1982 National Invitation Tournament

The 1982 National Invitation Tournament was the 1982 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

1982 National Invitation Tournament

Season	1981–82
Teams	32
Finals site	Madison Square Garden, New York City
Champions	Bradley Braves (4th title)
Runner-up	Purdue Boilermakers (3rd title game)
Semifinalists	Georgia Bulldogs (1st semifinal) Oklahoma Sooners (1st semifinal)
Winning coach	Dick Versace (1st title)
MVP	J. J. Anderson (Bradley)
National Invitation Tournaments «1981 1983»

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.^[1]

Team	Conference	Overall record	Appearance	Last bid
American	East Coast	21–8	3rd	1981
Bradley	Missouri Valley	21–10	14th	1968
BYU	WAC	17–12	5th	1966
Clemson	ACC	14–13	4th	1981
Connecticut	Big East	17–10	6th	1981
Dayton	Independent	19–8	16th	1981
Fordham	MAAC	18–10	10th	1981
Georgia	SEC	18–11	2nd	1981
Illinois	Big Ten	17–10	2nd	1980
Iona	MAAC	24–8	1st	Never
Lamar	Southland	22–6	1st	Never
Long Island	ECAC Metro	20–9	9th	1968
LSU	SEC	14–13	2nd	1970
Maryland	ACC	15–12	3rd	1979
Murray State	OVC	20–7	2nd	1980
Oklahoma	Big Eight	19–10	3rd	1971
Ole Miss	SEC	17–11	2nd	1980
Oral Roberts	Midwestern City	18–11	5th	1977
Purdue	Big Ten	14–13	5th	1981
Richmond	ECAC South	18–10	1st	Never
Rutgers	Eastern 8	19–9	7th	1978
Saint Peter's	MAAC	20–8	9th	1980
San Diego State	WAC	20–8	1st	Never
Syracuse	Big East	15–12	8th	1981
Temple	East Coast	19–7	11th	1981
Texas A&M	Southwest	18–10	2nd	1979
Tulane	Metro	17–8	1st	Never
UC Irvine	PCAA	22–6	1st	Never
UNLV	Independent	19–9	2nd	1980
Virginia Tech	Metro	18–10	4th	1977
Washington	Pac-10	18–9	2nd	1980
Western Kentucky	OVC	19–9	10th	1965

Bracket

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.^[1]

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	Oklahoma		81
	Oral Roberts		73
						Oklahoma		80
						UC Irvine		77
	UC Irvine		70
	San Diego State		69
											Oklahoma		91
											Dayton		82
	Illinois		126
	Long Island		78
						Illinois		58
						Dayton		61
	Dayton		76
	Connecticut		75

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	Syracuse		84
	Saint Peter's		75
						Syracuse		81
						Bradley		95
	Bradley		76
	American		65
											Bradley		77
											Tulane		61
	UNLV		87
	Murray State		61
						UNLV		51
						Tulane		56
	Tulane		83
	LSU		72

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	Georgia		73
	Temple		60
						Georgia		83
						Maryland		69
	Maryland		60
	Richmond		50
											Georgia		90
											Virginia Tech		73
	Ole Miss		53
	Clemson		49
						Ole Miss		59
						Virginia Tech		61
	Virginia Tech		69
	Fordham		58

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	Purdue		72
	Western Kentucky		65
						Purdue		98
						Rutgers		65
	Rutgers		55
	Iona		51
											Purdue		86
											Texas A&M		69
	Washington		66
	BYU		63
						Washington		65
						Texas A&M		69
	Texas A&M		60
	Lamar		58

Semifinals & finals

	Semifinals					Finals
	Oklahoma		68
	Bradley		84
						Bradley		67
						Purdue		58
	Georgia		60
	Purdue		61

See also

• 1982 National Women's Invitational Tournament
• 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1982 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 1982 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 1982 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 1982 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 1982 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 1982 NAIA men's basketball tournament
• 1982 NAIA women's basketball tournament