# 1983 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament

The 1983 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament was the second annual 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.
Virginia Union defeated defending champions Cal Poly Pomona in the championship game, 73–60, to claim their first Division II national title.
The championship rounds were contested at the Springfield Civic Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, hosted by Springfield College.

## Qualifying

A total of twenty-four teams qualified for this year's tournament, an increase of eight from 1982.

## Regionals
### Northeast/East - Buffalo, New York

Location: Koessler Athletic Center
| First round Round of 24 March 10 | First round Round of 24 March 10 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 11 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 11 | Regional final Elite Eight March 19 | Regional final Elite Eight March 19 |
| | | So. Conn. State | 60 | | |
| New Haven, Connecticut | New Haven, Connecticut | So. Conn. State | 60 | | |
| New Haven, Connecticut | New Haven, Connecticut | Bentley | 53 | | |
| Bentley | 64 | Bentley | 53 | | |
| Stonehill | 62 | | | | |
| Stonehill | 62 | | | So. Conn. State | 63 |
| | | | | Canisius | 60 |
| | | Canisius | 71 | | |
| | | C.W. Post | 59 | | |
| C.W. Post | 60 | C.W. Post | 59 | | |
| Florida International | 59 | | | | |

### Great Lakes/West - Pomona, California

Location: Kellogg Gym
| First round Round of 24 March 10 | First round Round of 24 March 10 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 11 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 11 | Regional final Elite Eight March 19 | Regional final Elite Eight March 19 |
| | | Oakland | 72 | | |
| Rochester, Michigan | Rochester, Michigan | Oakland | 72 | | |
| Rochester, Michigan | Rochester, Michigan | Dayton | 73 | | |
| Dayton | 71 | Dayton | 73 | | |
| Butler | 69 | | | | |
| Butler | 69 | | | Dayton | 66 |
| | | | | Cal Poly Pomona | 90 |
| | | Cal Poly Pomona | 76 | | |
| | | Chapman | 64 | | |
| Chapman | 91 | Chapman | 64 | | |
| San Francisco State | 64 | | | | |

### South/South Atlantic - Richmond, Virginia

Location: Arthur Ashe Center
| First round Round of 24 March 10 | First round Round of 24 March 10 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 11 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 11 | Regional final Elite Eight March 19 | Regional final Elite Eight March 19 |
| | | Valdosta State | 106 | | |
| Valdosta, Georgia | Valdosta, Georgia | Valdosta State | 106 | | |
| Valdosta, Georgia | Valdosta, Georgia | Tuskegee | 81 | | |
| Tuskegee | 83 | Tuskegee | 81 | | |
| Central Florida | 68 | | | | |
| Central Florida | 68 | | | Valdosta State | 65 |
| | | | | Virginia Union | 75 |
| | | Mount St. Mary's | 79 | | |
| Emmitsburg, Maryland | Emmitsburg, Maryland | Mount St. Mary's | 79 | | |
| Emmitsburg, Maryland | Emmitsburg, Maryland | Virginia Union | 88 | | |
| Virginia Union | 78 | Virginia Union | 88 | | |
| Norfolk State | 66 | | | | |

### Midwest/South Central - St. Cloud, Minnesota

Location: Halenbeck Hall
| First round Round of 24 March 10 | First round Round of 24 March 10 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 11 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 11 | Regional final Elite Eight March 19 | Regional final Elite Eight March 19 |
| | | Cen. Missouri State | 71 | | |
| Warrensburg, Missouri †forfeit | Warrensburg, Missouri †forfeit | Cen. Missouri State | 71 | | |
| Warrensburg, Missouri †forfeit | Warrensburg, Missouri †forfeit | SE Missouri State | 50 | | |
| SE Missouri State | 2 | SE Missouri State | 50 | | |
| Abilene Christian | 0† | | | | |
| Abilene Christian | 0† | | | Cen. Missouri State | 65 |
| | | | | St. Cloud State | 63 |
| | | St. Cloud State | 74 | | |
| | | Texas A&I | 57 | | |
| Texas A&I | 81 | Texas A&I | 57 | | |
| South Dakota | 71 | | | | |

## Final Four – Springfield, Massachusetts

Location: Springfield Civic Center Host: Springfield College
| National semifinals Final Four March 24 | National semifinals Final Four March 24 | National semifinals Final Four March 24 | National championship March 26 | National championship March 26 | National championship March 26 |
| So. Conn. State | So. Conn. State | 56 | | | |
| Cal Poly Pomona | Cal Poly Pomona | 60 | | | |
| Cal Poly Pomona | Cal Poly Pomona | 60 | Cal Poly Pomona | Cal Poly Pomona | 60 |
| | | | Virginia Union | Virginia Union | 73 |
| Virginia Union | Virginia Union | 75 | Virginia Union | Virginia Union | 73 |
| Cen. Missouri State | Cen. Missouri State | 72 | | | |

## All-tournament team

* Paris McWhirter, Virginia Union (MOP)
* Barvenia Wooten, Virginia Union
* Jackie White, Cal Poly Pomona
* Lisa Ulmer, Cal Poly Pomona
* Carla Eades, Central Missouri State