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1982 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

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FieldValue
DivisionII
Year1982
GenderMen's
ImageSize100px
Teams32
FinalFourCitySpringfield, Massachusetts
ChampionsUDC Firebirds
TitleCount1st
RunnerUpFlorida Southern Moccasins
GameCount2nd
Semifinal1Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers
FinalFourCount9th
Semifinal2Bakersfield State Roadrunners
FinalFourCount21st
CoachWil Jones
CoachCount1st
MOPMichael Britt
MOPTeamUDC
Attendance65,884

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

SchoolOutcome
Mount St. Mary'sRunner-up
UDCRegional Champion
Virginia StateThird Place
Virginia UnionFourth Place
SchoolOutcome
BloomsburgRunner-up
CheyneyRegional Champion
EdinboroThird Place
MonmouthFourth Place
SchoolOutcome
LewisThird Place
Eastern MontanaFourth Place
Nebraska–OmahaRunner-up
North DakotaRegional Champion
SchoolOutcome
Alaska–AnchorageThird Place
Cal PolyRunner-up
Cal State BakersfieldRegional Champion
San Francisco StateFourth Place
SchoolOutcome
Central Missouri StateThird Place
SE Missouri StateRegional Champion
Tennessee–MartinRunner-up
UCFFourth Place
SchoolOutcome
Florida SouthernRegional Champion
NW Missouri StateFourth Place
St. Thomas (FL)Third Place
West AlabamaRunner-up
SchoolOutcome
BellarmineFourth Place
Central StateRunner-up
Kentucky WesleyanRegional Champion
Wright StateThird Place
SchoolOutcome
Sacred HeartRegional Champion
Southern ConnecticutRunner-up
SpringfieldThird Place
StonehillFourth Place

*denotes tie

Regionals

South Atlantic - [[Emmitsburg, Maryland]]

Location: Memorial Gym Host: Mount Saint Mary's College and Seminary Round of 32 March 5 Sweet 16 March 6 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=UDC | RD1-score1=68* | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Virginia Union | RD1-score2=64 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Mount St. Mary's | RD1-score3=90 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Virginia State | RD1-score4=86 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=UDC | RD2-score1=67 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Mount St. Mary's | RD2-score2=66

  • Third Place - Virginia State 84, Virginia Union 82

East - [[Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania]]

Location: Nelson Field House Host: Bloomsburg State College Round of 32 March 4 Sweet 16 March 5 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Cheyney | RD1-score1=66 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Monmouth | RD1-score2=53 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Bloomsburg | RD1-score3=53 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Edinboro | RD1-score4=50 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Cheyney | RD2-score1=70 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Bloomsburg | RD2-score2=48

  • Third Place - Edinboro 56, Monmouth 53

North Central - [[Grand Forks, North Dakota]]

Location: Hyslop Sports Center Host: University of North Dakota Round of 32 March 5 Sweet 16 March 6 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Nebraska–Omaha | RD1-score1=78 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Lewis | RD1-score2=69 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=North Dakota | RD1-score3=59 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Eastern Montana | RD1-score4=54 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Nebraska–Omaha | RD2-score1=75 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=North Dakota | RD2-score2=83

  • Third Place - Lewis 76, Eastern Montana 70

West - [[Bakersfield, California]]

Location: unknown Host: California State University, Bakersfield Round of 32 March 5 Sweet 16 March 6 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Cal Poly | RD1-score1=66 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Alaska–Anchorage | RD1-score2=60 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Cal State Bakersfield | RD1-score3=58 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=San Francisco State | RD1-score4=50 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Cal Poly | RD2-score1=55 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Cal State Bakersfield | RD2-score2=58

  • Third Place - Alaska–Anchorage 89, San Francisco State 84

South Central - [[Warrensburg, Missouri]]

Location: CMSU Fieldhouse Host: Central Missouri State University Round of 32 March 4 Sweet 16 March 5 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=SE Missouri State | RD1-score1=60 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=UCF | RD1-score2=55 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Tennessee–Martin | RD1-score3=46 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Central Missouri State | RD1-score4=42 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=SE Missouri State | RD2-score1=56 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Tennessee–Martin | RD2-score2=53

  • Third Place - Central Missouri State 70, UCF 62

South - [[Lakeland, Florida]]

Location: Jenkins Field House Host: Florida Southern College Round of 32 March 4 Sweet 16 March 5 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=West Alabama | RD1-score1=75 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=St. Thomas (FL) | RD1-score2=72 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Florida Southern | RD1-score3=80 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=NW Missouri State | RD1-score4=74 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=West Alabama | RD2-score1=79 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Florida Southern | RD2-score2=86***

  • Third Place - St. Thomas 89, NW Missouri State 83

Great Lakes - [[Owensboro, Kentucky]]

Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College Round of 32 March 6 Sweet 16 March 7 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Central State | RD1-score1=63 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Bellarmine | RD1-score2=61 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Kentucky Wesleyan | RD1-score3=76* | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Wright State | RD1-score4=71 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Central State | RD2-score1=65 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Kentucky Wesleyan | RD2-score2=66

  • Third Place - Wright State 87, Bellarmine 86

New England - [[North Easton, Massachusetts]]

Location: Merkert Gymnasium Host: Stonehill College Round of 32 March 5 Sweet 16 March 6 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Sacred Heart | RD1-score1=66 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Springfield | RD1-score2=61 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Southern Connecticut | RD1-score3=76 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Stonehill | RD1-score4=61 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Sacred Heart | RD2-score1=78 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Southern Connecticut | RD2-score2=67

  • Third Place - Springfield 73, Stonehill 72

*denotes each overtime played

National Quarterfinals

Elite Eight March 12 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=SE Missouri State | RD1-score1=73 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Florida Southern | RD1-score2=87 Elite Eight March 12 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Kentucky Wesleyan | RD1-score1=88 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Sacred Heart | RD1-score2=85 Elite Eight March 12 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=UDC | RD1-score1=72 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Cheyney | RD1-score2=69 Elite Eight March 12 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=North Dakota | RD1-score1=65 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Cal State Bakersfield | RD1-score2=67

National Finals - [[Springfield, Massachusetts]]

Location: Springfield Civic Center Hosts: American International College and Springfield College Final Four March 19 March 20 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=UDC | RD1-score1=76 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Cal State Bakersfield | RD1-score2=71 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Florida Southern | RD1-score3=90** | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Kentucky Wesleyan | RD1-score4=89 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=UDC | RD2-score1=73 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Florida Southern | RD2-score2=63

  • 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)

References

Sources

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