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.
Qualification
The tournament field was again set at eight teams. All teams were seeded.
The tournament utilized a simple single-elimination format, with an additional third-place game for the losers of the two semifinals.
Qualified TeamsSchoolAppearanceLast BidBerry2nd1981California Baptist1stNeverCharleston (WV)1stNeverMissouri Southern1stNeverSaginaw Valley State2nd1981Southwestern Oklahoma State1stNeverSpring Garden1stNeverTexas Southern2nd1981
Bracket
See also 1982 AIAW National Division I Basketball Championship (final version) 1982 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 1982 AIAW National Division II Basketball Championship (final version) 1982 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 1982 AIAW National Division III Basketball Championship (final version) 1982 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament 1982 NAIA men's basketball tournament
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