1983 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament
Year=1983


ImageSize=
Caption=
Teams=52
FinalFourArena=The Pit
FinalFourCity=Albuquerque, New Mexico
Champions=NC State
TitleCount=2nd
RunnerUp=Houston
GameCount=1st
Semifinal1=Georgia
FinalFourCount=1st
Semifinal2=Louisville
FinalFourCount2=6th
Coach=Jim Valvano
CoachCount=1st
MOP=Akeem Olajuwon
MOPTeam=Houston
Attendance=364,356
OneTopScorer=*
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=Dereck Whittenburg
TopScorerTeam=NC State
Points=120The 1983 NCAA Men's Division I 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 2, 1983, and ended with the championship game on April 4 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A total of 47 games were played.

North Carolina State, coached by Jim Valvano, won the national title with a 54-52 victory in the final game over Houston, coached by Guy Lewis. The ending of the final is one of the most famous in college basketball history, with Lorenzo Charles' dunk at the buzzer off a high, arching air ball from 30 feet out by Dereck Whittenburg providing the final margin. This contributed to the nickname given to North Carolina State, the "Cardiac Pack", a reference to their often close games that came down to the wire — in fact, the team won 7 of its last 9 games after trailing with a minute left in the game. Both Charles' dunk and Valvano's running around the court in celebration immediately after the game have been staples of NCAA tournament coverage ever since. North Carolina State's victory has often been considered one of the greatest upsets in college basketball history and one of the best in sports history.

Akeem Olajuwon of Houston was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, becoming the last player to date to earn this award while playing for a team that failed to win the national title.

Bracket

East region

4RoundBracket-Byes | RD3=Sweet Sixteen Syracuse, NY | RD4=Elite Eight Syracuse, NY | RD1-seed01=8
RD1-team01=Southwest Louisiana
RD1-score01=53
RD1-seed02=9
RD1-team02=Rutgers
RD1-score02=60
RD1-seed07=5
RD1-team07=Virginia Commonwealth
RD1-score07=76
RD1-seed08=12
RD1-team08=La Salle
RD1-score08=67
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team09=Syracuse
RD1-score09=74
RD1-seed10=11
RD1-team10=Morehead State
RD1-score10=59
RD1-seed15=7
RD1-team15=West Virginia
RD1-score15=50
RD1-seed16=10
RD1-team16=James Madison
RD1-score16=57
RD2-seed01=9
RD2-team01=Rutgers
RD2-score01=55
RD2-seed02=1
RD2-team02=St. John's
RD2-score02=66
RD2-seed03=4
RD2-team03=Georgia
RD2-score03=56
RD2-seed04=5
RD2-team04=Virginia Commonwealth
RD2-score04=54
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=Syracuse
RD2-score05=74
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Ohio State
RD2-score06=79
RD2-seed07=2
RD2-team07=North Carolina
RD2-score07=68
RD2-seed08=10
RD2-team08=James Madison
RD2-score08=49
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=St. John's
RD3-score01=67
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=Georgia
RD3-score02=70
RD3-seed03=3
RD3-team03=Ohio State
RD3-score03=51
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=North Carolina
RD3-score04=64
RD4-seed01=4
RD4-team01=Georgia
RD4-score01=82
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=North Carolina
RD4-score02=77

West region

4RoundBracket-Byes | RD3=Sweet Sixteen Ogden, UT | RD4=Elite Eight Ogden, UT| RD1-seed01=8
RD1-team01=Washington State
RD1-score01=62
RD1-seed02=9
RD1-team02=Weber State
RD1-score02=52
RD1-seed07=5
RD1-team07=Oklahoma State
RD1-score07=53
RD1-seed08=12
RD1-team08=Princeton
RD1-score08=56
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team09=N.C. State
RD1-score09=69
RD1-seed10=11
RD1-team10=Pepperdine
RD1-score10=67
RD1-seed15=7
RD1-team15=Illinois
RD1-score15=49
RD1-seed16=10
RD1-team16=Utah
RD1-score16=52
RD2-seed01=8
RD2-team01=Washington State
RD2-score01=49
RD2-seed02=1
RD2-team02=Virginia
RD2-score02=54
RD2-seed03=4
RD2-team03=Boston College
RD2-score03=51
RD2-seed04=12
RD2-team04=Princeton
RD2-score04=42
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=N.C. State
RD2-score05=71
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=UNLV
RD2-score06=70
RD2-seed07=2
RD2-team07=UCLA
RD2-score07=61
RD2-seed08=10
RD2-team08=Utah
RD2-score08=67
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Virginia
RD3-score01=95
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=Boston College
RD3-score02=92
RD3-seed03=6
RD3-team03=N.C. State
RD3-score03=75
RD3-seed04=10
RD3-team04=Utah
RD3-score04=56
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Virginia
RD4-score01=62
RD4-seed02=6
RD4-team02=N.C. State
RD4-score02=63

Mideast region

4RoundBracket-Byes | RD3=Sweet Sixteen Knoxville,TN | RD4=Elite Eight Knoxville,TN | RD1-seed01=8
RD1-team01=Tennessee
RD1-score01=57
RD1-seed02=9
RD1-team02=Marquette
RD1-score02=56
RD1-seed07=5
RD1-team07=Purdue
RD1-score07=55
RD1-seed08=12
RD1-team08=Robert Morris
RD1-score08=53
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team09=Illinois State
RD1-score09=49
RD1-seed10=11
RD1-team10=Ohio
RD1-score10=51
RD1-seed15=7
RD1-team15=Oklahoma
RD1-score15=71
RD1-seed16=10
RD1-team16=UAB
RD1-score16=63
RD2-seed01=8
RD2-team01=Tennessee
RD2-score01=57
RD2-seed02=1
RD2-team02=Louisville
RD2-score02=70
RD2-seed03=4
RD2-team03=Arkansas
RD2-score03=78
RD2-seed04=5
RD2-team04=Purdue
RD2-score04=68
RD2-seed05=11
RD2-team05=Ohio
RD2-score05=40
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Kentucky
RD2-score06=57
RD2-seed07=2
RD2-team07=Indiana
RD2-score07=63
RD2-seed08=7
RD2-team08=Oklahoma
RD2-score08=49
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Louisville
RD3-score01=65
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=Arkansas
RD3-score02=63
RD3-seed03=3
RD3-team03=Kentucky
RD3-score03=64
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Indiana
RD3-score04=59
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Louisville
RD4-score01=80
RD4-seed02=3
RD4-team02=Kentucky
RD4-score02=68*

Midwest region

4RoundBracket-Byes | RD3=Sweet Sixteen Kansas City, MO | RD4=Elite Eight Kansas City, MO | RD1-seed01=8
RD1-team01=Maryland
RD1-score01=52
RD1-seed02=9
RD1-team02=Tennessee-Chattanooga
RD1-score02=51
RD1-seed07=5
RD1-team07=Georgetown
RD1-score07=68
RD1-seed08=12
RD1-team08=Alcorn State
RD1-score08=63
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team09=Alabama
RD1-score09=50
RD1-seed10=11
RD1-team10=Lamar
RD1-score10=73
RD1-seed15=7
RD1-team15=Iowa
RD1-score15=64
RD1-seed16=10
RD1-team16=Utah State
RD1-score16=59
RD2-seed01=8
RD2-team01=Maryland
RD2-score01=50
RD2-seed02=1
RD2-team02=Houston
RD2-score02=60
RD2-seed03=4
RD2-team03=Memphis State
RD2-score03=66
RD2-seed04=5
RD2-team04=Georgetown
RD2-score04=57
RD2-seed05=11
RD2-team05=Lamar
RD2-score05=58
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Villanova
RD2-score06=60
RD2-seed07=2
RD2-team07=Missouri
RD2-score07=63
RD2-seed08=7
RD2-team08=Iowa
RD2-score08=77
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Houston
RD3-score01=70
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=Memphis State
RD3-score02=63
RD3-seed03=3
RD3-team03=Villanova
RD3-score03=55
RD3-seed04=7
RD3-team04=Iowa
RD3-score04=54
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Houston
RD4-score01=89
RD4-seed02=3
RD4-team02=Villanova
RD4-score02=71

Final Four

4TeamBracket | RD1=National Semifinals | RD2=National Finals
RD1-seed1=E4
RD1-team1=Georgia
RD1-score1=60
RD1-seed2=W6
RD1-team2=N.C. State
RD1-score2=67
RD1-seed3=ME1
RD1-team3=Louisville
RD1-score3=81
RD1-seed4=MW1
RD1-team4=Houston
RD1-score4=94
RD2-seed1=W6
RD2-team1=N.C. State
RD2-score1=54
RD2-seed2=MW1
RD2-team2=Houston
RD2-score2=52

Tournament notes

The Louisville vs Houston semi-final was a matchup of the #1 vs. #2 team. [cite book
last = Johnson
first = Gary K.
coauthors = Gary K. Johnson, Associate Director of Statistics, Sean W. Straziscar, Associate Director of Statistics, Jeff Williams, Assistant Director of Statistics, Kevin Buerge, Statistics Assistant
title = Official 2007 NCAA Men's Basketball Records Book
publisher = National Collegiate Athletic Association
series = NCAA Records Books
year = 2007
doi =
id = ISSN|1089-5280
url = http://www.ncaa.org ] The #1 ranked Houston Cougars (nicknamed Phi Slama Jama) vs. #2 the Louisville Cardinals (nicknamed "The Doctors of Dunk") was considered likely to produce the national champion. It featured two strong offensive teams that specialized in the slam dunk.Weintraub, Robert - [http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=jamfest83 Jamfest for the Ages] . E-Ticket - ESPN.COM the magazine, March 29, 2007] Both teams put on a show of offense, with Houston winning out over Louisville 94-81. This would have been the biggest game of the tournament had it not been eclipsed by the North Carolina State win over Houston in the championship game.

Another historically significant game in this tournament was the Mideast Regional final between Kentucky and Louisville, in-state rivals that had not played one another in basketball since the 1959 NCAA tournament, and had not played in the regular season since 1922. After regulation time ended with Kentucky tying the game at the buzzer, Louisville dominated the overtime to advance to the Final Four. This result directly led to the start of the Battle for the Bluegrass annual basketball series between the two schools that November.

A historically significant run in the tournament was that of Georgia, who became the last team to date to advance to the Final Four in its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance.

External links

* [http://www.shrpsports.com/collbask/1983.htm 1983 NCAA Basketball Tournament] on Shrp Sports (source for the bracket)
* [http://www.hoopstournament.net/index.html HoopsTournament.Net] , source for much of the information on this page.

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