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.

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.

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

All-tournament team

 * Bev Hall, Elizabethtown (MOP)
 * Page Lutz, Elizabethtown
 * Carol Peschel, UNC Greensboro
 * Carol Ferrin, Pomona-Pitzer
 * Sherry Sydney, UNC Greensboro