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The 1982 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a
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to determine the national champion of men's
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  Division II 
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as a culmination of the 1981–82 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by the
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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.


Regional participants

*denotes tie


Regionals


South Atlantic -

Emmitsburg, Maryland Emmitsburg is a town in Frederick County, Maryland, United States, south of the Mason-Dixon line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania. Founded in 1785, Emmitsburg is the home of Mount St. Mary's University. The town has two Catholic pilgrim ...

Location: Memorial Gym Host: Mount Saint Mary's College and Seminary *Third Place - Virginia State 84, Virginia Union 82


East -

Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania Bloomsburg is the only incorporated town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States, of which it is also the county seat. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania and is located southwest of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Wilkes-Barre along ...

Location: Nelson Field House Host:
Bloomsburg State College Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg (CU-Bloomsburg, or Bloomsburg) is a campus of Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). The ...
*Third Place - Edinboro 56, Monmouth 53


North Central -

Grand Forks, North Dakota Grand Forks is a city in and the county seat of Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States. The city's population was 59,166 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in North Dakota, third-most populous ...

Location: Hyslop Sports Center Host:
University of North Dakota The University of North Dakota (UND) is a Public university, public research university in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. It was established by the Dakota Territory, Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishm ...
*Third Place - Lewis 76, Eastern Montana 70


West -

Bakersfield, California Bakersfield is a city in and the county seat of Kern County, California, United States. The city covers about near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley, which is located in the Central Valley region. Bakersfield's population as of th ...

Location: unknown Host: California State University, Bakersfield *Third Place - Alaska–Anchorage 89, San Francisco State 84


South Central -

Warrensburg, Missouri Warrensburg is a city in and the county seat of Johnson County, Missouri, United States. Its population was 20,313 at the 2020 census. The Warrensburg micropolitan statistical area consists of Johnson County. The city is a college town, as it is ...

Location: CMSU Fieldhouse Host:
Central Missouri State University The University of Central Missouri (UCM) is a public university in Warrensburg, Missouri, United States. In 2024, enrollment was 13,734 students from 48 states and 52 countries on its 1,561-acre campus. UCM offers 150 programs of study, inclu ...
*Third Place - Central Missouri State 70, UCF 62


South -

Lakeland, Florida Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. Located along Interstate 4, I-4 east of Tampa and southwest of Orlando, Florida, Orlando, it is the List of municipalities in Florida, most populous city in Polk County. As of the 2020 ...

Location: Jenkins Field House Host:
Florida Southern College Florida Southern College (Florida Southern, Southern or FSC) is a private college in Lakeland, Florida. In 2019, the student population at FSC consisted of 3,073 students along with 130 full-time faculty members. It offers undergraduate, gradua ...
*Third Place - St. Thomas 89, NW Missouri State 83


Great Lakes -

Owensboro, Kentucky Owensboro is a Home rule in the United States, home rule-class city in Daviess County, Kentucky, United States, of which it is also the county seat. It is the List of cities in Kentucky, fourth-most populous city in the state. Owensboro is loca ...

Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host:
Kentucky Wesleyan College Kentucky Wesleyan College (KWC) is a private Methodist college in Owensboro, Kentucky. Fall 2018 enrollment was 830 students. History Kentucky Wesleyan College was founded in 1858 by the Kentucky Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. It ...
*Third Place - Wright State 87, Bellarmine 86


New England -

North Easton, Massachusetts Easton is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 25,058 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Greater Boston area. Easton is governed by an elected Select Board. Open Town Meeting acts as the legislative bra ...

Location: Merkert Gymnasium Host:
Stonehill College Stonehill College is a private Catholic college in Easton, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded in 1948 by the Congregation of Holy Cross and is located on the original estate of Frederick Lothrop Ames Jr., with 29 buildings that compl ...
*Third Place - Springfield 73, Stonehill 72 *denotes each overtime played


National Quarterfinals


National Finals -

Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield is the most populous city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, and its county seat. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers: the western Westfield River, the ea ...

Location:
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Hosts:
American International College American International College (AIC) is a private university in Springfield, Massachusetts. History American International College was originally established on July 18, 1885 by Calvin E. Amaron who sought to create an institution of higher ...
and
Springfield College Springfield College is a private university in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. The institution's mission, called the Humanism, Humanics philosophy, calls for educating students in spirit, mind, and body for leadership in service ...
*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 The 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 48 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 11, 1982, and ended with the champio ...
* 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

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