Gender: | Women's |
Year: | 1983 |
Division: | II |
Teams: | 24 |
Finalfourcity: | Springfield, MA |
Titlecount: | 1st |
Runnerup: | Cal Poly Pomona Broncos |
Gamecount: | 2nd |
Semifinal1: | Central Missouri State Jennies |
Finalfourcount: | 1st |
Semifinal2: | Southern Connecticut Owls |
Finalfourcount2: | 1st |
Coach: | Louis Hearn |
Coachcount: | 1st |
Mop: | Paris McWhirter |
Mopteam: | Virginia Union |
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.
A total of twenty-four teams qualified for this year's tournament, an increase of eight from 1982.
Location: Koessler Athletic Center
Location: Kellogg Gym
Location: Arthur Ashe Center
Location: Halenbeck Hall
Location: Springfield Civic Center Host: Springfield College