1982 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament |
| Year=1982
| Conference = Sun Belt Conference
| Division = I
| Gender = Men's
| Image =
| ImageSize = 200px
| Caption =
| Teams = 6
| Arena = Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center
| City = Birmingham, Alabama
| Champions = UAB
| TitleCount = 1st
| Coach = Gene Bartow
| CoachCount = 1st
| MVP = Oliver Robinson
| MVPTeam = UAB
}}
{{1981–82 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1982 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held February 26–28 at the Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center in Birmingham, Alabama.{{cite web| title=1981–82 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary| work =sports-reference.com| publisher =Sports Reference LLC| year=2016| url =https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/sun-belt/1982.html | accessdate =April 12, 2016}}
In a rematch of the previous two finals (both won by the Rams), UAB topped VCU in the championship game, 94–83, to win their first Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament.
The Blazers, in turn, received an automatic bid for the 1982 NCAA Tournament, where they advanced to the Elite Eight (UAB defeated Indiana in the Second Round and Virginia in the Sweet Sixteen before ultimately losing to Louisville).
Format
With the departure of Georgia State before the season, the Sun Belt's membership decreased once again to six teams. In turn, the two top-seeded teams were given byes to the semifinal rounds while the remaining four teams entered the competition in the first round. All teams were seeded based on regular season conference records.
Bracket
{{3RoundBracket-Byes
| RD1 = Quarterfinals
Friday, February 26
| RD2 = Semifinals
Saturday, February 27
| RD3 = Championship
Sunday, February 28
| RD1-seed3=5
| RD1-team3={{cbb link|1981|sex=men|team=Charlotte 49ers|title=UNC Charlotte}}
| RD1-score3=59
| RD1-seed4=4
| RD1-team4={{cbb link|1981|sex=men|team=South Florida Bulls|title=South Florida}}
| RD1-score4=66
| RD1-seed5=3
| RD1-team5={{cbb link|1981|sex=men|team=Jacksonville Dolphins|title=Jacksonville}}
| RD1-score5=75
| RD1-seed6=6
| RD1-team6={{cbb link|1981|sex=men|team=South Alabama Jaguars|title=South Alabama}}
| RD1-score6=77
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=UAB
| RD2-score1=66
| RD2-seed2=4
| RD2-team2=South Florida
| RD2-score2=56
| RD2-seed3=6
| RD2-team3=South Alabama
| RD2-score3=66
| RD2-seed4=2
| RD2-team4=VCU
| RD2-score4=68
| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team1=UAB
| RD3-score1=94
| RD3-seed2=2
| RD3-team2=VCU
| RD3-score2=83
}}
References
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{{Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament navbox}}
{{1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox}}
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