1981 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament

1981 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1980–81
Teams9
SiteHemisFair Arena
San Antonio, Texas
ChampionsHouston (2nd title)
Winning coachGuy Lewis (2nd title)
MVPRob Williams (Houston)
← 1980
1982 →
1980–81 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Arkansas 13 3   .813 24 8   .750
Houston 10 6   .625 21 9   .700
Baylor 10 6   .625 15 12   .556
Texas Tech 8 8   .500 15 13   .536
Texas A&M 8 8   .500 15 12   .556
Texas 7 9   .438 15 15   .500
Rice 7 9   .438 12 15   .444
TCU 6 10   .375 11 18   .379
SMU 3 13   .188 7 20   .259
1981 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 1981 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7 at HemisFair Arena in San Antonio, Texas. The first round took place March 2 at the higher seeded campus sites.[1][2]

Number 2 seed Houston defeated 6 seed Texas 84-59 to win their 2nd championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1981 NCAA tournament.

  1. ^ "2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 161-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Razorback Records" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 54–57. Retrieved November 22, 2019.