The 1982 AIAW women's college slow-pitch softball championship was held in Graham, North Carolina, near Raleigh, on May 13–15. Twelve college softball teams met in the second and last AIAW national slow-pitch softball tournament. The AIAW conducted only two slow-pitch softball national championships, in 1981 and 1982, as the NCAA sought to and eventually did vanquish the women's collegiate athletic organization. The Amateur Softball Association later held two collegiate slow-pitch championship tournaments in 1983 and 1984.
Teams The double-elimination tournament included these teams:
Auburn Cleveland State East Carolina Florida State Florida Georgia Southern Lakeland Community College (Ohio) North Carolina North Carolina-Charlotte Northern Kentucky South Florida Western Carolina
Top-seeded Florida State won its second consecutive national championship, winning all four of its games, including a win in the final over Florida, 9–4.
Bracket
The bracket included twelve teams with results as shown.
Ranking Place School WCWS Record 1st Florida State4-0 2nd Florida6-2 3rd North Carolina-Charlotte3-2 4th East Carolina2-25th Western Carolina3-2 South Florida1-27th Auburn1-2 North Carolina1-29th Georgia Southern1-2 Northern Kentucky0-2 Lakeland Community College0-2 Cleveland State0-2
See also 1982 AIAW Women's College World Series 1983 National Collegiate slow-pitch softball championship 1982 NCAA Division I softball tournament 1982 NCAA Division II softball tournament 1982 NCAA Division III softball tournament 1982 NAIA softball tournament
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