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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. [ 41 ] [ 42 ] [ 45 ] [ 62 ] 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 ...
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 ...
Championship: W 47–45 27–2: Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC: NCAA tournament March 13 * no, CBS (1 E) No. 1 (9 E) James Madison Second round: W 52–50 28–2: Charlotte Coliseum (11,666) Charlotte, NC: March 19 * (1 E) No. 1 (4 E) No. 13 Alabama Sweet Sixteen: W 74–69 29–2: Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC: March 21 * CBS (1 E) No. 1 ...
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. [2]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 ...
The 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 52 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. 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 ...
The 1982–83 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University. The Wolfpack were a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The team went 26–10 on the year, winning the ACC tournament and the NCAA National Championship .
The 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 27, 1981, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship game on March 29, 1982, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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. [5] 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. [3]