| Division: | II |
| Year: | 1982 |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 32 |
| Finalfourcity: | Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Champions: | UDC Firebirds |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Runnerup: | Florida Southern Moccasins |
| Gamecount: | 2nd |
| Semifinal1: | Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers |
| Finalfourcount: | 9th |
| Semifinal2: | Bakersfield State Roadrunners |
| Finalfourcount2: | 1st |
| Coach: | Wil Jones |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mop: | Michael Britt |
| Mopteam: | UDC |
| Attendance: | 65,884 |
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.
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Mount St. Mary's | Runner-up | |
| UDC | Regional Champion | |
| Virginia State | Third Place | |
| Virginia Union | Fourth Place | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Bloomsburg | Runner-up | |
| Cheyney | Regional Champion | |
| Edinboro | Third Place | |
| Monmouth | Fourth Place | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Lewis | Third Place | |
| Eastern Montana | Fourth Place | |
| Nebraska–Omaha | Runner-up | |
| North Dakota | Regional Champion | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska–Anchorage | Third Place | |
| Cal Poly | Runner-up | |
| Cal State Bakersfield | Regional Champion | |
| San Francisco State | Fourth Place | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Central Missouri State | Third Place | |
| SE Missouri State | Regional Champion | |
| Tennessee–Martin | Runner-up | |
| UCF | Fourth Place | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Southern | Regional Champion | |
| NW Missouri State | Fourth Place | |
| St. Thomas (FL) | Third Place | |
| West Alabama | Runner-up | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Bellarmine | Fourth Place | |
| Central State | Runner-up | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan | Regional Champion | |
| Wright State | Third Place | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart | Regional Champion | |
| Southern Connecticut | Runner-up | |
| Springfield | Third Place | |
| Stonehill | Fourth Place | |
*denotes tie
Location: Memorial Gym Host: Mount Saint Mary's College and Seminary
Location: Nelson Field House Host: Bloomsburg State College
Location: Hyslop Sports Center Host: University of North Dakota
Location: unknown Host: California State University, Bakersfield
Location: CMSU Fieldhouse Host: Central Missouri State University
Location: Jenkins Field House Host: Florida Southern College
Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College
Location: Merkert Gymnasium Host: Stonehill College
*denotes each overtime played
Location: Springfield Civic Center Hosts: American International College and Springfield College
*denotes each overtime played