1982 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

1982 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1981–82
Teams5
SiteBlackham Coliseum
Lafayette, Louisiana
ChampionsSouthwestern Louisiana (1st title)
Winning coachBobby Paschal (1st title)
MVPAlford Turner (Southwestern Louisiana)
← 1981
1983 →
1981–82 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
SW Louisiana † 8 – 2   .800 24 – 8   .750
Lamar 7 – 3   .700 22 – 7   .759
Texas-Arlington 6 – 4   .600 16 – 12   .571
McNeese State 4 – 6   .400 14 – 15   .483
Arkansas State 3 – 7   .300 15 – 11   .577
Louisiana Tech 2 – 8   .200 11 – 16   .407
North Texas State 0 – 0   – 15 – 12   .556
† 1982 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 1982 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7, 1982 at Blackham Coliseum in Lafayette, Louisiana.[2]

Southwestern Louisiana defeated Texas-Arlington in the championship game, 81–75, to win their first Southland men's basketball tournament.

The Ragin' Cajuns received a bid to the 1982 NCAA Tournament as No. 8 seed in the Mideast region. They were the only Southland member invited to the NCAA tournament. Regular season runner-up Lamar received an invitation to the 1982 NIT Tournament.

Format

Five of seven of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top two seeds earning byes into the semifinal round. Arkansas State and North Texas State did not participate. McNeese State and Louisiana Tech began play in the quarterfinal round.

All games were played at Blackham Coliseum in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 5 		Semifinals
Wednesday, March 6 		Championship
Thursday, March 7
         
1 SW Louisiana 105
4 McNeese State 69
4 McNeese State 78
5 Louisiana Tech 77
1 SW Louisiana 81
3 Texas-Arlington 75
3 Texas-Arlington 78
2 Lamar 73

References

  1. ^ "Men's Basketball 2018-19" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 105. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "1981-82 Southland Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 16, 2022.