1982 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

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.

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»

Held during March 1982, the field included 32 teams and the final championship rounds were contested at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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