| Year: | 1983 |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 9 |
| Arena: | Reunion Arena |
| City: | Dallas, Texas |
| Champions: | Houston |
| Titlecount: | 3rd |
| Coach: | Guy Lewis |
| Coachcount: | 3rd |
| Mvp: | Michael Young |
| Mvpteam: | Houston |
| Television: | NBC |
The 1983 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 10–12 at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas. The first round took place March 7 at the higher seeded campus sites.[1] [2]
Number 1 seed Houston defeated 5 seed 62-59 to win their 3rd championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1983 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 | % | ||||
| Houston | |||||||||
| Arkansas | |||||||||
| Texas Tech | |||||||||
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round | |||||
| Mar 7 | 6 Texas Tech | 57-55 | 7 Baylor | at Texas Tech | |
| 4 SMU | 49-48 | 9 Texas | at SMU | ||
| 5 TCU | 74-49 | 8 Rice | at TCU | ||
| Quarterfinals | |||||
| Mar 10 | 4 SMU | 76-69 | 6 Texas Tech | ||
| 5 TCU | 65-53 | 3 Texas A&M | |||
| Semifinals | |||||
| Mar 11 | 1 Houston | 75-59 | 4 SMU | ||
| 5 TCU | 61-59 (OT) | 2 Arkansas | |||
| Finals | |||||
| Mar 12 | 1 Houston | 62-59 | 5 TCU | ||