The 1984 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the third annual

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hosted by the

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to determine the national champion of

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women's collegiate basketball in the

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defeated Elizabethtown in the championship game, 51–49, to claim the Bearcats' first Division III national title. The championship rounds were hosted in

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Bracket

First Round

* Susquehanna 77, Allegheny 61 * Elizabethtown 67, Scranton 58 * TCNJ 78, Rochester (NY) 58 * Buffalo St. 81, New Rochelle 67 * Eastern Conn. St. 54, Bridgewater St. 48 * Salem St. 69, WPI 50 * Stockton 77, Ohio Northern 69 * Kean 79, Muskingum 69 * Pitt.-Johnstown 64, Wis.-Whitewater 60 * Wis.-La Crosse 77, Carroll (WI) 67 * North Central (IL) 65, William Penn 57 * Gettysburg 79, Millikin 74 * Concordia-M’head 77, Pomona-Pitzer 58 * Bishop 71, St. Thomas (MN) 67 * Knoxville 82, UNC Greensboro 74 * Rust 83, Va. Wesleyan 65

Regional Finals

* Elizabethtown 73, Susquehanna 71 * TCNJ 63, Buffalo St. 60 * Salem St. 66, Eastern Conn. St. 54 * Kean 62, Stockton 54 * Pitt.-Johnstown 88, Wis.-La Crosse 64 * North Central (IL) 85, Gettysburg 74 * Bishop 73, Concordia-M’head 71 * Rust 80, Knoxville 76

National finals

All-tournament team

* Page Lutz, Elizabethtown (MOP) * Shelley Parks, Elizabethtown * Brenda Christian, Rust * Evelyn Oquendo, Salem State * Cheryl Juris, North Central (IL)

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