1981 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

1981 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1980–81
Teams6
First round siteCampus Sites
Campus Arenas
Finals siteBeaumont Civic Center
Beaumont, TX
ChampionsLamar (1st title)
Winning coachPat Foster (1st title)
MVPMike Olliver (Lamar)
1982 →
1980–81 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Lamar 8 2   .800 25 5   .833
Texas-Arlington 7 3   .700 20 8   .714
Louisiana Tech 7 3   .700 20 10   .667
Southwestern Louisiana 6 4   .600 15 13   .536
Arkansas State 2 8   .200 12 15   .444
McNeese State 0 10   .000 11 21   .344
Southland Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 1981 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 3–5 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and the Beaumont Civic Center in Beaumont, Texas.[2] This was the first edition of the tournament.

Lamar defeated Louisiana Tech in the championship game, 83–69, to win their first Southland men's basketball tournament.

The Cardinals, in turn, received a bid to the 1981 NCAA Tournament. They were the only Southland member invited to the NCAA tournament. Regular season runner-up Texas–Arlington received an invitation to the 1981 NIT Tournament.

  1. ^ "Men's Basketball 2018-19" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 105. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "1980-81 Southland Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.