It was held between March 19 and 27, 1982, and concluded with North Dakota defeating Wisconsin 5-2.
All Quarterfinals matchups were held at home team venues while all succeeding games were played at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island.
At-large bids made up the remaining 3 teams, an additional 1 eastern and 2 western schools.
In the Quarterfinals the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds played two-game aggregate series to determine which school advanced to the Semifinals.
Beginning with the Semifinals all games were played at the Providence Civic Center and all series became Single-game eliminations.