1981-82 Big Ten Conference Season Summary

Record: 152-136, .528 W-L% (18th of 30) (Schedule and Results)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.
SRS: 6.45 (7th of 30) ▪ SOS: 5.14 (6th of 30)

Regular Season Champion: Minnesota

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 3 (Indiana, Iowa and Minnesota)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 (Iowa and Minnesota)

Standings

		Conference			Overall			PTS/G		SRS
Rk	School	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	Minnesota* R	14	4	.778	23	6	.793	67.3	58.9	13.4	5.1
2	Iowa*	12	6	.667	21	8	.724	65.2	58.2	12.0	5.0
2	Ohio State*	12	6	.667	21	10	.677	62.2	60.5	6.8	5.0
2	Indiana*	12	6	.667	19	10	.655	69.1	61.3	13.2	5.4
5	Purdue	11	7	.611	18	14	.563	66.4	63.6	9.4	6.5
6	Illinois	10	8	.556	18	11	.621	65.1	59.1	10.6	4.5
7	Michigan State	6	12	.333	11	17	.393	58.8	59.9	3.5	4.6	*Conference W-L adjusted to 7-11
7	Michigan	6	12	.333	7	20	.259	61.2	67.3	-0.4	5.7	*Conference W-L adjusted to 7-11
9	Northwestern	4	14	.222	8	19	.296	57.9	62.0	1.0	5.1	*Conference W-L adjusted to 5-13
10	Wisconsin	3	15	.167	6	21	.222	64.3	73.6	-5.0	4.3	*Conference W-L adjusted to 0-18

School	Pre	12/1	12/8	12/15	12/22	12/29	1/5	1/12	1/19	1/26	2/2	2/9	2/16	2/23	3/2	Final
Minnesota	10	10	8	8	5	9	6	11	5	10	6	9	8	13	7	7
Iowa	9	6	6	6	10	10	7	5	6	6	5	5	7	11	11	16
Indiana	12	12	10	13	11	11							20

First Round
Indiana won (94-62) versus Robert Morris (Mideast Regional)
Iowa won (70-63) versus Louisiana-Monroe (West Regional)
Ohio State lost (55-48) versus James Madison (East Regional)

Second Round
Indiana lost (80-70) versus Alabama-Birmingham (Mideast Regional)
Iowa lost (69-67) versus Idaho (West Regional)
Minnesota won (62-61) versus Chattanooga (Mideast Regional)

Regional Semifinal
Minnesota lost (67-61) versus Louisville (Mideast Regional)