The 1982 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 44th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 2nd annual NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA Division I men's and women's collegiate cross country running in the United States.
In all, four different titles were contested: men's and women's individual and team championships.
The men's team national championship was won by the Wisconsin Badgers, their first overall title.
The individual championship was won by English runner Mark Scrutton, from Colorado, with a time of 30:12.60.
^ The official NCAA championship statistics website (see references) made a typo where Iowa State scored 207 points.