1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1Virginia
NCAA Tournament1983
Tournament datesMarch 17 – April 4, 1983
National ChampionshipThe Pit
Albuquerque, New Mexico
NCAA ChampionsNC State
Other championsFresno State (NIT)
Player of the Year
(Naismith, Wooden)		Ralph Sampson, Virginia
Player of the Year
(Helms)		Akeem Olajuwon, Houston

The 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1982 and ended with the Final Four in Albuquerque, New Mexico on April 4, 1983. The NC State Wolfpack won their second NCAA national championship with a 54–52 victory over the No. 1-ranked and heavily favored Houston Cougars.

Season headlines

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Major rule changes

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The penalty for a player violating the five-second "closely guarded" count was changed from a jump ball to a turnover, with the defense getting the ball at the out-of-bounds spot closest to where the violation occurred.[3]

Season outlook

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Pre-season polls

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Main article: 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

The top 20 from the AP and UPI (Coaches) Polls during the pre-season.[4]

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 Virginia
2 Georgetown
3 North Carolina
4 Kentucky
5 Villanova
6 Memphis State
7 UCLA
8 Louisville
9 Indiana
10 Oregon State
11 Iowa
12 Alabama
13 Tennessee
14 Houston
15 Missouri
16 NC State
17 Arkansas
18 Marquette
19 St. John's
20 UNLV
Oklahoma
UPI Coaches
Ranking Team
1 Virginia
2 North Carolina
3 Georgetown
4 Kentucky
5 Louisville
6 UCLA
7 Indiana
Villanova
9 Memphis State
10 Oregon State
11 Houston
12 Iowa
13 Alabama
14 Missouri
15 Tennessee
16 Marquette
17 DePaul
18 Oklahoma
19 St. John's
20 Arkansas

Conference membership changes

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School Former conference New conference
Alabama State Hornets Non-major program Southwest Athletic Conference
Cleveland State Vikings Division I independent AMCU-8
Eastern Illinois Panthers Division I independent AMCU-8
Green Bay Phoenix Division I independent AMCU-8
Illinois Chicago Flames Division I independent AMCU-8
UNLV Runnin' Rebels Division I independent Pacific Coast Athletic Conference
Nicholls State Colonels Division I independent Trans America Athletic Conference (provisional)
North Texas State Mean Green Division I independent Southland Conference
Northeast Louisiana Indians Division I independent Southland Conference
Old Dominion Monarchs ECAC South Conference Sun Belt Conference
Pittsburgh Panthers Eastern Athletic Association (Eastern 8) Big East Conference
Saint Joseph's Hawks East Coast Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
Saint Louis Billikens Metro Conference Midwestern City Conference
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Division I independent Metro Conference
Southwest Missouri State Bears Non-major program AMCU-8
Temple Owls East Coast Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
Towson State Tigers ECAC South Conference East Coast Conference
Valparaiso Crusaders Division I independent AMCU-8
Western Illinois Leathernecks Division I independent AMCU-8
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Ohio Valley Conference Sun Belt Conference

NOTE: Nicholls State began a two-season stint as a provisional member of the Trans America Athletic Conference, during which it played no conference games.

Regular season

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Conferences

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Conference winners and tournaments

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Conference Regular
season winner[5] 		Conference
player of the year 		Conference
Coach of the Year 		Conference
tournament 		Tournament
venue (City) 		Tournament
winner
AMCU–8 Western Illinois Joe Dykstra, Western Illinois Jack Margenthaler, Western Illinois No Tournament
Atlantic 10 Conference Rutgers (East)
St. Bonaventure & West Virginia (West)		 Roy Hinson, Rutgers & Greg Jones, West Virginia[6] Jim O'Brien, St. Bonaventure & Jim Satalin, Duquesne 1983 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament The Spectrum
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)		 West Virginia
Atlantic Coast Conference North Carolina & Virginia Ralph Sampson, Virginia[7] Bobby Cremins, Georgia Tech 1983 ACC men's basketball tournament Omni Coliseum
(Atlanta, Georgia)		 NC State
Big East Conference Boston College, St. John's & Villanova Chris Mullin, St. John's[8] Lou Carnesecca, St. John's 1983 Big East men's basketball tournament Madison Square Garden
(New York City, New York)		 St. John's
Big Eight Conference Missouri Steve Stipanovich, Missouri &
Wayman Tisdale, Oklahoma[9]		 Norm Stewart, Missouri 1983 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament Kemper Arena
(Kansas City, Missouri)
(Semifinals and Finals)		 Oklahoma State
Big Sky Conference Weber State Derrick Pope, Montana[10] Neil McCarthy, Weber State 1983 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Centennial Coliseum
(Reno, Nevada)		 Weber State
Big Ten Conference Indiana None Selected Eldon Miller, Ohio State No Tournament
East Coast Conference Rider (West)
American, Hofstra & La Salle (East)		 David Taylor, Hofstra Dick Berg, Hofstra 1983 East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament Kirby Sports Center
(Easton, Pennsylvania)		 La Salle
ECAC Metro Robert Morris Steve Smith, Marist Matt Furjanic, Robert Morris 1983 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament John Jay Center
(Moon Township, Pennsylvania)		 Robert Morris
ECAC North Boston University & New Hampshire Jeff Cross, Maine[11] Gerry Friel, New Hampshire 1983 ECAC North men's basketball tournament Case Gym
(Boston, Massachusetts)		 Boston University
ECAC South William & Mary Dan Ruland, James Madison &
Carlos Yates, George Mason		 Bruce Parkhill, William & Mary 1983 ECAC South men's basketball tournament Robins Center
(Richmond, Virginia)		 James Madison
Ivy League Princeton Craig Robinson, Princeton[12] None selected No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Iona Steve Burtt, Iona[13] Gordon Chiesa, Manhattan 1983 MAAC men's basketball tournament Meadowlands Arena
(East Rutherford, New Jersey)		 Fordham
Metro Conference Louisville Rodney McCray, Louisville Denny Crum, Louisville 1983 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament Riverfront Coliseum
(Cincinnati, Ohio)		 Louisville
Mid-American Conference Bowling Green Ray McCallum, Ball State[14] Danny Nee, Ohio 1983 MAC men's basketball tournament Anderson Arena
(Bowling Green, Ohio)		 Bowling Green
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Howard Joe Binion, North Carolina A&T 1983 MEAC men's basketball tournament Greensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina)		 North Carolina A&T
Midwestern City Conference Loyola (IL) Mark Acres, Oral Roberts
& Alfredrick Hughes, Loyola (IL)[15]		 Gene Sullivan, Loyola (IL) 1983 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament Roberts Municipal Stadium
(Evansville, Indiana)		 Xavier
Missouri Valley Conference Wichita State Antoine Carr, Wichita State[16] Weldon Drew, New Mexico State 1983 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Horton Field House
(Normal, Illinois)		 Illinois State
Ohio Valley Conference Murray State Glen Green, Murray State & Joe Jakubick, Akron[17] Ron Greene, Murray State 1983 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Racer Arena
(Murray, Kentucky)		 Morehead State
Pacific-10 Conference UCLA Kenny Fields, UCLA[18] George Raveling, Washington State No Tournament
Pacific Coast Athletic Association UNLV Sidney Green, UNLV[19] Jerry Tarkanian, UNLV 1983 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament The Forum
(Inglewood, California)		 UNLV
Southeastern Conference Kentucky Dale Ellis, Tennessee (AP) & Jeff Malone, Mississippi State (UPI)
[20]		 Joe B. Hall, Kentucky & Lee Hunt, Ole Miss 1983 SEC men's basketball tournament Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex
(Birmingham, Alabama)		 Georgia
Southern Conference Tennessee–Chattanooga Troy Lee Mikell, East Tennessee State[21] Murray Arnold, Tennessee–Chattanooga 1983 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Charleston Civic Center
(Charleston, West Virginia)		 Tennessee–Chattanooga
Southland Conference Lamar Karl Malone, Louisiana Tech[22] Andy Russo, Louisiana Tech 1983 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Beaumont Civic Center
(Beaumont, Texas)		 Lamar
Southwest Conference Houston Clyde Drexler, Houston & Darrell Walker, Arkansas[23] Guy Lewis, Houston 1983 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament Reunion Arena
(Dallas, Texas)		 Houston
Southwestern Athletic Conference Alabama State & Texas Southern Harry Kelly, Texas Southern[24] James Oliver, Alabama State 1983 SWAC men's basketball tournament Alcorn State
Sun Belt Conference Old Dominion & VCU Charlie Bradley, South Florida & Calvin Duncan, VCU[25] J. D. Barnett, VCU 1983 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex
(Birmingham, Alabama)		 UAB
Trans America Athletic Conference Arkansas–Little Rock Willie Jackson, Centenary[26] Frank Kerns, Georgia Southern 1983 TAAC men's basketball tournament Barton Coliseum
(Little Rock, Arkansas)		 Georgia Southern
West Coast Athletic Conference Pepperdine Orlando Phillips, Pepperdine & Dane Suttle, Pepperdine[27] Jim Harrick, Pepperdine No Tournament
Western Athletic Conference BYU, Utah & UTEP Michael Cage, San Diego State, Devin Durrant, BYU & Pace Mannion, Utah[28] Don Haskins, UTEP No Tournament

Conference standings

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1982–83 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Western Illinois 9 – 3   .750 20 – 11   .645
Eastern Illinois 8 – 4   .667 13 – 18   .419
Southwest Missouri State 6 – 3   .667 13 – 15   .464
UIC 7 – 4   .636 16 – 12   .571
Northern Iowa 6 – 5   .545 13 – 18   .419
Valparaiso 4 – 9   .308 13 – 15   .464
Cleveland State 1 – 4   .200 8 – 20   .286
Green Bay 2 – 11   .154 9 – 19   .321
Rankings from AP Poll[29]
1982–83 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Rutgers 11 – 3   .786 23 – 8   .742
Saint Joseph's 8 – 6   .571 15 – 13   .536
Temple 5 – 9   .357 14 – 15   .483
UMass 4 – 10   .286 9 – 20   .310
Rhode Island 3 – 11   .214 9 – 19   .321
West
West Virginia † 10 – 4   .714 23 – 8   .742
St. Bonaventure 10 – 4   .714 20 – 10   .667
Penn State 9 – 5   .643 17 – 11   .607
Duquesne 6 – 8   .429 12 – 16   .429
George Washington 4 – 10   .286 14 – 15   .483
† 1983 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1982–83 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 North Carolina 12 – 2   .857 28 – 8   .778
No. 4 Virginia 12 – 2   .857 29 – 5   .853
Maryland 8 – 6   .571 20 – 10   .667
No. 16 NC State † 8 – 6   .571 26 – 10   .722
Wake Forest 7 – 7   .500 20 – 10   .667
Georgia Tech 4 – 10   .286 13 – 15   .464
Duke 3 – 11   .214 11 – 17   .393
Clemson 2 – 12   .143 11 – 20   .355
† 1983 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
1982–83 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Boston College 12 – 4   .750 25 – 7   .781
No. 13 Villanova 12 – 4   .750 24 – 8   .750
No. 3 St. John's† 12 – 4   .750 28 – 5   .848
No. 20 Georgetown 11 – 5   .688 22 – 10   .688
Syracuse 9 – 7   .563 21 – 10   .677
Pittsburgh 6 – 10   .375 13 – 15   .464
Connecticut 5 – 11   .313 12 – 16   .429
Providence 4 – 12   .250 12 – 19   .387
Seton Hall 1 – 15   .063 6 – 23   .207
† 1983 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[30]
1982–83 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Missouri 12 – 2   .857 26 – 8   .765
Oklahoma 10 – 4   .714 24 – 9   .727
No. 19 Oklahoma State † 9 – 5   .643 24 – 7   .774
Nebraska 9 – 5   .643 22 – 10   .688
Iowa State 5 – 9   .357 13 – 15   .464
Kansas State 4 – 10   .286 12 – 16   .429
Kansas 4 – 10   .286 13 – 16   .448
Colorado 3 – 11   .214 13 – 15   .464
† 1983 Big Eight tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1982–83 Big Sky Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Weber State † 10 – 4   .714 23 – 8   .742
Nevada 10 – 4   .714 18 – 11   .621
Montana 9 – 5   .643 21 – 8   .724
Idaho 9 – 5   .643 20 – 9   .690
Idaho State 7 – 7   .500 10 – 17   .370
Boise State 5 – 9   .357 10 – 17   .370
Northern Arizona 3 – 11   .214 10 – 16   .385
Montana State 3 – 11   .214 10 – 17   .370
† 1983 Big Sky tournament winner
1982–83 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Indiana 13 – 5   .722 24 – 6   .800
Purdue 11 – 7   .611 21 – 9   .700
Ohio State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 10   .667
Illinois 11 – 7   .611 21 – 11   .656
Iowa 10 – 8   .556 21 – 10   .677
Minnesota 9 – 9   .500 18 – 11   .621
Michigan State 9 – 9   .500 17 – 13   .567
Northwestern 7 – 11   .389 17 – 13   .567
Michigan 6 – 12   .333 15 – 13   .536
Wisconsin 3 – 15   .167 8 – 20   .286
Rankings from AP Poll
1982–83 ECC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
American 7 – 2   .778 20 – 10   .667
Hofstra 7 – 2   .778 18 – 9   .667
La Salle † 7 – 2   .778 18 – 14   .563
Drexel 5 – 4   .556 14 – 15   .483
Towson 2 – 7   .222 7 – 21   .250
West
Rider 10 – 3   .769 20 – 9   .690
Bucknell 8 – 5   .615 17 – 11   .607
Delaware 4 – 9   .308 11 – 14   .440
Lafayette 3 – 10   .231 7 – 21   .250
Lehigh 2 – 11   .154 10 – 16   .385
† 1983 ECC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
1982–83 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Long Island 11 – 3   .786 20 – 9   .690
Fairleigh Dickinson 9 – 5   .643 17 – 12   .586
St. Francis (NY) 7 – 7   .500 10 – 18   .357
Marist 7 – 7   .500 14 – 15   .483
Siena 6 – 8   .429 12 – 16   .429
Wagner 2 – 12   .143 10 – 18   .357
South
Robert Morris † 12 – 2   .857 23 – 8   .742
Saint Francis (PA) 7 – 7   .500 12 – 17   .414
Baltimore 4 – 10   .286 10 – 18   .357
Loyola (MD) 3 – 11   .214 4 – 24   .143
† 1983 ECAC Metro tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1982–83 ECAC North men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Boston University † 8 – 2   .800 21 – 10   .677
New Hampshire 8 – 2   .800 16 – 12   .571
Holy Cross 5 – 3   .625 17 – 13   .567
Maine 6 – 4   .600 12 – 14   .462
Niagara 5 – 4   .556 11 – 18   .379
Northeastern 4 – 6   .400 13 – 15   .464
Canisius 3 – 6   .333 11 – 17   .393
Vermont 3 – 7   .300 10 – 19   .345
Colgate 0 – 8   .000 3 – 24   .111
† 1983 ECAC North tournament winner
1982–83 ECAC South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
William & Mary 9 – 0   1.000 20 – 9   .690
James Madison † 6 – 3   .667 20 – 11   .645
Navy 3 – 3   .500 18 – 11   .621
George Mason 3 – 6   .333 15 – 12   .556
East Carolina 3 – 7   .300 16 – 13   .552
Richmond 2 – 7   .222 12 – 16   .429
† 1983 ECAC South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1982–83 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Princeton 12 – 2   .857 20 – 9   .690
Penn 11 – 3   .786 17 – 9   .654
Yale 7 – 7   .500 12 – 14   .462
Columbia 7 – 7   .500 10 – 16   .385
Cornell 6 – 8   .429 10 – 16   .385
Brown 6 – 8   .429 9 – 17   .346
Harvard 4 – 10   .286 12 – 14   .462
Dartmouth 3 – 11   .214 7 – 19   .269
Rankings from AP Poll[31]
1982–83 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Louisville † 12 – 0   1.000 32 – 4   .889
Virginia Tech 7 – 5   .583 23 – 11   .676
Tulane 7 – 5   .583 19 – 12   .613
No. 17 Memphis State 6 – 6   .500 23 – 8   .742
Florida State 5 – 7   .417 14 – 14   .500
Southern Miss 3 – 9   .250 14 – 14   .500
Cincinnati 1 – 11   .083 11 – 17   .393
† 1983 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[32]
1982–83 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iona 8 – 2   .800 22 – 9   .710
Fordham † 7 – 3   .700 19 – 11   .633
Saint Peter's 7 – 3   .700 22 – 5   .815
Manhattan 4 – 6   .400 15 – 13   .536
Army 2 – 8   .200 11 – 18   .379
Fairfield 2 – 8   .200 13 – 15   .464
† 1983 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[33]
1982–83 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bowling Green 15 – 3   .833 21 – 9   .700
Ohio† 12 – 6   .667 23 – 9   .719
Toledo 10 – 8   .556 17 – 12   .586
Ball State 10 – 8   .556 17 – 12   .586
Miami 10 – 8   .556 13 – 15   .464
Kent State 9 – 9   .500 15 – 13   .536
Eastern Michigan 8 – 10   .444 12 – 16   .429
Northern Illinois 8 – 10   .444 11 – 16   .407
Central Michigan 5 – 13   .278 10 – 17   .370
Western Michigan 3 – 15   .167 5 – 23   .179
† Mid-American Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1982–83 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Howard 11 – 1   .917 18 – 8   .692
North Carolina A&T † 9 – 3   .750 23 – 8   .742
South Carolina State 5 – 7   .417 13 – 15   .464
Maryland Eastern Shore 5 – 7   .417 10 – 19   .345
Delaware State 5 – 7   .417 8 – 19   .296
Florida A&M 4 – 8   .333 7 – 21   .250
Bethune–Cookman 3 – 9   .250 5 – 21   .192
† 1983 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1982–83 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Loyola-Chicago 12 – 2   .857 19 – 10   .655
Xavier † 10 – 4   .714 22 – 8   .733
Oral Roberts 10 – 4   .714 14 – 14   .500
Butler 9 – 5   .643 15 – 13   .536
Evansville 6 – 8   .429 13 – 16   .448
Detroit 6 – 8   .429 12 – 17   .414
Saint Louis 2 – 12   .143 5 – 23   .179
Oklahoma City 1 – 13   .071 4 – 22   .154
† 1983 MCC tournament winner
1982–83 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Wichita State 17 – 1   .944 25 – 3   .893
Illinois State † 13 – 5   .722 24 – 7   .774
New Mexico State 11 – 7   .611 18 – 11   .621
Tulsa 11 – 7   .611 19 – 12   .613
Bradley 10 – 8   .556 16 – 13   .552
Drake 9 – 9   .500 13 – 15   .464
Indiana State 5 – 13   .278 9 – 19   .321
West Texas State 5 – 13   .278 8 – 20   .286
Southern Illinois 5 – 13   .278 9 – 19   .321
Creighton 4 – 14   .222 8 – 19   .296
† 1983 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1982–83 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Murray State 11 – 3   .786 21 – 8   .724
Morehead State † 10 – 4   .714 19 – 11   .633
Tennessee Tech 9 – 5   .643 16 – 12   .571
Akron 7 – 7   .500 14 – 15   .483
Eastern Kentucky 7 – 7   .500 10 – 17   .370
Youngstown State 5 – 9   .357 15 – 12   .556
Austin Peay 4 – 10   .286 11 – 16   .407
Middle Tennessee 3 – 11   .214 7 – 20   .259
† OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1982–83 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 UNLV † 15 – 1   .938 28 – 3   .903
Cal State Fullerton 12 – 4   .750 21 – 8   .724
Utah State 10 – 6   .625 20 – 9   .690
Fresno State 9 – 7   .563 25 – 10   .714
UC Irvine 8 – 8   .500 16 – 12   .571
San Jose State 7 – 9   .438 14 – 15   .483
Long Beach State 6 – 10   .375 13 – 16   .448
Pacific 4 – 12   .250 7 – 21   .250
UC Santa Barbara 1 – 15   .063 7 – 20   .259
† 1983 PCAA tournament winner
1982–83 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 UCLA 15 – 3   .833 23 – 6   .793
Washington State 14 – 4   .778 23 – 7   .767
Oregon State 12 – 6   .667 20 – 11   .645
Arizona State 12 – 6   .667 19 – 14   .576
USC 11 – 7   .611 17 – 11   .607
Washington 7 – 11   .389 16 – 15   .516
California 7 – 11   .389 14 – 14   .500
Stanford 6 – 12   .333 14 – 14   .500
Oregon 5 – 13   .278 9 – 18   .333
Arizona 1 – 17   .056 4 – 24   .143
As of April 15, 1983[34]
Rankings from AP Poll
1982–83 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Kentucky 13 – 5   .722 23 – 8   .742
LSU 10 – 8   .556 19 – 13   .594
Ole Miss 10 – 8   .556 19 – 12   .613
Vanderbilt 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576
Mississippi State 9 – 9   .500 17 – 12   .586
No. 18 Georgia † 9 – 9   .500 24 – 10   .706
Tennessee 9 – 9   .500 20 – 12   .625
Auburn 8 – 10   .444 15 – 13   .536
Alabama 8 – 10   .444 20 – 12   .625
Florida 5 – 13   .278 13 – 18   .419
† 1983 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1982–83 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Chattanooga † 15 – 1   .938 26 – 4   .867
Marshall 13 – 3   .813 20 – 8   .714
East Tennessee State 12 – 4   .750 22 – 9   .710
Western Carolina 9 – 7   .563 17 – 12   .586
Davidson 8 – 8   .500 13 – 15   .464
The Citadel 7 – 9   .438 12 – 16   .429
Furman 4 – 12   .250 9 – 20   .310
Appalachian State 3 – 13   .188 6 – 21   .222
VMI 1 – 15   .063 2 – 25   .074
† 1983 Southern tournament winner
As of April 30, 1983
Rankings from AP poll
1982–83 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Lamar † 9 – 3   .750 23 – 8   .742
Louisiana Tech 8 – 4   .667 19 – 9   .679
McNeese State 6 – 6   .500 16 – 13   .552
Louisiana-Monroe 6 – 6   .500 14 – 14   .500
Arkansas State 5 – 7   .417 17 – 12   .586
North Texas State 5 – 7   .417 15 – 15   .500
Texas-Arlington 3 – 9   .250 9 – 19   .321
† 1983 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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1982–83 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Houston † 16 – 0   1.000 31 – 3   .912
No. 9 Arkansas 14 – 2   .875 26 – 4   .867
Texas A&M 10 – 6   .625 17 – 14   .548
TCU 9 – 7   .563 23 – 11   .676
SMU 9 – 7   .563 19 – 11   .633
Texas Tech 7 – 9   .438 11 – 20   .355
Baylor 4 – 12   .250 12 – 16   .429
Rice 2 – 14   .125 8 – 20   .286
Texas 1 – 15   .063 6 – 22   .214
† 1983 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
1982–83 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas Southern 12 – 2   .857 22 – 7   .759
Alabama State 12 – 2   .857 22 – 6   .786
Alcorn State † 10 – 4   .714 22 – 10   .688
Southern 7 – 7   .500 16 – 14   .533
Mississippi Valley State 6 – 8   .429 11 – 17   .393
Jackson State 4 – 10   .286 6 – 24   .200
Grambling State 3 – 11   .214 6 – 22   .214
Prairie View A&M 2 – 12   .143 4 – 22   .154
† 1983 SWAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1982–83 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Old Dominion 12 – 2   .857 19 – 10   .655
VCU 12 – 2   .857 24 – 7   .774
UAB † 9 – 5   .643 19 – 14   .576
South Florida 8 – 6   .571 22 – 10   .688
South Alabama 6 – 8   .429 16 – 12   .571
UNC Charlotte 5 – 9   .357 8 – 20   .286
Western Kentucky 4 – 10   .286 12 – 16   .429
Jacksonville 0 – 14   .000 7 – 22   .241
† 1983 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1982–83 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arkansas–Little Rock 12 – 2   .857 23 – 6   .793
Houston Baptist 10 – 4   .714 20 – 9   .690
Georgia Southern † 8 – 6   .571 18 – 12   .600
Centenary 8 – 6   .571 16 – 13   .552
Mercer 6 – 8   .429 13 – 15   .464
Samford 6 – 8   .429 13 – 15   .464
Northwestern State 5 – 9   .357 9 – 19   .321
Hardin–Simmons 1 – 13   .071 3 – 25   .107
Nicholls State* 0 – 0   – 16 – 12   .571
† 1983 TAAC tournament winner
*Provisional member; played no conference games.
Rankings from AP Poll
1982–83 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Pepperdine 10 – 2   .833 20 – 9   .690
Santa Clara 9 – 3   .750 21 – 7   .750
Saint Mary's 7 – 5   .583 14 – 12   .538
San Diego 5 – 7   .417 11 – 15   .423
Gonzaga 5 – 7   .417 13 – 14   .481
Portland 4 – 8   .333 10 – 18   .357
Loyola Marymount 2 – 10   .167 9 – 18   .333
Rankings from AP Poll
1982–83 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UTEP 11 – 5   .688 19 – 10   .655
Utah 11 – 5   .688 18 – 14   .563
BYU 11 – 5   .688 15 – 14   .517
Hawaii 9 – 7   .563 17 – 11   .607
San Diego State 8 – 8   .500 18 – 10   .643
Wyoming 8 – 8   .500 16 – 13   .552
New Mexico 6 – 10   .375 14 – 15   .483
Colorado State 6 – 10   .375 11 – 17   .393
Air Force 2 – 14   .125 10 – 17   .370
Rankings from AP Poll[36]

Division I independents

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A total of 19 college teams played as Division I independents. Among them, New Orleans (23–7) had both the best winning percentage (.767) and the most wins.[37]

1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Orleans –   – 23 – 7   .767
Southwestern Louisiana –   – 22 – 7   .759
South Carolina –   – 22 – 9   .710
Stetson –   – 19 – 9   .679
Southeastern Louisiana –   – 18 – 9   .667
Marquette –   – 19 – 10   .655
Notre Dame –   – 19 – 10   .655
Dayton –   – 18 – 10   .643
DePaul –   – 21 – 12   .636
Baptist –   – 13 – 14   .481
Utica –   – 11 – 15   .423
Tennessee State –   – 11 – 16   .407
UNC Wilmington –   – 11 – 16   .407
Brooklyn –   – 11 – 17   .393
Campbell –   – 11 – 17   .393
UTSA –   – 10 – 17   .370
Georgia State –   – 9 – 19   .321
Texas–Pan American –   – 7 – 21   .250
U.S. International –   – 3 – 25   .107
Rankings from AP Poll

Informal championships

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Conference Regular
season winner 		Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5 Villanova John Pinone, Villanova

Villanova finished with a 3–1 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

Statistical leaders

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Points per game
Rebounds per game
Field goal percentage
Free throw percentage
Player School PPG Player School RPG Player School FG% Player School FT%
Harry Kelly Texas Southern 28.8 Xavier McDaniel Wichita St. 14.4 Troy Lee Mikell E. Tennessee St. 67.5 Rob Gonzalez Colorado 91.5
Jeff Malone Mississippi St. 26.8 Franklin Giles S. Carolina St. 12.9 Orlando Phillips Pepperdine 66.0 Charles Fisher James Madison 91.3
Carlos Yates George Mason 26.8 Michael Cage San Diego St. 12.6 Eugene McDowell Florida 64.6 Mike Waitkus Brown 89.8
Charlie Bradley S. Florida 26.7 Mark Halsel Northeastern 12.5 Charles Barkley Auburn 64.4 Phil Cox Vanderbilt 89.7
Joe Jakubick Akron 26.7 Jeff Cross Maine 11.9 Tommy Best Saint Peter's 64.2 William Hobdy Grambling St. 89.7
Sidney Green UNLV 11.9

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Postseason tournaments

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NCAA tournament

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Main article: 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Final Four - The Pit, Albuquerque, New Mexico

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National semifinals National championship game
      
E4 Georgia 60
W6 NC State 67
W6 NC State 54
MW1 Houston 52
ME1 Louisville 81
MW1 Houston 94

National Invitation tournament

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Main article: 1983 National Invitation Tournament

NIT Semifinals and Final

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Semifinals Final
      
Wake Forest 62
Fresno State 86
Fresno State 69
DePaul 60
Nebraska 58
DePaul 68

Award winners

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Consensus All-American teams

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Main article: 1983 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Dale Ellis F Senior Tennessee
Patrick Ewing C Sophomore Georgetown
Michael Jordan G Sophomore North Carolina
Keith Lee F/C Sophomore Memphis State
Sam Perkins F Junior North Carolina
Ralph Sampson C Senior Virginia
Wayman Tisdale F Freshman Oklahoma


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Clyde Drexler G/F Junior Houston
Sidney Green F/C Senior UNLV
John Paxson G Senior Notre Dame
Steve Stipanovich C Senior Missouri
Jon Sundvold G Senior Missouri
Darrell Walker G Senior Arkansas
Randy Wittman F/G Senior Indiana

Major player of the year awards

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Major coach of the year awards

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Other major awards

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Coaching changes

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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team Former
Coach 		Interim
Coach 		New
Coach 		Reason
Arizona Ben Lindsey Lute Olson
Hardin–Simmons Jim Hatfield Dick Danford
Kansas Ted Owens Larry Brown
Iowa Lute Olson George Raveling
Marshall Bob Zuffelato Rick Huckabay
Washington State George Raveling Len Stevens

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Playing Rules History" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. p. 13. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  3. ^ "2017–18 NCAA Men's Basketball Records, Page 4" (PDF). 2017–18 NCAA Men's Basketball Media Guide. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
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  17. ^ 2008–09 OVC men's basketball media guide, Ohio Valley Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27
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  19. ^ 2008–09 Big West Men's Basketball Media Guide Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, Big West Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27
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  25. ^ 2007–08 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Media Guide, Sun Belt Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27
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  30. ^ sports-reference.com 1982-83 Big East Conference Season Summary
  31. ^ sports-reference.com 1982-83 Ivy Group Season Summary
  32. ^ sports-reference.com 1982-83 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
  33. ^ sports-reference.com 1982-83 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary
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  35. ^ "Men's Basketball 2018-19" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 105. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
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  37. ^ "1982-83 Men's Independent Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
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