The 1982 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1982 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the seventh national champion of college baseball at the NCAA Division III level. The tournament concluded with six teams, for the first time, competing at Pioneer Park in Marietta, Ohio, for the championship. Six regional tournaments were held to determine the participants in the World Series. Regional tournaments were contested in double-elimination format, with one region consisting of six teams, four regions consisting of four teams, and one region consisting of two teams, which was played as best-of-five, for a total of 24 teams participating in the tournament. The tournament champion was , who defeated for the championship.

Bids The 24 competing teams were: School Nickname Location ConferenceTournamentappearanceLastappearance Consecutivetournamentappearances Previous bestperformance Albion College Britons Albion, MI Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association 2nd 1979 1 Regional Fifth place (1979) Brandeis University Judges Waltham, MA Independent 6th 1980 1 World Series Runner-Up (1977) Stanislaus State College Warriors Turlock, CA Independent 6th 1980 1 National Champion (1976, 1977) Eastern Connecticut State College Warriors Willimantic, CT Independent 7th 1981 7 Regional Runner-Up (1979, 1981) Elmhurst College Blue Jays Elmhurst, IL College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin 3rd 1981 3 Regional Runner-Up (1981) Ithaca College Bombers Ithaca, NY Inedependent College Athletic Conference 7th 1981 7 National Champion (1980) Marietta College Pioneers Marietta, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 7th 1981 7 National Champion (1981) Methodist College Monarchs Fayetteville, NC Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 3rd 1977 1 Regional Fifth place (1976, 1977) Montclair State College Indians Montclair, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 3rd 1978 1 World Series Third place (1976) Nebraska Wesleyan University Plainsmen Lincoln, NE Independent/Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference(NAIA) 2nd 1976 1 Regional third place(1976) North Carolina Wesleyan College Battling Bishops Rocky Mount, NC Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 2nd 1981 2 World Series Fourth place (1981) Occidental College Tigers Los Angeles, CA (Eagle Rock) Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut Ohio Northern University Polar Bears Ada, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 4th 1981 3 Regional third place (1980) State University of New York at Oswego Lakers Oswego, NY State University of New York Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut Otterbein College Cardinals Westerville, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 2nd 1981 2 Regional third place (1981) Ramapo College of New Jersey Roadrunners Mahwah, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 3rd 1981 3 Regional third place (1980, 1981) St. Olaf College Oles Northfield, MN Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 6th 1981 6 Regional third place (1977, 1979) Lynchburg College Hornets Lynchburg, VA Old Dominion Athletic Conference 7th 1981 7 Regional Runner-Up (1977, 1978, 1981) Upsala College Vikings East Orange, NJ Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference 6th 1981 5 World Series Third place (1980) Washington University in St. Louis Bears St. Louis, MO Independent 1st Debut 1 Debut Widener University Pioneers Chester, PA Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference 4th 1978 1 Regional Runner-Up (1977) William Paterson University of New Jersey Pioneers Wayne Township, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 3rd 1981 2 Regional Fourth place (1977) University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Titans Oshkosh, WI Wisconsin State University Conference 4th 1981 4 World Series Third place (1981) York College of Pennsylvania Spartans York, PA Independent 3rd 1981 2 Regional third place (1981)

Regionals

Mideast Regional

South Regional

Midwest Regional

Mid-Atlantic Regional

West Regional

Northeast Regional

World Series

Participants School Nickname Location ConferenceWorld SeriesappearanceLastappearance ConsecutiveWorld Seriesappearances Previous bestperformance Eastern Connecticut State College Warriors Willimantic, CT Independent 1st Debut 1 Debut Stanislaus State College Warriors Turlock, CA Independent 5th 1979 1 National Champion (1976, 1977) Marietta College Pioneers Marietta, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 5th 1981 3 National Champion (1981) North Carolina Wesleyan College Battling Bishops Rocky Mount, NC Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 2nd 1981 2 Fourth place (1981) University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Titans Oshkosh, WI Wisconsin State University Conference 3rd 1981 3 Third place (1981) William Paterson University of New Jersey Pioneers Wayne Township, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut

Bracket Pioneer Park-Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College)

See also 1982 NCAA Division I baseball tournament 1982 NCAA Division II baseball tournament 1982 NAIA World Series

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