1982–83 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1982 and concluded with the 1983 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 26, 1983 at the Winter Sports Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota. This was the 36th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 89th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Pre-season polls
The top teams in the nation.

The WMPL poll was voted on by coaches before the start of the season.

Drew Finnie, sports information director at the University of Maine, founded the College Hockey Statistics Bureau (CHSB). With help from radio station WDOM of Providence, Rhode Island, the CHSB compiled and released a poll as ranked by the media.

The College Hockey Statistics Bureau (CHSB) / WDOM poll was voted on by media after the season started.

Final regular season polls
The final top 10 teams as ranked by coaches (WMPL) before the conference tournament finals.

The final media poll (CHSB/WDOM) was released after the conference tournament finals.

1983 NCAA Tournament
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

1983 NHL Entry Draft
† incoming freshman