1982 Eastern 8 men's basketball tournament

The 1982 Eastern 8 men's basketball tournament was the sixth annual postseason tournament of the Eastern Athletic Association, popularly known as the Eastern 8. This was also the last tournament to be branded as "Eastern 8"; in the following school year, the conference adopted its current name, the Atlantic 10 Conference. The first round was held at campus sites and the semifinals and final were held in Pittsburgh at the Civic Arena. Pittsburgh defeated West Virginia 79-72 to win their second tournament championship. Clyde Vaughan of Pittsburgh was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.

1982 Eastern 8 men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1981–82
Teams	8
Site	Civic Arena Pittsburgh
Champions	Pittsburgh (2nd title)
Winning coach	Roy Chipman (2nd title)
MVP	Clyde Vaughan (Pittsburgh)
Eastern 8 men's basketball tournaments

1981–82 Eastern 8 men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 14 West Virginia	13	–	1		.929			27	–	4		.871
Rutgers	9	–	5		.643			20	–	10		.667
Pittsburgh †	8	–	6		.571			20	–	10		.667
St. Bonaventure	7	–	7		.500			14	–	14		.500
George Washington	7	–	7		.500			13	–	14		.481
Duquesne	5	–	9		.357			11	–	16		.407
Rhode Island	4	–	10		.286			10	–	17		.370
UMass	3	–	11		.214			7	–	20		.259
† 1982 Eastern 8 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 2, 1982					Semi-Finals March 5, 1982					Finals March 6, 1982
	1	#9 West Virginia	91
	8	Massachusetts	70
						1	#9 West Virginia	80
						5	St. Bonaventure	65
	4	George Washington	66
	5	St. Bonaventure	69
											1	#9 West Virginia	72
											3	Pittsburgh	79
	2	Rutgers	66
	7	Rhode Island	64
						2	Rutgers	47
						3	Pittsburgh	60
	3	Pittsburgh	67
	6	Duquesne	63

External links

• Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament History Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine