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| Teams | 16 | ||||
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| Finals site |  Springfield, MA | ||||
| Champions | Cal Poly Pomona Broncos (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Tuskegee Golden Tigers (1st title game) | ||||
| Third place | Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (1st Final Four) | ||||
| Fourth place | Oakland Pioneers (1st Final Four) | ||||
| Winning coach | Darlene May (CPP) (1st title) | ||||
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The 1982 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament was the inaugural 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.[1] The 1982 AIAW Division II championship was a separate tournament.
Cal Poly Pomona defeated Tuskegee in the championship game, 93–74, to claim the first-ever NCAA Division II national title.
The championship rounds were contested at the Springfield Civic Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, hosted by Springfield College.
- ^ "Division II Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 20, 2018.