1982 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

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Season1982
Finals site
ChampionsUC Riverside (2nd title)
Runner-upFlorida Southern (7th CWS Appearance)
1982 NCAA Division II
baseball tournament
Season1982
Finals site
ChampionsUC Riverside (2nd title)
Runner-upFlorida Southern (7th CWS Appearance)
Winning coachJack Smitheran (2nd title)
MOPJoe Sickles (OF) (Florida Southern)
Attendance10,925

The 1982 NCAA Division II baseball tournament was the postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of baseball among its Division II colleges and universities at the end of the 1982 NCAA Division II baseball season.[1]

For the third year, the tournament was played at the Riverside Sports Complex in Riverside, California.

UC Riverside defeated Florida Southern, 10–1, in the championship game of the double-elimination tournament, capturing the Highlanders' second national title and first since 1977. UC Riverside was coached by Jack Smitheran.

Northeast Regional

The regionals consisted 18 teams in six groupings. Four regionals consisted of a 4-team bracket while the remaining two played a best of five series. All brackets were double elimination format. The top team in each bracket advanced to the 1982 Division II College World Series.[2]

TeamWinsLosses
New Haven41
Le Moyne22
Assumption12
LIU Post02

Central Regional

TeamWinsLosses
Delta State30
Indianapolis12
Jacksonville State02

Midwest Regional

TeamWinsLosses
Southwest Missouri State30
Minnesota State22
Northwest Missouri State12
SIU Edwardsville02

South Regional

TeamWinsLosses
Florida Southern32
FIU23

South Atlantic Regional

TeamWinsLosses
Longwood31
Valdosta State32
West Georgia12
Slippery Rock02

West Regional

TeamWinsLosses
UC Riverside31
Cal State Northridge22
San Francisco State02

Finals

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