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.
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.
Regionals The regionals consisted of 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.
Northeast Regional Team Wins Losses 4 1 2 2 1 2 0 2
Central Regional Team Wins Losses 3 0 1 2 0 2
Midwest Regional Team Wins Losses 3 0 2 2 1 2 0 2
South Regional Team Wins Losses 3 2 2 3
South Atlantic Regional Team Wins Losses 3 1 3 2 1 2 0 2
West Regional Team Wins Losses 3 1 2 2 0 2
Finals Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach Previous finals appearances Best finals finish Finals record Gulf South 41–19 (7–1) Boo Ferriss 3 (last: 1978) 2nd 9–5 Sunshine State 50–11 (19–2) Joe Arnold 10 (last: 1981) 1st 24–14 Independent 31–10–1 Buddy Bolding 0 (last: none) None 0–0 Independent 27–7 Frank Vieira 5 (last: 1980) 2nd 10–10 Independent 31–14 Bill Rowe 3 (last: 1978) 2nd 3–6 CCAA 36–23 (19–10) Jack Smitheran 2 (last: 1981) 1st 5–3
Results Bracket
Game Results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes May 22 Game 1 18–2 Game 2 6–1 Game 3 6–1 May 23 Game 4 7–5 Southwest Missouri State eliminated Game 5 11–0 Longwood eliminated Game 6 4–3 May 24 Game 7 5–1 New Haven eliminated Game 8 8–7 Game 9 13–9 Delta State eliminated May 25 Game 10 10–1 UC Riverside wins National Championship
See also 1982 NCAA Division II softball tournament 1982 NCAA Division I baseball tournament 1982 NCAA Division III baseball tournament 1982 NAIA World Series
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