The 1982 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1981–82 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by the University of the District of Columbia and UDC's Michael Britt was the Most Outstanding Player.
This was the first NCAA D-II basketball tournament to contain the word "Men's" in its official title, as the NCAA held its first D-II women's championship in that season .
1982 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Quarterfinals (orange) Final Four (red)
Regional participants
*denotes tie
Regionals
Location: Memorial Gym Host: Mount Saint Mary's College and Seminary
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 5
Regional Final Sweet 16 March 6
UDC
68 *
Virginia Union
64
UDC
67
Mount St. Mary's
66
Mount St. Mary's
90
Virginia State
86
Third Place - Virginia State 84, Virginia Union 82
Location: Nelson Field House Host: Bloomsburg State College
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 4
Regional Final Sweet 16 March 5
Cheyney
66
Monmouth
53
Cheyney
70
Bloomsburg
48
Bloomsburg
53
Edinboro
50
Third Place - Edinboro 56, Monmouth 53
Location: Hyslop Sports Center Host: University of North Dakota
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 5
Regional Final Sweet 16 March 6
Nebraska–Omaha
78
Lewis
69
Nebraska–Omaha
75
North Dakota
83
North Dakota
59
Eastern Montana
54
Third Place - Lewis 76, Eastern Montana 70
Location: unknown Host: California State University, Bakersfield
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 5
Regional Final Sweet 16 March 6
Cal Poly
66
Alaska–Anchorage
60
Cal Poly
55
Cal State Bakersfield
58
Cal State Bakersfield
58
San Francisco State
50
Third Place - Alaska–Anchorage 89, San Francisco State 84
Location: CMSU Fieldhouse Host: Central Missouri State University
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 4
Regional Final Sweet 16 March 5
SE Missouri State
60
UCF
55
SE Missouri State
56
Tennessee–Martin
53
Tennessee–Martin
46
Central Missouri State
42
Third Place - Central Missouri State 70, UCF 62
Location: Jenkins Field House Host: Florida Southern College
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 4
Regional Final Sweet 16 March 5
West Alabama
75
St. Thomas (FL)
72
West Alabama
79
Florida Southern
86 ***
Florida Southern
80
NW Missouri State
74
Third Place - St. Thomas 89, NW Missouri State 83
Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6
Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7
Central State
63
Bellarmine
61
Central State
65
Kentucky Wesleyan
66
Kentucky Wesleyan
76 *
Wright State
71
Third Place - Wright State 87, Bellarmine 86
Location: Merkert Gymnasium Host: Stonehill College
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 5
Regional Final Sweet 16 March 6
Sacred Heart
66
Springfield
61
Sacred Heart
78
Southern Connecticut
67
Southern Connecticut
76
Stonehill
61
Third Place - Springfield 73, Stonehill 72
*denotes each overtime played
National Quarterfinals
Quarterfinal - Lakeland, FL Elite Eight March 12
SE Missouri State
73
Florida Southern
87
Quarterfinal - Owensboro, KY Elite Eight March 12
Kentucky Wesleyan
88
Sacred Heart
85
Quarterfinal - Bakersfield, CA Elite Eight March 12
North Dakota
65
Cal State Bakersfield
67
Location: Springfield Civic Center Hosts: American International College and Springfield College
National semifinals Final Four March 19
National Championship March 20
UDC
76
Cal State Bakersfield
71
UDC
73
Florida Southern
63
Florida Southern
90 **
Kentucky Wesleyan
89
Third Place - Kentucky Wesleyan 77, Cal State Bakersfield 66
*denotes each overtime played
All-tournament team
See also
References
Sources
1981–82 NCAA Division II championships
† Inaugural championship – ‡ Inaugural combined championship