1982 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

1982 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1981–82
Teams	5
Site	Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana
Champions	Southwestern Louisiana (1st title)
Winning coach	Bobby Paschal (1st title)
MVP	Alford Turner (Southwestern Louisiana)
Southland Conference men's basketball tournaments

1981–82 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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.