1983 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships

1983 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships
Dates	March 11–12, 1983
Host city	Pontiac, Michigan
Venue	Pontiac Silverdome
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The 1983 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships were contested March 11−12, 1983 at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan to determine the individual and team national champions of men's and, for the first time, women's NCAA collegiate indoor track and field events in the United States. These were the 19th annual men's championships and the 1st annual women's championships.^[1]

On the men's side, the team title was claimed by SMU; it was the Mustang's first and the last team title not won by Arkansas until 1996. For the women, Nebraska took home the inaugural team title.

Qualification

Unlike other NCAA-sponsored sports, there were not separate NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III championships for indoor track and field until 1985. As such, all athletes and programs from all three divisions were eligible to compete.

Team standings

• Note: Top 10 only
• Scoring: 6 points for a 1st-place finish, 4 points for 2nd, 3 points for 3rd, 2 points for 4th, and 1 point for 5th
• ^(DC) = Defending Champions
• Full results^[2]

Men's title Rank Team Points SMU 43 Villanova 32 Arkansas 29 4 Indiana 27 5 Tennessee 26 6 Houston 22 7 Washington State 21 8 Jackson State USC 18 10 UTEP (DC) 16

Women's title Rank Team Points Nebraska 47 Tennessee 44 Stanford 28 4 Houston 24 5 UTEP Virginia 171⁄4 7 BYU Michigan State 14 9 Wisconsin 12 10 Alabama Arizona Clemson Fairleigh Dickinson Georgia Ohio State 10

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