# 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.
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 | First round | First round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Salem State | Salem State | 58* | | | |
| WPI | WPI | 57 | | | |
| WPI | WPI | 57 | Salem State | Salem State | 58 |
| | | | Potsdam State | Potsdam State | 59 |
| Potsdam State | Potsdam State | 53 | Potsdam State | Potsdam State | 59 |
| Clark (MA) | Clark (MA) | 51 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | WPI | WPI | 57 |
| | | | Clark (MA) | Clark (MA) | 99 |
| First round | First round | First round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Ursinus | Ursinus | 64 | | | |
| Scranton | Scranton | 62 | | | |
| Scranton | Scranton | 62 | Ursinus | Ursinus | 63 |
| | | | Widener | Widener | 53 |
| Widener | Widener | 61 | Widener | Widener | 53 |
| Dickinson | Dickinson | 53 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Scranton | Scranton | 91 |
| | | | Dickinson | Dickinson | 77 |
| First round | First round | First round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Staten Island | Staten Island | 64 | | | |
| Buffalo | Buffalo | 53 | | | |
| Buffalo | Buffalo | 53 | Staten Island | Staten Island | 57 |
| | | | Brooklyn | Brooklyn | 60 |
| Brooklyn | Brooklyn | 50 | Brooklyn | Brooklyn | 60 |
| Ithaca | Ithaca | 47 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Buffalo | Buffalo | 73 |
| | | | Ithaca | Ithaca | 74 |
| First round | First round | First round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Roanoke | Roanoke | 67 | | | |
| Montclair State | Montclair State | 66 | | | |
| Montclair State | Montclair State | 66 | Roanoke | Roanoke | 81 |
| | | | Upsala | Upsala | 72 |
| Upsala | Upsala | 54 | Upsala | Upsala | 72 |
| Bethany (WV) | Bethany (WV) | 39 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Montclair State | Montclair State | 69 |
| | | | Bethany (WV) | Bethany (WV) | 68 |
| First round | First round | First round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 70 | | | |
| Wisconsin–Milwaukee | Wisconsin–Milwaukee | 63 | | | |
| Wisconsin–Milwaukee | Wisconsin–Milwaukee | 63 | Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 76 |
| | | | Luther | Luther | 57 |
| Luther | Luther | 66 | Luther | Luther | 57 |
| Beloit | Beloit | 42 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Wisconsin–Milwaukee | Wisconsin–Milwaukee | 75 |
| | | | Beloit | Beloit | 73 |
| First round | First round | First round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Hope | Hope | 77 | | | |
| Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 60 | | | |
| Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 60 | Hope | Hope | 70 |
| | | | Wabash | Wabash | 82 |
| Wabash | Wabash | 81 | Wabash | Wabash | 82 |
| Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern | 61 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 52 |
| | | | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern | 80 |
| First round | First round | First round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 62 | | | |
| Whittier | Whittier | 60 | | | |
| Whittier | Whittier | 60 | Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 84 |
| | | | Bishop | Bishop | 67 |
| Bishop | Bishop | 65 | Bishop | Bishop | 67 |
| North Park | North Park | 64 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Whittier | Whittier | 66 |
| | | | North Park | North Park | 68 |
| First round | First round | First round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| St. Andrews | St. Andrews | 91 | | | |
| Rose–Hulman | Rose–Hulman | 69 | | | |
| Rose–Hulman | Rose–Hulman | 69 | St. Andrews | St. Andrews | 68 |
| | | | Capital | Capital | 72 |
| Capital | Capital | 103* | Capital | Capital | 72 |
| Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan | 93 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Rose–Hulman | Rose–Hulman | 88 |
| | | | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan | 87 |

### National finals

| National quarterfinals | National quarterfinals | National quarterfinals | National semifinals | National semifinals | National semifinals | National championship | National championship | National championship |
| Potsdam State | Potsdam State | 62 | | | | | | |
| Ursinus | Ursinus | 44 | | | | | | |
| Ursinus | Ursinus | 44 | Potsdam State | Potsdam State | 50 | | | |
| | | | Brooklyn | Brooklyn | 49 | | | |
| Brooklyn | Brooklyn | 62 | Brooklyn | Brooklyn | 49 | | | |
| Roanoke | Roanoke | 59 | | | | | | |
| Roanoke | Roanoke | 59 | | | | Potsdam State | Potsdam State | 62 |
| | | | | | | Wabash | Wabash | 83 |
| Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 51 | | | | | | | Wabash | Wabash | 83 |
| Wabash | Wabash | 54 | | | |
| Wabash | Wabash | 54 | Wabash | Wabash | 68 | National third-place game | National third-place game | National third-place game |
| | | | Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 64 |
| Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 61 | Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 64 | Brooklyn | Brooklyn | 68 |
| Capital | Capital | 60 | | | | Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 62 |