1982 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

1982 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1981–82
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
Finals siteTulsa Convention Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma
ChampionsTulsa (1st title)
Winning coachNolan Richardson (1st title)
← 1981
1983 →
1981–82 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bradley 13 3   .813 26 10   .722
No. 10 Tulsa 12 4   .750 24 6   .800
Wichita State 12 4   .750 23 6   .793
New Mexico State 10 6   .625 17 11   .607
Illinois State 9 7   .563 17 12   .586
Drake 7 9   .438 12 15   .444
Southern Illinois 7 9   .438 11 16   .407
Creighton 4 12   .250 7 20   .259
Indiana State 3 13   .188 9 18   .333
West Texas State 3 13   .188 11 15   .423
1982 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1982 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was played after the conclusion of the 1981–1982 regular season. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were played on campus sites with the final contested at the Tulsa Convention Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The tenth ranked Tulsa Golden Hurricane defeated the Illinois State Redbirds in the championship game, 90–77, and as a result won their first MVC Tournament title to earn an automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA tournament.