1982 Big East men's basketball tournament

1982 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1981–82
Teams8
SiteHartford Civic Center
Hartford, Connecticut
ChampionsGeorgetown (2nd title)
Winning coachJohn Thompson (2nd title)
MVPEric Floyd (Georgetown)
1981–82 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Villanova 11 3   .786 24 8   .750
No. 6 Georgetown 10 4   .714 30 7   .811
St. John's 9 5   .643 21 9   .700
Boston College 8 6   .571 22 10   .688
Syracuse 7 7   .500 16 13   .552
Connecticut 7 7   .500 17 11   .607
Providence 2 12   .143 10 17   .370
Seton Hall 2 12   .143 11 16   .407
1982 Big East tournament winner
As of March 29, 1982
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut. It is a single-elimination tournament with three rounds. Villanova had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed. It was also the last conference post-season tournament before moving to its permanent home, Madison Square Garden, the following season.

Georgetown defeated Villanova in the championship game 72–54, to claim its second Big East tournament Championship.