| Year: | 1982 |
| Conference: | NCAA Division II |
| Shortconference: | NCAA Division II |
| Division: | II |
| Gender: | Women's |
| Format: | Double-elimination tournament |
| City: | Stratford, Connecticut |
| Champions: | Sam Houston State |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Wayne Daigle |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Runnerup: | Cal State Northridge |
| Runnerupgamecount: | 1st |
| Television: | 3,094 |
| Firsttournamentever: | Yes |
The 1982 NCAA Division II softball tournament was the postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of softball among its Division II colleges and universities in the United States at the end of the 1982 NCAA Division II softball season.[1]
The final, four-team double elimination tournament was played in Stratford, Connecticut.
Sam Houston State defeated Cal State Northridge, 3–2, in the championship game of the tournament to capture the inaugural Division II national title. While this was their first NCAA championship, Sam Houston had won the inaugural NAIA softball championship the prior season (1981).
This remains the only Division II softball tournament without someone named as Most Outstanding Player.