1982 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

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.

1982 NCAA Division II
men's basketball tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Springfield, Massachusetts
Champions	UDC Firebirds (1st title)
Runner-up	Florida Southern Moccasins (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers (9th Final Four) Bakersfield State Roadrunners (1st Final Four)
Winning coach	Wil Jones (1st title)
MOP	Michael Britt (UDC)
Attendance	65,884
NCAA Division II men's tournaments «1981 1983»

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.

Bloomsburg

Warrensburg

North Easton

Grand Forks

Emmitsburg

Cheyney

Lakeland

Bakersfield

Owensboro

Springfield

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1982 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Quarterfinals (orange) Final Four (red)

Regional participants

School	Outcome
Mount St. Mary's	Runner-up
UDC	Regional Champion
Virginia State	Third Place
Virginia Union	Fourth Place

School	Outcome
Bloomsburg	Runner-up
Cheyney	Regional Champion
Edinboro	Third Place
Monmouth	Fourth Place

School	Outcome
Lewis	Third Place
Eastern Montana	Fourth Place
Nebraska–Omaha	Runner-up
North Dakota	Regional Champion

School	Outcome
Alaska–Anchorage	Third Place
Cal Poly	Runner-up
Cal State Bakersfield	Regional Champion
San Francisco State	Fourth Place

School	Outcome
Central Missouri State	Third Place
SE Missouri State	Regional Champion
Tennessee–Martin	Runner-up
UCF	Fourth Place

School	Outcome
Florida Southern	Regional Champion
NW Missouri State	Fourth Place
St. Thomas (FL)	Third Place
West Alabama	Runner-up

School	Outcome
Bellarmine	Fourth Place
Central State	Runner-up
Kentucky Wesleyan	Regional Champion
Wright State	Third Place

School	Outcome
Sacred Heart	Regional Champion
Southern Connecticut	Runner-up
Springfield	Third Place
Stonehill	Fourth Place

*denotes tie

Regionals

South Atlantic - Emmitsburg, Maryland

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

East - Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

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

North Central - Grand Forks, North Dakota

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

West - Bakersfield, California

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

South Central - Warrensburg, Missouri

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

South - Lakeland, Florida

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

Great Lakes - Owensboro, Kentucky

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

New England - North Easton, Massachusetts

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 - Cheyney, Pennsylvania Elite Eight March 12
	UDC		72
	Cheyney		69

	Quarterfinal - Bakersfield, CA Elite Eight March 12
	North Dakota		65
	Cal State Bakersfield		67

National Finals - Springfield, Massachusetts

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

• Michael Britt (District of Columbia)
• John Ebeling (Florida Southern)
• Dwight Higgs (Kentucky Wesleyan)
• Earl Jones (District of Columbia)
• Wayne McDaniel (Cal State Bakersfield)

See also

• 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1982 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 1982 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 1982 NAIA men's basketball tournament

References

Sources

• 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship
• 1982 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com