1982 MEAC men's basketball tournament

The 1982 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 5–7 at Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. North Carolina A&T defeated Howard, 79–67 in the championship game, to win the MEAC Tournament title.

1982 MEAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1981–82
Teams	7
Site	Campus sites
Finals site	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Champions	North Carolina A&T (7th title)
Winning coach	Don Corbett (1st title)
MVP	Eric Boyd (North Carolina A&T)
MEAC men's basketball tournaments

1981–82 MEAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Carolina A&T †	10	–	2		.833			19	–	9		.679
Howard	9	–	3		.750			17	–	11		.607
South Carolina State	7	–	5		.583			10	–	15		.400
Florida A&M	5	–	7		.417			10	–	17		.370
Delaware State	4	–	8		.333			13	–	13		.500
Bethune–Cookman	4	–	8		.333			10	–	18		.357
Maryland Eastern Shore	3	–	9		.250			6	–	20		.231
† 1982 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The Aggies earned an automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA tournament as a No. 12 seed in the West region.

Format

All seven conference members participated, with play beginning in the quarterfinal round. Teams were seeded based on their regular season conference record.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 5					Semifinals March 6					Final March 7
						1	North Carolina A&T	47
						4	Florida A&M	45
	4	Florida A&M	47
	5	Delaware State	42
											1	North Carolina A&T	79
											2	Howard	67
	3	South Carolina State	53
	6	Bethune-Cookman	54
						6	Bethune-Cookman	49
						2	Howard	50
	2	Howard	80
	7	Maryland Eastern Shore	73