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The 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 48 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 11, 1982, and ended with the championship game on March 29 in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans , Louisiana .
Throughout the 1970s, the NCAA had considered hosting the Final Four in a domed football stadium, and the 1982 Final Four was the first time the tournament was held in a domed football stadium since 1971, which was held in Houston's Astrodome. [43]
The 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 27, 1981, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship game on March 29, 1982, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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The 1981–82 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1981–82 men's college basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Jim Valvano , the Wolfpack played their home games at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, North Carolina .
The 1981–82 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented University of North Carolina. The team played its home games in Chapel Hill, North Carolina , and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference .
The Tide won the conference tournament championship by winning the SEC tournament, beating the Kentucky Wildcats in the final at Rupp Arena, and won an automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, their first NCAA tournament appearance since 1976.
The 1981–82 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Joe B. Hall [ 2 ] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 22–8.