1982 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

1982 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Champions	Wabash Little Giants (1st title)
Runner-up	Potsdam State Bears (3rd title game)
Semifinalists	Brooklyn Bulldogs (1st Final Four) Stanislaus State Warriors (1st Final Four)
NCAA Division III men's tournaments « 1981 1983 »

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.

Bracket

Regionals

First round Regional Championship             Salem State 58* WPI 57 Salem State 58 Potsdam State 59 Potsdam State 53 Clark (MA) 51 Regional Third-place WPI 57 Clark (MA) 99

First round Regional Championship             Ursinus 64 Scranton 62 Ursinus 63 Widener 53 Widener 61 Dickinson 53 Regional Third-place Scranton 91 Dickinson 77

First round Regional Championship             Staten Island 64 Buffalo 53 Staten Island 57 Brooklyn 60 Brooklyn 50 Ithaca 47 Regional Third-place Buffalo 73 Ithaca 74

First round Regional Championship             Roanoke 67 Montclair State 66 Roanoke 81 Upsala 72 Upsala 54 Bethany (WV) 39 Regional Third-place Montclair State 69 Bethany (WV) 68

First round Regional Championship             Augustana (IL) 70 Wisconsin–Milwaukee 63 Augustana (IL) 76 Luther 57 Luther 66 Beloit 42 Regional Third-place Wisconsin–Milwaukee 75 Beloit 73

First round Regional Championship             Hope 77 Wittenberg 60 Hope 70 Wabash 82 Wabash 81 Ohio Northern 61 Regional Third-place Wittenberg 52 Ohio Northern 80

First round Regional Championship             Stanislaus State 62 Whittier 60 Stanislaus State 84 Bishop 67 Bishop 65 North Park 64 Regional Third-place Whittier 66 North Park 68

First round Regional Championship             St. Andrews 91 Rose–Hulman 69 St. Andrews 68 Capital 72 Capital 103* Virginia Wesleyan 93 Regional Third-place Rose–Hulman 88 Virginia Wesleyan 87

National finals

	National quarterfinals					National semifinals					National championship
	Potsdam State		62
	Ursinus		44
						Potsdam State		50
						Brooklyn		49
	Brooklyn		62
	Roanoke		59
											Potsdam State		62
											Wabash		83
	Augustana (IL)		51
	Wabash		54
						Wabash		68			National third-place game
						Stanislaus State		64
	Stanislaus State		61								Brooklyn		68
	Capital		60								Stanislaus State		62

See also

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

References

1. "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 13, 2021.