1983 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament

1983 NCAA Division II
women's basketball tournament

Teams	24
Finals site	Springfield, MA
Champions	Virginia Union Panthers (1st title)
Runner-up	Cal Poly Pomona Broncos (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Central Missouri State Jennies (1st Final Four) Southern Connecticut Owls (1st Final Four)
Winning coach	Louis Hearn (1st title)
MOP	Paris McWhirter (Virginia Union)
NCAA Division II women's tournaments «1982 1984»

The 1983 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament was the second annual 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]

Virginia Union defeated defending champions Cal Poly Pomona in the championship game, 73–60, to claim their first Division II national title.

The championship rounds were contested at the Springfield Civic Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, hosted by Springfield College.