# National Invitation Tournament 1982

El National Invitation Tournament 1982 fue la cuadragésimo quinta edición del National Invitation Tournament. La disputaron 32 equipos, celebrándose la fase final de la competición en el Madison Square Garden de Nueva York. El ganador fue la Universidad Bradley, que lograba su cuarto título en esta competición.

## Equipos

Participantes :
| American | Bradley | BYU | Clemson |
| Connecticut | Dayton | Fordham | Georgia |
| Illinois | Iona | Lamar | Long Island |
| LSU | Maryland | Mississippi | Murray State |
| Oklahoma | Oral Roberts | Purdue | Richmond |
| Rutgers | Saint Peter's | San Diego State | Syracuse |
| Temple | Texas A&M | Tulane | UC Irvine |
| UNLV | Virginia Tech | Washington | Western Kentucky |

## Fase final

Cuadro final de resultados.
| Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 81 | | | |
| Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts | 73 | | | |
| Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts | 73 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 80 |
| | | | UC Irvine | UC Irvine | 77 |
| UC Irvine | UC Irvine | 70 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine | 77 |
| San Diego State | San Diego State | 69 | | | |
| San Diego State | San Diego State | 69 | | | | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 91 |
| | | | | | | Dayton | Dayton | 82 |
| Illinois | Illinois | 126 | | | | | | | Dayton | Dayton | 82 |
| Long Island | Long Island | 78 | | | |
| Long Island | Long Island | 78 | Illinois | Illinois | 58 |
| | | | Dayton | Dayton | 61 |
| Dayton | Dayton | 76 | Dayton | Dayton | 61 |
| Connecticut | Connecticut | 75 | | | |
| Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final |
| Syracuse | Syracuse | 84 | | | |
| Saint Peter's | Saint Peter's | 75 | | | |
| Saint Peter's | Saint Peter's | 75 | Syracuse | Syracuse | 81 |
| | | | Bradley | Bradley | 95 |
| Bradley | Bradley | 76 | Bradley | Bradley | 95 |
| American | American | 65 | | | |
| American | American | 65 | | | | Bradley | Bradley | 77 |
| | | | | | | Tulane | Tulane | 61 |
| UNLV | UNLV | 87 | | | | | | | Tulane | Tulane | 61 |
| Murray State | Murray State | 61 | | | |
| Murray State | Murray State | 61 | UNLV | UNLV | 51 |
| | | | Tulane | Tulane | 56 |
| Tulane | Tulane | 83 | Tulane | Tulane | 56 |
| LSU | LSU | 72 | | | |
| Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final |
| Georgia | Georgia | 73 | | | |
| Temple | Temple | 60 | | | |
| Temple | Temple | 60 | Georgia | Georgia | 83 |
| | | | Maryland | Maryland | 69 |
| Maryland | Maryland | 60 | Maryland | Maryland | 69 |
| Richmond | Richmond | 50 | | | |
| Richmond | Richmond | 50 | | | | Georgia | Georgia | 90 |
| | | | | | | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | 73 |
| Mississippi | Mississippi | 53 | | | | | | | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | 73 |
| Clemson | Clemson | 49 | | | |
| Clemson | Clemson | 49 | Mississippi | Mississippi | 59 |
| | | | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | 61 |
| Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | 69 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | 61 |
| Fordham | Fordham | 58 | | | |
| Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final |
| Purdue | Purdue | 72 | | | |
| Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky | 65 | | | |
| Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky | 65 | Purdue | Purdue | 98 |
| | | | Rutgers | Rutgers | 65 |
| Rutgers | Rutgers | 55 | Rutgers | Rutgers | 65 |
| Iona | Iona | 51 | | | |
| Iona | Iona | 51 | | | | Purdue | Purdue | 86 |
| | | | | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 69 |
| Washington | Washington | 66 | | | | | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 69 |
| BYU | BYU | 63 | | | |
| BYU | BYU | 63 | Washington | Washington | 65 |
| | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 69 |
| Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 60 | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 69 |
| Lamar | Lamar | 58 | | | |

### Semifinales y Final

| Semifinales | Semifinales | Semifinales | Final | Final | Final |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 68 |
| Bradley | Bradley | 84 |
| Bradley | Bradley | 84 | Bradley | Bradley | 67 |
| | | | Purdue | Purdue | 58 |
| Georgia | Georgia | 60 | Purdue | Purdue | 58 |
| Purdue | Purdue | 61 |
* Campeón del NIT 1982
* Bradley Braves 4º título