1982 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

1982 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198182
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
Finals siteTulsa Convention Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma
ChampionsTulsa (1st title)
Winning coachNolan Richardson (1st title)
1981–82 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bradley133 .8132610  .722
No. 10 Tulsa124 .750246  .800
Wichita State124 .750236  .793
New Mexico State106 .6251711  .607
Illinois State97 .5631712  .586
Drake79 .4381215  .444
Southern Illinois79 .4381116  .407
Creighton412 .250720  .259
Indiana State313 .188918  .333
West Texas State313 .1881115  .423
1982 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.