1982 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament

The 1982 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament was the inaugural tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the team national champion of women's collegiate basketball among its Division II membership in the United States.^[1] The 1982 AIAW Division II championship was a separate tournament.

1982 NCAA Division II
women's basketball tournament

Teams	16
Finals site	, Springfield, MA
Champions	Cal Poly Pomona Broncos (1st title)
Runner-up	Tuskegee Golden Tigers (1st title game)
Third place	Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (1st Final Four)
Fourth place	Oakland Pioneers (1st Final Four)
Winning coach	Darlene May (CPP) (1st title)
NCAA Division II women's tournaments   1983»

Cal Poly Pomona defeated Tuskegee in the championship game, 93–74, to claim the first-ever NCAA Division II national title.

The championship rounds were contested at the Springfield Civic Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, hosted by Springfield College.

Qualifying

Sixteen teams participated in the inaugural tournament field.

Brackets - First and Second rounds

Visiting team listed first

	First round Sweet 16 March 4					Second round Elite Eight March 13
	Springfield		68
	Bentley		57
						Springfield		61
						Tuskegee		66
	Clark (GA)		54
	Tuskegee		67

	First round Sweet 16 March 6					Second round Elite Eight March 13
	Chapman		49
	NE Missouri State		46
						Chapman		61
						Oakland		73
	Northern Kentucky		75
	Oakland		77

	First round Sweet 16 March 6 and March 4					Second round Elite Eight March 12
	Norfolk State		81*
	Pitt–Johnstown		80
						Norfolk State		64
						Mount St. Mary's		82
	Virginia Union		51
	Mount St. Mary's		71

	First round Sweet 16 March 6					Second round Elite Eight March 13
	Fort Valley State		75
	Nebraska–Omaha		74
						Fort Valley State		80
						Cal Poly Pomona		95
	San Francisco State		60
	Cal Poly Pomona		81

Final Four – Springfield, Massachusetts

Location: Springfield Civic Center Host: Springfield College

	National semifinals Final Four March 18					National championship March 20
	Tuskegee		88
	Oakland		82
						Tuskegee		74
						Cal Poly Pomona		93
	Mount St. Mary's		58
	Cal Poly Pomona		71			Third place
						Oakland		62
						Mount St. Mary's		73

All-tournament team

• Jackie White, Cal Poly Pomona (MOP)
• Annette Chester, Tuskegee
• Carol Welch, Cal Poly Pomona
• Brenda McLean, Oakland
• Becky Lovett, Mount St. Mary's

See also

• 1982 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 1982 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 1982 AIAW National Division I Basketball Championship
• 1982 NAIA women's basketball tournament
• 1982 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament