1982 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament explained

Year:1982
Conference:Southwest Conference
Division:I
Gender:Men's
Teams:9
Arena:Reunion Arena
City:Dallas, Texas
Champions:Arkansas
Titlecount:3rd
Coach:Eddie Sutton
Coachcount:3rd
Mvp:Alvin Robertson
Mvpteam:Arkansas

The 1982 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–6 at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas. The first round took place March 1 at the higher seeded campus sites.[1] [2]

Number 1 seed Arkansas defeated 2 seed Houston 84–69 to win their 3rd championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA tournament.

Format and seeding

The tournament consisted of 9 teams in a single-elimination tournament. The 3 seed received a bye to the Quarterfinals and the 1 and 2 seed received a bye to the Semifinals.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

PlaceSeedTeamConferenceOverall
WL%WL%
Arkansas
Houston
Texas Tech
SMU

Tournament

DateWinnerScoreLoserNotes
First Round
Mar 16 Texas Tech60-467 Riceat Texas Tech
4 TCU54-469 SMUat TCU
5 Baylor48-468 Texasat Baylor
Quarterfinals
Mar 44 TCU67-616 Texas Tech
3 Texas A&M64-635 Baylor
Semifinals
Mar 51 Arkansas80-704 TCU
2 Houston89-763 Texas A&M
Finals
Mar 61 Arkansas84-692 Houston

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-20 Fact Book. 161-. Texas Sports. PDF. November 22, 2019.
  2. Web site: Razorback Records. 54–57. Arkansas Razorbacks. PDF. November 22, 2019.
  3. Web site: Razorback Records. 54–57. Arkansas Razorbacks. PDF. November 22, 2019.
  4. Web site: 2019-20 Houston Cougars Men's Basketball Media Guide. 116–117. Houston Cougars. PDF. November 22, 2019.
  5. Web site: 2019-20 Texas A&M Men's Basketball Record Book. 65-. Texas A&M Aggies. PDF. November 22, 2019.
  6. Web site: TCU Men's Basketball 2019-20 Fact Book. 133–135. TCU Horned Frogs. PDF. November 22, 2019.
  7. Web site: 2019-2020 Baylor Men's Basketball Media Almanac. 150–153. Baylor Bears. PDF. November 22, 2019.
  8. Web site: 2019-2020 Red Raider Program Guide. 77–81. Texas Tech Red Raiders. PDF. November 22, 2019.
  9. Web site: The Rice Way, 2018-2019 Rice Basketball Fact Book. 162-162. Rice Owls. PDF. November 22, 2019.
  10. Web site: 2019-20 Fact Book. 161-. Texas Sports. PDF. November 22, 2019.
  11. Web site: 2019-20 SMU Men's Basketball Almanac. 121-. SMU Mustangs. PDF. November 22, 2019.