1982 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

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1982 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198182
Teams4
SiteE. A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, Kentucky
ChampionsMiddle Tennessee State (3rd title)
Winning coachStan Simpson (1st title)
 1981
1983 
1981–82 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Western Kentucky133 .8131910  .655
Murray State133 .813208  .714
Middle Tennessee State124 .750228  .733
Morehead State115 .6881710  .630
Tennessee Tech88 .5001214  .462
Youngstown State511 .313818  .308
Austin Peay412 .250620  .231
Akron313 .188719  .269
Eastern Kentucky313 .188521  .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.

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