1983 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament

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.

1983 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament

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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Old Dominion won their second consecutive championship, defeating Connecticut in the final, 3–1 after three overtime periods.^[1] 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

• 1983 NCAA Division II field hockey tournament
• 1983 NCAA Division III field hockey tournament