1982 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament
School Nickname Location Conference Tournament appearance Last appearance Consecutive tournament appearances Previous best performance
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
Bids
The 24 competing teams were :
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.