1982 NCAA Division III
Men's Basketball Tournament |
Teams | 32 |
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Finals site | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
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Champions | Wabash Little Giants (1st title) |
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Runner-up | Potsdam State Bears (3rd title game) |
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Semifinalists | - Brooklyn Bulldogs (1st Final Four)
- Stanislaus State Warriors (1st Final Four)
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The 1982 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament was the eighth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States.
Held during March 1982, the field included 32 teams and the final championship rounds were contested at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.[1]
Wabash defeated defending champions SUNY Potsdam, 83–62, to claim their first national title.
Tournament bracket[]
Regional No. 1[]
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First Round
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Regional Championship
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Salem State
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58*
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WPI
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57
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Salem State
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58
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Potsdam State
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59
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Potsdam State
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53
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Clark (MA)
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51
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Regional Third-place
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WPI
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57
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Clark (MA)
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99
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Regional No. 2[]
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First Round
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Regional Championship
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Ursinus
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64
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Scranton
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62
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Ursinus
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63
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Widener
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53
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Widener
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61
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Dickinson
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53
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Regional Third-place
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Scranton
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91
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Dickinson
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77
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Regional No. 3[]
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First Round
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Regional Championship
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Staten Island
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64
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Buffalo
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53
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Staten Island
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57
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Brooklyn
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60
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Brooklyn
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50
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Ithaca
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47
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Regional Third-place
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Buffalo
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73
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Ithaca
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74
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Regional No. 4[]
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First Round
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Regional Championship
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Roanoke
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67
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Montclair State
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66
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Roanoke
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81
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Upsala
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72
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Upsala
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54
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Bethany (WV)
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39
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Regional Third-place
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Montclair State
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69
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Bethany (WV)
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68
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Regional No. 5[]
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First Round
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Regional Championship
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Augustana (IL)
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70
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Wisconsin–Milwaukee
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63
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Augustana (IL)
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76
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Luther
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57
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Luther
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66
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Beloit
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42
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Regional Third-place
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Wisconsin–Milwaukee
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75
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Beloit
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73
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Regional No. 6[]
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First round
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Regional Championship
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Hope
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77
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Wittenberg
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60
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Hope
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70
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Wabash
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82
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Wabash
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81
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Ohio Northern
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61
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Regional Third-place
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Wittenberg
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52
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Ohio Northern
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80
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Regional No. 7[]
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First round
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Regional Championship
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Stanislaus State
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62
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Whittier
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60
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Stanislaus State
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84
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Bishop
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67
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Bishop
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65
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North Park
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64
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Regional Third-place
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Whittier
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66
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North Park
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68
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Regional No. 8[]
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National Quarterfinals[]
| National Quarterfinals
| | | National Semifinals
| | | National Championship
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| Potsdam State
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| Ursinus
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| Potsdam State
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| Brooklyn
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| Brooklyn
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| Roanoke
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| Potsdam State
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| Wabash
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| Augustana (IL)
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| Wabash
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| Wabash
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| | | National Third Place Game
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| Stanislaus State
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| Stanislaus State
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| Brooklyn
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| Capital
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| Stanislaus State
| 62
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See also[]
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