| Sport: | basketball |
| Year: | 1981–82 |
| Prev Year: | 1980–81 |
| Next Year: | 1982–83 |
| Team: | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 21–10 |
| Conf Record: | 12–6 |
| Head Coach: | Eldon Miller |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Arena: | St. John Arena |
| Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
The 1981–82 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by 6th-year head coach Eldon Miller, the Buckeyes finished 21–10 (12–6 Big Ten) and reached the NCAA tournament.
|-!colspan=9 style=| Non-Conference Regular season
|-!colspan=9 style=| Big Ten Regular season
|-!colspan=9 style=|NCAA Tournament
See main article: 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. [2]