# 1982 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

The 1982 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament was the second year of the NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship for Division I. In 1982, the tournament participants were expanded from 20 to 28.
The University of Hawaiʻi won the NCAA championship by defeating defending national champion Southern California in five games. Hawaiʻi finished the year at 33-1.
In the consolation match, San Diego State defeated Stanford in five games to claim third place for the second straight year.

## Brackets
### Northwest regional

| First Round | First Round | Regional semifinal | Regional semifinal | Regional final | Regional final |
| | | Hawaiʻi | 3 | | |
| | | San Jose State | 0 | | |
| UCSB | 2 | San Jose State | 0 | | |
| San Jose State | 3 | | | | |
| San Jose State | 3 | | | Hawaiʻi | 3 |
| | | | | Cal Poly | 1 |
| Arizona State | 3 | | | | | Cal Poly | 1 |
| Illinois State | 1 | | | | |
| Illinois State | 1 | Arizona State | 1 | | |
| | | Cal Poly | 3 | | |
| Cal Poly | 3 | Cal Poly | 3 | | |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | | | | |

### South regional

| First Round | First Round | Regional semifinal | Regional semifinal | Regional final | Regional final |
| | | Stanford | 3 | | |
| | | Texas | 0 | | |
| Texas | 3 | Texas | 0 | | |
| SW Missouri State | 1 | | | | |
| SW Missouri State | 1 | | | Stanford | 3 |
| | | | | Pacific | 0 |
| Pacific | 3 | | | | | Pacific | 0 |
| North Carolina | 0 | | | | |
| North Carolina | 0 | Pacific | 3 | | |
| | | Arizona | 1 | | |
| Arizona | 3 | Arizona | 1 | | |
| Texas A&M | 0 | | | | |

### Mideast regional

| First Round | First Round | Regional semifinal | Regional semifinal | Regional final | Regional final |
| | | Southern California | 3 | | |
| | | Tennessee | 0 | | |
| Tennessee | 3 | Tennessee | 0 | | |
| Northwestern | 2 | | | | |
| Northwestern | 2 | | | Southern California | 3 |
| | | | | Purdue | 0 |
| Nebraska | 3 | | | | | Purdue | 0 |
| Penn State | 1 | | | | |
| Penn State | 1 | Nebraska | 2 | | |
| | | Purdue | 3 | | |
| Purdue | 3 | Purdue | 3 | | |
| Rutgers | 1 | | | | |

### West regional

| First Round | First Round | Regional semifinal | Regional semifinal | Regional final | Regional final |
| | | San Diego State | 3 | | |
| | | California | 1 | | |
| California | 3 | California | 1 | | |
| Pepperdine | 0 | | | | |
| Pepperdine | 0 | | | San Diego State | 3 |
| | | | | UCLA | 1 |
| UCLA | 3 | | | | | UCLA | 1 |
| Louisville | 0 | | | | |
| Louisville | 0 | UCLA | 3 | | |
| | | BYU | 0 | | |
| BYU | 3 | BYU | 0 | | |
| Western Michigan | 0 | | | | |

## Final Four - Alex G. Spanos Center, Stockton, California

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Hawaiʻi | Hawaiʻi | 3 | | | |
| Stanford | Stanford | 2 | | | |
| Stanford | Stanford | 2 | Hawaiʻi | Hawaiʻi | 3 |
| | | | Southern California | Southern California | 2 |
| Southern California | Southern California | 3 | Southern California | Southern California | 2 |
| San Diego State | San Diego State | 0 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | San Diego State | San Diego State | 3 |
| | | | Stanford | Stanford | 2 |

## NCAA Tournament records

There are three NCAA tournament records that were set in the 1982 NCAA tournament that have not yet been broken.
* Service aces, match (individual record) - Beverly Robinson, Tennessee - 11 vs. Northwestern
* Services aces, match (team record) - Tennessee, 20 (vs. Northwestern)
* Solo blocks, tournament (individual record) - Deitre Collins, Hawaiʻi - 15 (1 vs. San Jose State, 6 vs. Cal Poly, 2 vs. Stanford, 6 vs. Southern California).