1982 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

The 1982 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1981–82 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by the University of the District of Columbia and UDC's Michael Britt was the Most Outstanding Player.

This was the first NCAA D-II basketball tournament to contain the word "Men's" in its official title, as the NCAA held its first D-II women's championship in that season.

Regional participants
* denotes tie

South Atlantic - Emmitsburg, Maryland
Location: Memorial Gym Host: Mount Saint Mary's College and Seminary


 * Third Place - Virginia State 84, Virginia Union 82

East - Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Location: Nelson Field House Host: Bloomsburg State College


 * Third Place - Edinboro 56, Monmouth 53

North Central - Grand Forks, North Dakota
Location: Hyslop Sports Center Host: University of North Dakota


 * Third Place - Lewis 76, Eastern Montana 70

West - Bakersfield, California
Location: unknown Host: California State University, Bakersfield


 * Third Place - Alaska–Anchorage 89, San Francisco State 84

South Central - Warrensburg, Missouri
Location: CMSU Fieldhouse Host: Central Missouri State University


 * Third Place - Central Missouri State 70, UCF 62

South - Lakeland, Florida
Location: Jenkins Field House Host: Florida Southern College


 * Third Place - St. Thomas 89, NW Missouri State 83

Great Lakes - Owensboro, Kentucky
Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College


 * Third Place - Wright State 87, Bellarmine 86

New England - North Easton, Massachusetts
Location: Merkert Gymnasium Host: Stonehill College


 * Third Place - Springfield 73, Stonehill 72

* denotes each overtime played

National Finals - Springfield, Massachusetts
Location: Springfield Civic Center Hosts: American International College and Springfield College


 * Third Place - Kentucky Wesleyan 77, Cal State Bakersfield 66

* denotes each overtime played

All-tournament team

 * Michael Britt (District of Columbia)
 * John Ebeling (Florida Southern)
 * Dwight Higgs (Kentucky Wesleyan)
 * Earl Jones (District of Columbia)
 * Wayne McDaniel (Cal State Bakersfield)