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1982 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

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1982 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1981–82
Teams4
SiteE. A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, Kentucky
ChampionsMiddle Tennessee State (3rd title)
Winning coachStan Simpson (1st title)
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1981–82 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Western Kentucky 13 3   .813 19 10   .655
Murray State 13 3   .813 20 8   .714
Middle Tennessee State 12 4   .750 22 8   .733
Morehead State 11 5   .688 17 10   .630
Tennessee Tech 8 8   .500 12 14   .462
Youngstown State 5 11   .313 8 18   .308
Austin Peay 4 12   .250 6 20   .231
Akron 3 13   .188 7 19   .269
Eastern Kentucky 3 13   .188 5 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

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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

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

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References

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