Teams | 8 | ||||
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Finals site | Kansas City, Missouri | ||||
Champions | SW Oklahoma State (1st title, 1st title game, 1st Fab Four) | ||||
Runner-up | Missouri Southern (1st title game, 1st Fab Four) | ||||
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Coach of the year | John Loftin (SW Oklahoma State) | ||||
Chuck Taylor MVP | Kelli Litsch (SW Oklahoma State) | ||||
Top scorer | Pam Brisby (Missouri Southern) (64 points) | ||||
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The 1982 NAIA women's basketball tournament was the second annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its members in the United States and Canada.
Southwest Oklahoma State defeated Missouri Southern in the championship game, 80–45, to claim the Bulldogs' first NAIA national title.
The tournament was played in Kansas City, Missouri.[1]