The 1983 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships were contested May 30−June 4, 1983 at Robertson Stadium at the University of Houston in Houston, Texas in order to determine the individual and team national champions of men's and women's collegiate Division I outdoor track and field events in the United States.

These were the 61st annual men's championships and the second annual women's championships.

This was Houston's first time hosting the event.

[1][2][3] SMU and UCLA topped the men's and women's team standings, respectively; the Mustangs claimed their first team title while the Bruins' took home their second consecutive and second overall.