| 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.
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]
| Place | Seed | Team | Conference | Overall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | % | W | L | % | ||||
| Arkansas | |||||||||
| Houston | |||||||||
| Texas Tech | |||||||||
| SMU | |||||||||
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round | |||||
| Mar 1 | 6 Texas Tech | 60-46 | 7 Rice | at Texas Tech | |
| 4 TCU | 54-46 | 9 SMU | at TCU | ||
| 5 Baylor | 48-46 | 8 Texas | at Baylor | ||
| Quarterfinals | |||||
| Mar 4 | 4 TCU | 67-61 | 6 Texas Tech | ||
| 3 Texas A&M | 64-63 | 5 Baylor | |||
| Semifinals | |||||
| Mar 5 | 1 Arkansas | 80-70 | 4 TCU | ||
| 2 Houston | 89-76 | 3 Texas A&M | |||
| Finals | |||||
| Mar 6 | 1 Arkansas | 84-69 | 2 Houston | ||