# 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. The 1982 AIAW Division II championship was a separate tournament.
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 | First round Sweet 16 March 4 | First round Sweet 16 March 4 | Second round Elite Eight March 13 | Second round Elite Eight March 13 | Second round Elite Eight March 13 |
| Springfield | Springfield | 68 | | | |
| Bentley | Bentley | 57 | | | |
| Bentley | Bentley | 57 | Springfield | Springfield | 61 |
| | | | Tuskegee | Tuskegee | 66 |
| Clark (GA) | Clark (GA) | 54 | Tuskegee | Tuskegee | 66 |
| Tuskegee | Tuskegee | 67 | | | |
| First round Sweet 16 March 6 | First round Sweet 16 March 6 | First round Sweet 16 March 6 | Second round Elite Eight March 13 | Second round Elite Eight March 13 | Second round Elite Eight March 13 |
| Chapman | Chapman | 49 | | | |
| NE Missouri State | NE Missouri State | 46 | | | |
| NE Missouri State | NE Missouri State | 46 | Chapman | Chapman | 61 |
| | | | Oakland | Oakland | 73 |
| Northern Kentucky | Northern Kentucky | 75 | Oakland | Oakland | 73 |
| Oakland | Oakland | 77 | | | |
| First round Sweet 16 March 6 and March 4 | First round Sweet 16 March 6 and March 4 | First round Sweet 16 March 6 and March 4 | Second round Elite Eight March 12 | Second round Elite Eight March 12 | Second round Elite Eight March 12 |
| Norfolk State | Norfolk State | 81* | | | |
| Pitt–Johnstown | Pitt–Johnstown | 80 | | | |
| Pitt–Johnstown | Pitt–Johnstown | 80 | Norfolk State | Norfolk State | 64 |
| | | | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's | 82 |
| Virginia Union | Virginia Union | 51 | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's | 82 |
| Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's | 71 | | | |
| First round Sweet 16 March 6 | First round Sweet 16 March 6 | First round Sweet 16 March 6 | Second round Elite Eight March 13 | Second round Elite Eight March 13 | Second round Elite Eight March 13 |
| Fort Valley State | Fort Valley State | 75 | | | |
| Nebraska–Omaha | Nebraska–Omaha | 74 | | | |
| Nebraska–Omaha | Nebraska–Omaha | 74 | Fort Valley State | Fort Valley State | 80 |
| | | | Cal Poly Pomona | Cal Poly Pomona | 95 |
| San Francisco State | San Francisco State | 60 | Cal Poly Pomona | Cal Poly Pomona | 95 |
| Cal Poly Pomona | Cal Poly Pomona | 81 | | | |

## Final Four – Springfield, Massachusetts

Location: Springfield Civic Center Host: Springfield College
| National semifinals Final Four March 18 | National semifinals Final Four March 18 | National semifinals Final Four March 18 | National championship March 20 | National championship March 20 | National championship March 20 |
| Tuskegee | Tuskegee | 88 | | | |
| Oakland | Oakland | 82 | | | |
| Oakland | Oakland | 82 | Tuskegee | Tuskegee | 74 |
| | | | Cal Poly Pomona | Cal Poly Pomona | 93 |
| Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's | 58 | Cal Poly Pomona | Cal Poly Pomona | 93 |
| Cal Poly Pomona | Cal Poly Pomona | 71 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | Oakland | Oakland | 62 |
| | | | Mount St. Mary's | 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