# 1982–83 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team

The 1982–83 Georgia Lady Bulldogs women's basketball team represented the University of Georgia during the 1982–83 college basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Andy Landers, played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 27–7, 4–4 in SEC play to finish third in the Eastern division standings. The Lady Bulldogs won the SEC tournament. Georgia was the No. 2 seed in the Midest region of the NCAA tournament. They defeated North Carolina, Indiana, and No. 1 seed Tennessee to reach the first NCAA Final Four in program history. In the National semifinal game, Georgia was defeated by the eventual National champions, USC.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 26, 1982 | No. 7 | No. 14 Rutgers Crush Classic | W 76–61 | 1–0 | Chicago, Illinois |
| Nov 27, 1982 | No. 7 | UCLA Crush Classic | L 57–75 | 1–1 | Chicago, Illinois |
| Dec 1, 1982* | | Berry | W 90–67 | 2–1 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Dec 4, 1982* | | Georgia Tech | W 90–56 | 3–1 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Dec 11, 1982 | No. 13 | Florida | W 88–66 | 4–1 (1–0) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Dec 15, 1982* | No. 11 | at Clemson | W 90–65 | 5–1 | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| Dec 30, 1982* | | vs. Minnesota Dial Soap Classic | W 65–61 | 6–1 | Miami, Florida |
| Dec 31, 1982* | | vs. Appalachian State Dial Soap Classic | W 94–32 | 7–1 | Miami, Florida |
| Jan 3, 1983* | | at Georgia State | W 97–42 | 8–1 | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 6, 1983* | | Kansas State | W 88–67 | 9–1 | Marietta, Georgia |
| Jan 8, 1983 | No. 10 | Vanderbilt | W 76–70 | 10–1 (2–0) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Jan 10, 1983 | No. 10 | at Florida | W 76–60 | 11–1 (3–0) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Jan 11, 1983* | No. 10 | at Mercer | W 80–66 | 12–1 | Porter Gym Macon, Georgia |
| Jan 16, 1983 | No. 9 | No. 8 Tennessee | L 54–74 | 12–2 (3–1) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Jan 21, 1983* | | vs. East Carolina Nike-Carolina Classic | W 80–61 | 13–2 | Columbia, South Carolina |
| Jan 22, 1983* | | at South Carolina Nike-Carolina Classic | W 74–72 | 14–2 | Columbia, South Carolina |
| Jan 26, 1983* | | Georgia State | W 93–55 | 15–2 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Jan 30, 1983 | No. 10 | at No. 7 Kentucky | L 59–66 $^{OT}$ | 15–3 (3–2) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Jan 31, 1983* | | at Eastern Kentucky | W 68–54 | 16–3 | Richmond, Kentucky |
| Feb 6, 1983 | No. 10 | at Vanderbilt | L 62–63 | 16–4 (3–3) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 7, 1983* | | at Tennessee Tech | W 72–61 | 17–4 | Cookeville, Tennessee |
| Feb 9, 1983* | | Chattanooga | W 74–60 | 18–4 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Feb 12, 1983 | No. 12 | at No. 6 Tennessee | L 59–73 | 18–5 (3–4) | Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Feb 14, 1983* | No. 12 | at No. 14 Auburn | L 54–58 | 18–6 | Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| Feb 20, 1983 | No. 12 | No. 8 Kentucky | W 99–81 | 19–6 (4–4) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Feb 26, 1983* | No. 12 | Mercer | W 78–66 $^{OT}$ | 20–6 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Feb 28, 1983* | No. 12 | Clemson | W 105–64 | 21–6 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| SEC tournament ||||||
| Mar 3, 1983* | (3E) No. 12 | vs. (3W) No. 19 LSU Quarterfinals | W 79–78 | 22–6 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Mar 4, 1983* | (3E) No. 12 | vs. (1E) No. 8 Tennessee Semifinals | W 71–65 | 23–6 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Mar 5, 1983* | (3E) No. 12 | vs. (1W) No. 15 Ole Miss Championship game | W 72–69 | 24–6 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 19, 1983* | (2 ME) No. 8 | (7 ME) No. 18 North Carolina First round | W 72–70 | 25–6 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Mar 25, 1983* | (2 ME) No. 8 | vs. (3 ME) Indiana Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 86–70 | 26–6 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Mar 27, 1983* | (2 ME) No. 8 | vs. (1 ME) No. 9 Tennessee Regional Final – Elite Eight | W 67–63 | 27–6 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Apr 1, 1983* | (2 ME) No. 8 | vs. (1 W) No. 2 USC National Semifinal – Final Four | L 57–81 | 27–7 | Norfolk Scope (8,866) Norfolk, Virginia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | 7 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 |