The 1983 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the second annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.

[1] 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 Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts.

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