1982 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament

1982 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1981–82
Teams9
SiteReunion Arena
Dallas, Texas
ChampionsArkansas (3rd title)
Winning coachEddie Sutton (3rd title)
MVPAlvin Robertson (Arkansas)
← 1981
1983 →
1981–82 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Arkansas 12 4   .750 23 6   .793
Houston 11 5   .688 25 8   .758
Texas A&M 10 6   .625 20 11   .645
Baylor 9 7   .563 17 11   .607
TCU 9 7   .563 16 13   .552
Texas Tech 8 8   .500 17 11   .607
Texas 6 10   .375 16 10   .615
Rice 6 10   .375 15 15   .500
SMU 1 15   .063 6 21   .222
1982 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


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.

  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.