| 1982–83Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 1 |
| Record | 31–2 |
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| Assistant coach | Gary Blair |
| Home arena | Thomas Assembly Center |
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The1982–83 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team representedLouisiana Tech University during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by co-head coachesSonja Hogg andLeon Barmore, who guided the team to a 31–2 record and a runner-up finish at the1983 NCAA tournament.[1] This was the program's third consecutive appearance in the championship game, following anAIAW championship in 1981 and the first NCAA championship in 1982. The team played their home games for the inaugural season at theThomas Assembly Center inRuston, Louisiana as an NCAA independent.
The Lady Techsters finished the1981–82 season with a 35–1 record as an independent. They won the inauguralNCAA tournament championship overCheney State, 76–62.[2][3]
The Lady Techsters won their first 20 games of the season to extend the program's win streak to 54 games. Louisiana Tech lost at Old Dominion, 61–58,[4] but re-focused to close the season with a 15-game win streak to capture the inaugural NCAA women's basketball championship.
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| Mar 25, 1983* | (1 MW)No. 1 | vs. (5 MW) No. 14 Auburn Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 81–54 | 29–1 | Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana | ||||||
| Mar 27, 1983* | (1 MW)No. 1 | vs. (2 MW) No. 3 Texas Regional Final – Elite Eight | W 72–58 | 30–1 | Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana | ||||||
| Apr 1, 1983* | (1 MW)No. 1 | vs. (1 E) No. 4 Old Dominion National Semifinal – Final Four | W 71–55[5] | 31–1 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia | ||||||
| Apr 3, 1983* | (1 MW)No. 1 | vs. (2 W) No. 2 USC National Championship | L 67–69[6] | 31–2 | Norfolk Scope (7,387) Norfolk, Virginia | ||||||
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
