1982 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1981–82
Teams4
SiteE. A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, Kentucky
ChampionsMiddle Tennessee State (1st title)
Winning coachStan Simpson (1st title)
1981–82 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Western Kentucky13–3 .81319–10  .655
Murray State13–3 .81320–8  .714
Middle Tennessee State †12–4 .75022–8  .733
Morehead State11–5 .68817–10  .630
Tennessee Tech8–8 .50012–14  .462
Youngstown State5–11 .3138–18  .308
Austin Peay4–12 .2506–20  .231
Akron3–13 .1887–19  .269
Eastern Kentucky3–13 .1885–21  .192
† 1982 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1982 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament of the Ohio Valley Conference during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held March 5–6, 1982. The semifinals and finals took place at E. A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Three seed Middle Tennessee State won the tournament, defeating top seed Western Kentucky in the championship game, and received the Ohio Valley's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Blue Raiders drew an 11 seed in the Mideast region, facing the 6 seed Kentucky. MTSU knocked off UK before falling to 3 seed and eventual Final Four participant Louisville.

Format

The top four eligible men's basketball teams in the Ohio Valley Conference received a berth in the conference tournament. After the 16-game conference season, teams were seeded by conference record. The bottom four teams in the standings did not participate.

Bracket

Semifinals
March 5
Finals
March 6
      
1 Western Kentucky 95
4 Morehead State 87
1 Western Kentucky 52
2 Middle Tennessee State 54
3 Middle Tennessee State 56
2 Murray State 54

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References

  1. ↑ "1981-82 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
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