1982 NCAA Division II softball tournament

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]

1982 NCAA Division II
softball tournament

Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Stratford, Connecticut
Champions	Sam Houston State (1st title)
Runner-up	Cal State Northridge (1st title game)
Winning coach	Wayne Daigle (1st title)
Television	3,094
NCAA Division II Softball Tournament 1983 →

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.

Bracket

Finals

	First Round				Semifinals				Championship
	Sam Houston State	1
	NE Missouri State	0
					Sam Houston State	1
	Winner's bracket
					Cal State Northridge	0
	Cal State Northridge	19
	Sacred Heart	0
									Sam Houston State	0	3
									Cal State Northridge	1	2
	NE Missouri State	3
	Sacred Heart	6
					Cal State Northridge	111
	Loser's bracket
					Sacred Heart	0

See also

• 1982 NCAA Division I softball tournament
• 1982 NCAA Division III softball tournament
• 1982 NAIA softball tournament
• 1982 AIAW Women's College World Series
• 1982 AIAW slow-pitch softball tournament
• 1982 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

References

1. "DIVISION II SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved 6 July 2024.