# 1982 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

The 1982 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1982 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the seventh national champion of college baseball at the NCAA Division III level. The tournament concluded with six teams, for the first time, competing at Pioneer Park in Marietta, Ohio, for the championship. Six regional tournaments were held to determine the participants in the World Series. Regional tournaments were contested in double-elimination format, with one region consisting of six teams, four regions consisting of four teams, and one region consisting of two teams, which was played as best-of-five, for a total of 24 teams participating in the tournament. The tournament champion was Eastern Connecticut State, who defeated Stanislaus State for the championship.

## Bids

The 24 competing teams were:
| School | Nickname | Location | Conference | Tournament appearance | Last appearance | Consecutive tournament appearances | Previous best performance |
| Albion College | Britons | Albion, MI | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 2nd | 1979 | 1 | Regional Fifth place (1979) |
| Brandeis University | Judges | Waltham, MA | Independent | 6th | 1980 | 1 | World Series Runner-Up (1977) |
| Stanislaus State College | Warriors | Turlock, CA | Independent | 6th | 1980 | 1 | National Champion (1976, 1977) |
| Eastern Connecticut State College | Warriors | Willimantic, CT | Independent | 7th | 1981 | 7 | Regional Runner-Up (1979, 1981) |
| Elmhurst College | Blue Jays | Elmhurst, IL | College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin | 3rd | 1981 | 3 | Regional Runner-Up (1981) |
| Ithaca College | Bombers | Ithaca, NY | Inedependent College Athletic Conference | 7th | 1981 | 7 | National Champion (1980) |
| Marietta College | Pioneers | Marietta, OH | Ohio Athletic Conference | 7th | 1981 | 7 | National Champion (1981) |
| Methodist College | Monarchs | Fayetteville, NC | Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 3rd | 1977 | 1 | Regional Fifth place (1976, 1977) |
| Montclair State College | Indians | Montclair, NJ | New Jersey State Athletic Conference | 3rd | 1978 | 1 | World Series Third place (1976) |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | Plainsmen | Lincoln, NE | Independent/Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference(NAIA) | 2nd | 1976 | 1 | Regional third place(1976) |
| North Carolina Wesleyan College | Battling Bishops | Rocky Mount, NC | Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 2nd | 1981 | 2 | World Series Fourth place (1981) |
| Occidental College | Tigers | Los Angeles, CA (Eagle Rock) | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 1st | Debut | 1 | Debut |
| Ohio Northern University | Polar Bears | Ada, OH | Ohio Athletic Conference | 4th | 1981 | 3 | Regional third place (1980) |
| State University of New York at Oswego | Lakers | Oswego, NY | State University of New York Athletic Conference | 1st | Debut | 1 | Debut |
| Otterbein College | Cardinals | Westerville, OH | Ohio Athletic Conference | 2nd | 1981 | 2 | Regional third place (1981) |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey | Roadrunners | Mahwah, NJ | New Jersey State Athletic Conference | 3rd | 1981 | 3 | Regional third place (1980, 1981) |
| St. Olaf College | Oles | Northfield, MN | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 6th | 1981 | 6 | Regional third place (1977, 1979) |
| Lynchburg College | Hornets | Lynchburg, VA | Old Dominion Athletic Conference | 7th | 1981 | 7 | Regional Runner-Up (1977, 1978, 1981) |
| Upsala College | Vikings | East Orange, NJ | Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference | 6th | 1981 | 5 | World Series Third place (1980) |
| Washington University in St. Louis | Bears | St. Louis, MO | Independent | 1st | Debut | 1 | Debut |
| Widener University | Pioneers | Chester, PA | Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference | 4th | 1978 | 1 | Regional Runner-Up (1977) |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey | Pioneers | Wayne Township, NJ | New Jersey State Athletic Conference | 3rd | 1981 | 2 | Regional Fourth place (1977) |
| University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Titans | Oshkosh, WI | Wisconsin State University Conference | 4th | 1981 | 4 | World Series Third place (1981) |
| York College of Pennsylvania | Spartans | York, PA | Independent | 3rd | 1981 | 2 | Regional third place (1981) |

## Regionals
### Mideast Regional

| First round | First round | First round | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Albion | Albion | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Albion | 9 | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern | 7 | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern | 10 | | | | |
| 6 | Otterbein | 7 | | | | Elmhurst | Elmhurst | 3 | | | | |
| 6 | Otterbein | 7 | Otterbein | Otterbein | 1 | Elmhurst | Elmhurst | 3 | | | | |
| | | | Elmhurst | Elmhurst | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Marietta | 3 | Elmhurst | Elmhurst | 3 | | | | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern | 8 | – |
| 5 | Elmhurst | 1 | | | | | | | Marietta | Marietta | 14 | – |
| 5 | Elmhurst | 1 | Marietta | Marietta | 17 | | | | Marietta | Marietta | 14 | – |
| | | | York (PA) | York (PA) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | York (PA) | 3 | York (PA) | York (PA) | 1 | Marietta | Marietta | 11 | | | | |
| 4 | Ohio Northern | 2$^{10}$ | | | | Albion | Albion | 8 | | | | |
| 4 | Ohio Northern | 2$^{10}$ | Albion | Albion | 6 | Albion | Albion | 8 | | | | |
| | | | York (PA) | York (PA) | 2 | | | | | | | |

### South Regional

| First round/elimination first round | First round/elimination first round | First round/elimination first round | Semifinal/elimination final | Semifinal/elimination final | Semifinal/elimination final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Lynchburg | Lynchburg | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Methodist | Methodist | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Methodist | Methodist | 5 | Lynchburg | Lynchburg | 3 | | | | |
| | | | North Carolina Wesleyan | North Carolina Wesleyan | 4 | | | | |
| North Carolina Wesleyan | North Carolina Wesleyan | 7 | North Carolina Wesleyan | North Carolina Wesleyan | 4 | | | | |
| Ramapo | Ramapo | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Ramapo | Ramapo | 0 | | | | North Carolina Wesleyan | North Carolina Wesleyan | 1 | 11 |
| | | | | | | Methodist | Methodist | 4 | 4 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Methodist | Methodist | 4 | 4 |
| | | | Lynchburg | Lynchburg | 4 | | | | |
| Methodist | Methodist | 11 | Methodist | Methodist | 6 | | | | |
| Ramapo | Ramapo | 1 | | | | | | | |

### Midwest Regional

| First round/elimination first round | First round/elimination first round | First round/elimination first round | Semifinal/elimination final | Semifinal/elimination final | Semifinal/elimination final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| St. Olaf | St. Olaf | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan | 1 | St. Olaf | St. Olaf | 3 | | | | |
| | | | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 2 | | | | |
| Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 5 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 2 | | | | |
| Washington-St. Louis | Washington-St. Louis | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Washington-St. Louis | Washington-St. Louis | 1 | | | | St. Olaf | St. Olaf | 3 | 9 |
| | | | | | | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 4 | 14 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 4 | 14 |
| | | | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 8 | | | | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan | 3 | Washington-St. Louis | Washington-St. Louis | 3 | | | | |
| Washington-St. Louis | Washington-St. Louis | 7 | | | | | | | |

### Mid-Atlantic Regional

| First round/elimination first round | First round/elimination first round | First round/elimination first round | Semifinal/elimination final | Semifinal/elimination final | Semifinal/elimination final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Montclair State | Montclair State | 9 | | | | | | | |
| Upsala | Upsala | 8 | | | | | | | |
| Upsala | Upsala | 8 | Montclair State | Montclair State | 3 | | | | |
| | | | Widener | Widener | 5 | | | | |
| Widener | Widener | 5 | Widener | Widener | 5 | | | | |
| William Paterson | William Paterson | 3 | | | | | | | |
| William Paterson | William Paterson | 3 | | | | Widener | Widener | 5 | 5 |
| | | | | | | William Paterson | William Paterson | 17 | 11 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | William Paterson | William Paterson | 17 | 11 |
| | | | Montclair State | Montclair State | 10 | | | | |
| Upsala | Upsala | 5 | William Paterson | William Paterson | 15 | | | | |
| William Paterson | William Paterson | 7 | | | | | | | |

### West Regional

| Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Stanislaus State | 6 | 8 | 10 | – | – |
| Occidental | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | – |

### Northeast Regional

| First round/elimination first round | First round/elimination first round | First round/elimination first round | Semifinal/elimination final | Semifinal/elimination final | Semifinal/elimination final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Oswego State | Oswego State | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Brandeis | Brandeis | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Brandeis | Brandeis | 5 | Oswego State | Oswego State | 14 | | | | |
| | | | Eastern Connecticut State | Eastern Connecticut State | 16 | | | | |
| Eastern Connecticut State | Eastern Connecticut State | 11 | Eastern Connecticut State | Eastern Connecticut State | 16 | | | | |
| Ithaca | Ithaca | 8 | | | | | | | |
| Ithaca | Ithaca | 8 | | | | Eastern Connecticut State | Eastern Connecticut State | 2 | – |
| | | | | | | Brandeis | Brandeis | 1 | – |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Brandeis | Brandeis | 1 | – |
| | | | Oswego State | Oswego State | 3 | | | | |
| Brandeis | Brandeis | 3 | Brandeis | Brandeis | 5 | | | | |
| Ithaca | Ithaca | 2 | | | | | | | |

## World Series
### Participants

| School | Nickname | Location | Conference | World Series appearance | Last appearance | Consecutive World Series appearances | Previous best performance |
| Eastern Connecticut State College | Warriors | Willimantic, CT | Independent | 1st | Debut | 1 | Debut |
| Stanislaus State College | Warriors | Turlock, CA | Independent | 5th | 1979 | 1 | National Champion (1976, 1977) |
| Marietta College | Pioneers | Marietta, OH | Ohio Athletic Conference | 5th | 1981 | 3 | National Champion (1981) |
| North Carolina Wesleyan College | Battling Bishops | Rocky Mount, NC | Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 2nd | 1981 | 2 | Fourth place (1981) |
| University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Titans | Oshkosh, WI | Wisconsin State University Conference | 3rd | 1981 | 3 | Third place (1981) |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey | Pioneers | Wayne Township, NJ | New Jersey State Athletic Conference | 1st | Debut | 1 | Debut |

### Bracket

Pioneer Park-Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College)
| First round | First round | First round | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Marietta | Marietta | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Eastern Connecticut State | Eastern Connecticut State | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Marietta | 5 | Eastern Connecticut State | Eastern Connecticut State | 4 | Eastern Connecticut State | Eastern Connecticut State | 3 | | | | |
| 6 | North Carolina Wesleyan | 3 | | | | North Carolina Wesleyan | North Carolina Wesleyan | 2 | | | | |
| 6 | North Carolina Wesleyan | 3 | North Carolina Wesleyan | North Carolina Wesleyan | 11 | North Carolina Wesleyan | North Carolina Wesleyan | 2 | | | | |
| | | | William Paterson | William Paterson | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 12 | William Paterson | William Paterson | 6 | | | | Eastern Connecticut State | Eastern Connecticut State | 9 | 11 |
| 5 | William Paterson | 11 | | | | | | | Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 8 | 6 |
| 5 | William Paterson | 11 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 0 | | | | Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 8 | 6 |
| | | | Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Stanislaus State | 5 | Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 1 | Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Eastern Connecticut State | 4 | | | | Marietta | Marietta | 3 | | | | |
| 4 | Eastern Connecticut State | 4 | Marietta | Marietta | 7 | Marietta | Marietta | 3 | | | | |
| | | | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 2 | | | | | | | |