1982 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament

The 1982 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the inaugural tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of NCAA Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States. The 1982 AIAW Division III championship was a separate tournament.

1982 NCAA Division III
women's basketball tournament
Teams16
Finals site Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
ChampionsElizabethtown Blue Jays (1st title)
Runner-upUNC Greensboro Spartans (1st title game)
Semifinalists
  • Clark Cougars (1st Final Four)
  • Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens (1st Final Four)
Winning coachYvonne Kauffman (1st title)
MOPBev Hall (Elizabethtown)
NCAA Division III women's tournaments
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Elizabethtown defeated UNC Greensboro in the championship game, 67–66 in overtime, to claim the Blue Jays' first Division III national title.

The championship rounds were hosted at Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.

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