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
Teams32
Finals site Grand Rapids, Michigan
ChampionsWabash Little Giants (1st title)
Runner-upPotsdam 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.[1]

Wabash defeated defending champions SUNY Potsdam, 83–62, to claim their first national title.

See also

References

  1. "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 17. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
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