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.
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.
Bracket
First round
Elizabethtown 86, Chris. Newport 59
TCNJ 70, Widener 43
Clark (MA) 67, UMass Boston 49
Augustana (IL) 83, Grove City 62
Scranton 69, Manhattanville 49
Pomona-Pitzer 68, Millikin 66
Susquehanna 63, Frostburg St. 60
UNC Greensboro 71, St. Andrews 63
Second round
Elizabethtown 74, TCNJ 58
Clark (MA) 67, Augustana (IL) 56
Pomona-Pitzer 62, Scranton 53 (OT) UNC Greensboro 74, Susquehanna 66
National finals
All-tournament team
Bev Hall, Elizabethtown (MOP) Page Lutz, Elizabethtown Carol Peschel, UNC Greensboro Carol Ferrin, Pomona-Pitzer Sherry Sydney, UNC Greensboro