| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country |  United States | ||
| City |  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
| Dates | November 13–21, 1983 | ||
| Teams | 12 | ||
| Venue(s) | Franklin Field | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | Old Dominion (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up | Connecticut | ||
| Third place | Massachusetts | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 11 | ||
| Goals scored | 34 (3.09 per match) | ||
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The 1983 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament was the third annual single-elimination tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of women's collegiate field hockey among its Division I members in the United States, the culmination of the 1983 NCAA Division I field hockey season.
Old Dominion won their second consecutive championship, defeating Connecticut in the final, 3–1 after three overtime periods. This was a rematch of the previous year's final, also won by the Lady Monarchs.
Qualifying
Main article: 1983 NCAA Division I field hockey season| Team | Record | Appearance | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 12–5–1 | 2nd | 1982 |
| Connecticut | 16–0–2 | 3rd | 1982 |
| Iowa | 19–2–2 | 2nd | 1982 |
| Massachusetts | 14–2–2 | 3rd | 1982 |
| New Hampshire | 14–3–2 | 1st | Never |
| North Carolina | 12–3–3 | 1st | Never |
| Northwestern | 18–3 | 2nd | 1982 |
| Old Dominion | 16–1 | 3rd | 1982 |
| Penn | 9–4 | 1st | Never |
| Penn State | 14–2–5 | 2nd | 1982 |
| San Jose State | 13–5 | 3rd | 1982 |
| Temple | 13–4–2 | 2nd | 1982 |
Bracket
| First round November 13 Regional sites | Second round November 14 Regional sites | Semifinals November 20 Philadelphia, PA | Championship November 21 Philadelphia, PA | ||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Connecticut | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Storrs, CT | |||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Connecticut | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Iowa | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Iowa City, IA | |||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Connecticut | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Old Dominion | 3*** | |||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Massachusetts | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Massachusetts | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Old Dominion | 3* | |||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 2 | Third place | |||||||||||||||||
| California | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Old Dominion | 8 | Northwestern | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Norfolk, VA | |||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 0 | 3 | Massachusetts | 2† | |||||||||||||||
- † = Penalty shoot-out
See also
References
- "DIVISION I FIELD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 5. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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