Competition in San Antonio, Texas
1980–81 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 20 Arkansas
13
–
3
.813
24
–
8
.750
Houston †
10
–
6
.625
21
–
9
.700
Baylor
10
–
6
.625
15
–
12
.556
Texas Tech
8
–
8
.500
15
–
13
.536
Texas A&M
8
–
8
.500
15
–
12
.556
Texas
7
–
9
.438
15
–
15
.500
Rice
7
–
9
.438
12
–
15
.444
TCU
6
–
10
.375
11
–
18
.379
SMU
3
–
13
.188
7
–
20
.259
† 1981 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll
The 1981 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7 at HemisFair Arena in San Antonio, Texas. The first round took place March 2 at the higher seeded campus sites.[ 1] [ 2]
Number 2 seed Houston defeated 6 seed Texas 84-59 to win their 2nd championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1981 NCAA tournament .
The tournament consisted of 9 teams in a single-elimination tournament. The 3 seed received a bye to the Quarterfinals and the 1 and 2 seed received a bye to the Semifinals.
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Place
Seed
Team
Conference
Overall
W
L
%
W
L
%
1
1
Arkansas
13
3
.813
24
8
.750
2
2
Houston
10
6
.625
21
9
.700
2
3
Baylor
10
6
.625
15
12
.556
4
4
Texas Tech
8
8
.500
15
13
.536
4
5
Texas A&M
8
8
.500
15
12
.556
6
6
Texas
7
9
.438
15
15
.500
6
7
Rice
7
9
.438
12
15
.444
8
8
TCU
6
10
.375
11
18
.379
9
9
SMU
3
13
.188
7
20
.259
Tournament
Date
Winner
Score
Loser
Notes
First Round
Mar 2
6 Texas
58-44
7 Rice
at Texas
4 Texas Tech
80-58
9 SMU
at Texas Tech
8 TCU
62-60
5 Texas A&M
at Texas A&M
Quarterfinals
Mar 5
6 Texas
66-58
4 Texas Tech
8 TCU
56-47
3 Baylor
Semifinals
Mar 6
6 Texas
76-73
1 Arkansas
2 Houston
73-53
8 TCU
Finals
Mar 7
2 Houston
84-59
6 Texas
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