The 1982 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament was the second year of the NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship for Division I. In 1982, the tournament participants were expanded from 20 to 28.
The University of Hawaiʻi won the NCAA championship by defeating defending national champion Southern California in five games. Hawaiʻi finished the year at 33-1.
In the consolation match, San Diego State defeated Stanford in five games to claim third place for the second straight year.
There are three NCAA tournament records that were set in the 1982 NCAA tournament that have not yet been broken.[1]
Service aces, match (individual record) - Beverly Robinson, Tennessee - 11 vs. Northwestern
Services aces, match (team record) - Tennessee, 20 (vs. Northwestern)
Solo blocks, tournament (individual record) - Deitre Collins, Hawaiʻi - 15 (1 vs. San Jose State, 6 vs. Cal Poly, 2 vs. Stanford, 6 vs. Southern California).