1983 NCAA Division II women's volleyball tournament

The 1983 NCAA Division II women's volleyball tournament was the third annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the team national champions of Division II women's collegiate volleyball among its member programs in the United States.

1983 NCAA Division II women's volleyball tournament

Tournament information
Sport	College volleyball
Location	Lakeland, Florida
Administrator	NCAA
Host	Florida Southern College
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Cal State Northridge (1st title)
Runner-up	Portland State (1st title game)

Cal State Northridge defeated Portland State in five sets, 3–2 (15–6, 15–10, 6–15, 10–15, 15–6), in the final to claim the Matadors' first NCAA Division II national title.

Cal State Northridge was coached by Walt Ker.

Qualifying

The tournament field remained fixed at sixteen teams.

Seven teams made their debut in the NCAA Division II tournament: Air Force, Cal Poly Pomona, Central Missouri State, Jacksonville, New Haven, Tampa, and Wright State.

Bracket

	First Round Campus sites								Second Round Campus sites								Semifinals Campus sites								Championship Northridge, CA
	North Dakota State	5	0	9
	Portland State	15	15	15
									Portland State	15	15	15
									UC Davis	10	2	13
	UC Davis	15	4	15	15
	Sacramento State	3	15	8	8
																	Portland State	15	15	15
																	Nebraska–Omaha	6	7	13
	Ferris State	15	15	15
	Wright State	11	2	5
									Ferris State	9	16	19	17
									Nebraska–Omaha	15	14	17	2
	Nebraska–Omaha	15	15	15
	New Haven	2	12	6
																									Portland State	6	10	15	15	6
																									Cal State Northridge	15	15	6	10	15
	Cal State Northridge	15	13	15	15
	Central Missouri State	9	15	10	11
									Cal State Northridge	15	7	12	16	15
									UC Riverside	4	15	15	14	12
	UC Riverside	14	15	11	16	15
	Cal Poly Pomona	16	1	15	14	4
																	Cal State Northridge	15	15	15
																	Air Force	10	8	6
	Jacksonville	13	15	15	15																				Third place game Northridge, CA
	Mansfield	15	8	10	3
									Jacksonville	11	0	15	16	5											Nebraska–Omaha	7	7	4
									Air Force	15	15	9	14	15											Air Force	15	15	16
	Air Force	15	15	12	16
	Tampa	7	9	15	14

All-tournament team

• Heather Hafner, Cal State Northridge
• Theresa Huitinga, Portland State
• Lynda Johnson, Portland State
• Shelli Mosby, Cal State Northridge
• Kristy Olson, Cal State Northridge
• Debbie Wooldridge, Cal State Northridge

See also

• 1983 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament
• 1983 NCAA men's volleyball tournament
• 1983 NCAA Division III women's volleyball tournament
• 1983 NAIA women's volleyball tournament