Team Seed Team  Score Star Efforts
1
Louisville 65, 63
4 Arkansas 65-63  
2  64, Indiana 59 3 Kentucky 64-59  

 Midwest   REGIONAL at  Kemper ArenaKansas City, MissouriMarch 25 and 27

Favorite Seed Team Seed Team  Score Star Efforts
  1
Houston
4 Memphis State 70-63  
  3 Villanova 7   Iowa 55-54  

 West  REGIONAL at  Dee Events CenterOgden, UtahMarch 24 and 26

Favorite Seed Team Seed Team  Score Star Efforts
  1
Virginia 
4 Boston College 95-92  
  6 North Carolina State  10 Utah 75-56  

 

 

Elite 8

 East  REGIONAL at

Favorite Seed Team Seed Team  Score Star Efforts
  2
 North Carolina
4 Georgia

82-77

 

     Mideast REGIONAL at

Favorite Seed Team Seed Team

Score

Star Efforts
1


Louisville

3 Kentucky

80-68 (OT)

 

Midwest  REGIONAL at

Favorite Seed Team Seed Team Score Star Efforts
  1 Houston  3 Villanova

89-71

 West REGIONAL at  

Favorite Seed Team Seed Team Score Star Efforts
  1  Virginia 6 N.C. State

63-62

 

 

Final 4

at Albuquerque, NM

National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship)

NATIONAL SEMI-FINALS

Favorite Seed Team Seed Team  Score Star Efforts
4

 Georgia

6 N.C. State

67-60

 
  1 Houston 1 Louisville

94-81

 

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

at Albuquerque, NM

 

Favorite Seed Team Seed Team  Score Star Efforts
1


 Houston  

6 N.C. State 54-52  
NCAA Results










North Carolina State leaders: Dereck Whittenburg, Sr., G; Thurl Bailey, Sr., C-F; Sidney Lowe, Sr., G; Ernie Myers, Fr., G; Lorenzo Charles, So., F; Cozell McQueen, So., C

Top 10 Teams
Rank Team W-L Post-Season Result
1. Houston 30-2 NCAA 2nd Place
2. Louisville 32-2 Lost NCAA semifinal
3 St. John’s 28-5 Lost NCAA regionals
4. Virginia 29-5 Lost NCAA regionals
5. Indiana 24-6 Lost NCAA regionals
6. UNLV 28-3 Lost NCAA regionals
7. UCLA 23-6 Lost NCAA regionals
8. North Carolina 27-8 Lost NCAA regionals
9. Arkansas 26-4 Lost NCAA regionals
10. Missouri 26-8 Lost NCAA regionals
All-America Team
Pos Name Cl. School
F Dale Ellis Sr. Tennessee
F-C Wayman Tisdale Fr. Oklahoma
C Patrick Ewing So. Georgetown
C Keith Lee So. Memphis State
C Sam Perkins Jr. North Carolina
C Ralph Sampson Sr. Virginia
G Michael Jordan So. North Carolina


All NCAA Tournament Team
Name Cl. Pos Team
Thurl Bailey Sr. F No. Carolina State
Hakeem Olajuwon So. C Houston
Sidney Lowe Sr. G No. Carolina State
Milt Wager So. G Louisville
Dereck Whittenburg Sr. G No. Carolina State
Team Offense

Boston College, Syracuse, 84.3

Notes
  • North Carolina State sophomore Lorenzo Charles scored four points in the title game, but the last two gave the Wolfpack the crown. He tipped in Dereck Whittenburg’s desperation shot at the buzzer to win.
  • A record seven teams were ranked No. 1 during the season: Houston, Indiana, Memphis, UNLV, North Carolina, UCLA, Virginia.
  • NIT 1st Place: Fresno State (25-10) def. DePaul (21-12).
Team Defense

Princeton, 52.0

Individual Scoring
1. Harry Kelly Texas Southern 28.8
2. Jeff Malone Mississippi State 26.8
3. Carlos Yates George Mason 26.8
4. Charlie Brdley South Florida 26.7
5. Joe Jakubick Akron 26.7
6. Greg Goojian Loyola (Marymount) 26.1
Individual Rebounding
1. Xavier McDaniel Wichita State 14.4
2. Franklin Giles South Carolina State 12.9
3. Michael Cage San Diego State 12.6

 

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