1982 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament

1982 NCAA Men's Division II
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
	← 1981 ; NCAA Division II ; Basketball Tournament; 1983 →;

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.

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

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

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

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:

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

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

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

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

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

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