1984 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

1984 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1983–84
Teams	7
First round site	Campus Sites Campus Arenas
Finals site	Beaumont Civic Center Beaumont, Texas
Champions	Louisiana Tech (1st title)
Winning coach	Andy Russo (1st title)
MVP	Willie Simmons (Louisiana Tech)
Southland Conference men's basketball tournaments

1983–84 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Lamar	11	–	1		.917			26	–	5		.839
Louisiana-Monroe	9	–	3		.750			17	–	12		.586
Louisiana Tech †	8	–	4		.667			26	–	7		.788
McNeese State	6	–	6		.500			16	–	15		.516
Arkansas State	4	–	8		.333			13	–	15		.464
North Texas	3	–	9		.250			9	–	19		.321
Texas-Arlington	1	–	11		.083			5	–	23		.179
† 1984 Southland tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 1984 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10, 1984 with quarterfinal matchups being held at the home arena of the higher seed and the semifinals and championship game played at the Beaumont Civic Center in Beaumont, Texas.^[2]

Louisiana Tech defeated Lamar in the championship game, 68–65, to win their first Southland men's basketball tournament.

The Bulldogs received a bid to the 1984 NCAA Tournament as No. 10 seed in the Midwest region. They were the only Southland member invited to the NCAA tournament. Tournament runner-up and conference regular season champion Lamar received an invitation to the 1984 NIT Tournament.

Format

All seven of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top seed earning a bye into the semifinal round. The other six teams began play in the quarterfinal round.

First round games were played at the home court of the higher-seeded team. All remaining games were played at the Beaumont Civic Center in Ruston, Louisiana.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Tuesday, March 8					Semifinals Wednesday, March 9					Championship Thursday, March 10
						1	Lamar	85
						4	McNeese State	66
	4	McNeese State	88
	5	Arkansas State	72
											1	Lamar	65
											3	Louisiana Tech	68
	3	Louisiana Tech	92
	6	North Texas State	68
						3	Louisiana Tech	69
						2	NE Louisiana	56
	2	NE Louisiana	108
	7	Texas-Arlington	86

References

1. sports-reference.com 1983-84 Southland Conference Season Summary
2. "1983-84 Southland Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 16, 2022.