1982 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

The 1982 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1982 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its thirty sixth year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Six regions held a four team, double-elimination tournament while two regions included six teams, resulting in 36 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. The thirty-sixth tournament's champion was Miami (FL), coached by Ron Fraser. The Most Outstanding Player was Dan Smith of Miami (FL).

National seeds
For the first time, the NCAA selected five number-one seeds and placed each in a different regional.

Bold indicates CWS participant.


 * Arizona State
 * Fresno State
 * Oklahoma State
 * Texas
 * Wichita State

Regionals
The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, six consisting of four teams and two of six teams. The winners of each District advanced to the College World Series.

Bold indicates winner.

All-Tournament Team
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

Notable players

 * Cal State Fullerton: John Fishel, Bill Moore, Jeff Robinson, Shane Turner
 * Maine: Joe Johnson, Bill Swift
 * Miami (FL): Nelson Santovenia
 * Oklahoma State: Gary Green, Jim Traber, Robbie Wine
 * South Carolina: Kent Anderson, Don Gordon
 * Stanford: Mike Aldrete, Jeff Ballard, Steve Buechele
 * Texas: Mike Brumley, Mike Capel, Roger Clemens, Jeff Hearron, Spike Owen, Calvin Schiraldi
 * Wichita State: Don Heinkel, Russ Morman, Charlie O'Brien, Bryan Oelkers, Phil Stephenson