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

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hosted by the

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to determine the national champion of

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women's collegiate basketball in the

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. North Central (IL) defeated defending champions Elizabethtown in the championship game, 83–71, to claim the Cardinals' first Division III national title. The championship rounds were hosted at

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. The field for the tournament doubled in size from the previous championship in 1982, increasing from 16 to 32 teams.

Bracket

First round

* Clark (MA) 85, Bridgewater St. 71 * Salem St. 59, Eastern Conn. St. 58 * Rhode Island Col. 64, Hartwick 63 * New Rochelle 80, St. Lawrence 74 * Frostburg St. 72, TCNJ 68 * Kean 68, Wooster 63 * Elizabethtown 65, Scranton 47 * Grove City 60, Susquehanna 58 * Central (IA) 78, Augustana (IL) 71 * North Central (IL) 78, Buena Vista 65 * Concordia-M’head 75, Pomona-Pitzer 60 * Minn.-Morris 89, Bishop 78 * Wis.-Whitewater 96, Simpson 70 * Wis.-La Crosse 79, St. Norbert 65 * Pitt.-Johnstown 76, Rust 70 * Knoxville 74, UNC Greensboro 71

Regional finals

* Clark (MA) 62, Salem St. 57 * New Rochelle 75, Rhode Island Col. 58 * Kean 79, Frostburg St. 74 * Elizabethtown 59, Grove City 55 * North Central (IL) 82, Central (IA) 79 * Minn.-Morris 69, Concordia-M’head 68 * Wis.-La Crosse 78, Wis.-Whitewater 66 * Knoxville 73, Pitt.-Johnstown 71

National finals

All-tournament team

* Page Lutz, Elizabethtown (MOP) * Kim Wallner, North Central (IL) * Brenda Sanders, North Central (IL) * Judy Hodge, Clark (MA) * Jackie Moore, Knoxville

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