1982 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 II 1982 Men's 100px 32 Springfield, Massachusetts UDC Firebirds 1st Florida Southern Moccasins 2nd Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers 9th Bakersfield State Roadrunners 1st Wil Jones 1st Michael Britt UDC 65,884 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. USA 450 right 1982 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Quarterfinals (orange) Final Four (red) USA cyan pog.svg 41.03 -76.3 right Bloomsburg Bloomsburg State College USA cyan pog.svg 38.55 -93.55 left Warrensburg Central Missouri State University USA cyan pog.svg 42.04 -71.09 top North Easton Stonehill College USA cyan pog.svg 47.75 -97.1 left Grand Forks University of North Dakota USA cyan pog.svg 39.5 -77.3 bottom Emmitsburg Mount St. Mary's University USA orange pog.svg 39.85 -75.36 right Cheyney Cheyney University of Pennsylvania USA cyan pog.svg 28.05 -81.66 top Lakeland Florida Southern College USA orange pog.svg 28.05 -80.96 top Florida Southern College USA cyan pog.svg 35.25 -119.05 bottom Bakersfield California State University, Bakersfield USA orange pog.svg 35.25 -118.35 bottom California State University, Bakersfield USA cyan pog.svg 37.6 -87.1 right Kentucky Wesleyan College USA orange pog.svg 37.6 -86.4 right Owensboro Kentucky Wesleyan College USA red pog.svg 42.15 -72.4 left Springfield Springfield Civic Center Regional participants SchoolOutcomeMount St. Mary'sRunner-upUDCRegional ChampionVirginia StateThird PlaceVirginia UnionFourth Place SchoolOutcomeBloomsburgRunner-upCheyneyRegional ChampionEdinboroThird PlaceMonmouthFourth Place SchoolOutcomeLewisThird PlaceEastern MontanaFourth PlaceNebraska–OmahaRunner-upNorth DakotaRegional Champion SchoolOutcomeAlaska–AnchorageThird PlaceCal PolyRunner-upCal State BakersfieldRegional ChampionSan Francisco StateFourth Place SchoolOutcomeCentral Missouri StateThird PlaceSE Missouri StateRegional ChampionTennessee–MartinRunner-upUCFFourth Place SchoolOutcomeFlorida SouthernRegional ChampionNW Missouri StateFourth PlaceSt. Thomas (FL)Third PlaceWest AlabamaRunner-up SchoolOutcomeBellarmineFourth PlaceCentral StateRunner-upKentucky WesleyanRegional ChampionWright StateThird Place SchoolOutcomeSacred HeartRegional ChampionSouthern ConnecticutRunner-upSpringfieldThird PlaceStonehillFourth Place *denotes tie Regionals South Atlantic - Emmitsburg, Maryland Location: Memorial Gym Host: Mount Saint Mary's College and Seminary Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 5 Regional FinalSweet 16March 6 UDC 68* Virginia Union 64 Mount St. Mary's 90 Virginia State 86 UDC 67 Mount St. Mary's 66 Third Place - Virginia State 84, Virginia Union 82 East - Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania Location: Nelson Field House Host: Bloomsburg State College Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 4 Regional FinalSweet 16March 5 Cheyney 66 Monmouth 53 Bloomsburg 53 Edinboro 50 Cheyney 70 Bloomsburg 48 Third Place - Edinboro 56, Monmouth 53 North Central - Grand Forks, North Dakota Location: Hyslop Sports Center Host: University of North Dakota Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 5 Regional FinalSweet 16March 6 Nebraska–Omaha 78 Lewis 69 North Dakota 59 Eastern Montana 54 Nebraska–Omaha 75 North Dakota 83 Third Place - Lewis 76, Eastern Montana 70 West - Bakersfield, California Location: unknown Host: California State University, Bakersfield Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 5 Regional FinalSweet 16March 6 Cal Poly 66 Alaska–Anchorage 60 Cal State Bakersfield 58 San Francisco State 50 Cal Poly 55 Cal State Bakersfield 58 Third Place - Alaska–Anchorage 89, San Francisco State 84 South Central - Warrensburg, Missouri Location: CMSU Fieldhouse Host: Central Missouri State University Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 4 Regional FinalSweet 16March 5 SE Missouri State 60 UCF 55 Tennessee–Martin 46 Central Missouri State 42 SE Missouri State 56 Tennessee–Martin 53 Third Place - Central Missouri State 70, UCF 62 South - Lakeland, Florida Location: Jenkins Field House Host: Florida Southern College Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 4 Regional FinalSweet 16March 5 West Alabama 75 St. Thomas (FL) 72 Florida Southern 80 NW Missouri State 74 West Alabama 79 Florida Southern 86*** Third Place - St. Thomas 89, NW Missouri State 83 Great Lakes - Owensboro, Kentucky Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 6 Regional FinalSweet 16March 7 Central State 63 Bellarmine 61 Kentucky Wesleyan 76* Wright State 71 Central State 65 Kentucky Wesleyan 66 Third Place - Wright State 87, Bellarmine 86 New England - North Easton, Massachusetts Location: Merkert Gymnasium Host: Stonehill College Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 5 Regional FinalSweet 16March 6 Sacred Heart 66 Springfield 61 Southern Connecticut 76 Stonehill 61 Sacred Heart 78 Southern Connecticut 67 Third Place - Springfield 73, Stonehill 72 *denotes each overtime played National Quarterfinals left Quarterfinal - Lakeland, FLElite EightMarch 12 SE Missouri State 73 Florida Southern 87 left Quarterfinal - Owensboro, KYElite EightMarch 12 Kentucky Wesleyan 88 Sacred Heart 85 left Quarterfinal - Cheyney, PennsylvaniaElite EightMarch 12 UDC 72 Cheyney 69 left Quarterfinal - Bakersfield, CAElite EightMarch 12 North Dakota 65 Cal State Bakersfield 67 National Finals - Springfield, Massachusetts Location: Springfield Civic Center Hosts: American International College and Springfield College National semifinalsFinal FourMarch 19 National ChampionshipMarch 20 UDC 76 Cal State Bakersfield 71 Florida Southern 90** Kentucky Wesleyan 89 UDC 73 Florida Southern 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) See also 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 1982 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 1982 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 1982 NAIA men's basketball tournament References Sources 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship 1982 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com Category:NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament Tournament NCAA Division II basketball tournament NCAA Division II basketball tournament