1982 SEC men's basketball tournament

1982 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198182
Teams10
SiteRupp Arena
Lexington, Kentucky
ChampionsAlabama Crimson Tide (2nd title)
Winning coachWimp Sanderson (1st title)
MVPDirk Minnefield (Kentucky)
Attendance154,624
TelevisionTVS Television Network
NBC
1981–82 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 Kentucky135 .722228  .733
Tennessee135 .7222010  .667
No. 13 Alabama126 .667247  .774
Ole Miss117 .6111812  .600
LSU117 .6111414  .500
Georgia108 .5561912  .613
Vanderbilt711 .3891513  .536
Auburn711 .3891414  .500
Mississippi State414 .222819  .296
Florida216 .111522  .185
1982 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 3–6, 1982 at Rupp Arena in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, home to the University of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team. The Alabama Crimson Tide won the tournament and the SEC's automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball tournament by defeating Kentucky by a score of 48–46. The tournament win was Alabama's second SEC tournament win, but it was the program's first tournament win since the 1934 tournament.

Coverage of the entire tournament was produced and regionally syndicated by the TVS Television Network, with NBC covering the championship game for areas outside the SEC geographical footprint.