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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 .
Liverpool lost 5 of their last 7 league games and drew the other two, yet they finished the season eleven points ahead of the second-placed Watford. After nine years, Bob Paisley had decided to retire after winning six league championships, three European Cups, three League Cups, four FA Charity Shields, one European Super Cup and one UEFA Cup.
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, which was held in Houston's Astrodome. [43]
Team Conference Overall record Appearance Last bid American: East Coast: 21–8 3rd 1981: Bradley: Missouri Valley: 21–10 14th 1968: BYU: WAC: 17–12 5th 1966
The Tide won the conference tournament championship by winning the SEC tournament, beating the Kentucky Wildcats in the final at Rupp Arena, and won an automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, their first NCAA tournament appearance since 1976.
1982 in Asian basketball (2 C, 4 P) E. 1981–82 in European basketball (3 C, 7 P) 1982–83 in European basketball (3 C, 8 P) F. ... 1982 FIBA World Championship
Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Ralph Sampson, Virginia; NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Akeem Olajuwon, Houston; Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Ralph Miller, Oregon State; Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Curt Gowdy; Women Wade Trophy: Pam Kelly, Louisiana Tech
The 1983–84 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Guy Lewis . The team played its home games in the Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas , and was then a member of the Southwest Conference .