Template:1981–82 NBA Central standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks	55	27	.671	–	31–10	24–17	24–6
x-Atlanta Hawks	42	40	.512	13.0	24–17	18–23	15–14
Detroit Pistons	39	43	.476	16.0	23–18	16–25	19–11
Indiana Pacers	35	47	.427	20.0	25–16	10–31	14–16
Chicago Bulls	34	48	.415	21.0	22–19	12–29	12–17
Cleveland Cavaliers	15	67	.183	40.0	9–32	6–35	5–25

This is a template that was created to easily update every article with the 1981–82 NBA Central Division standings. To use the update on any article, insert:

{{1981–82 NBA Central standings}}

To highlight the Milwaukee Bucks, insert:

{{1981–82 NBA Central standings|team=MIL}}

For the other teams, use:

• Chicago Bulls – CHI
• Indiana Pacers – IND
• Atlanta Hawks – ATL
• Cleveland Cavaliers – CLE
• Detroit Pistons – DET