1983 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1983 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 10-12, 1983 at Reunion Arena in Dallas, TX. The first round took place on March 7 at the higher seeded campus sites. [1][2]

1983 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198283
Teams9
SiteReunion Arena
Dallas, TX
ChampionsHouston (3rd title)
Winning coachGuy Lewis (3rd title)
MVPMichael Young (Houston)
TelevisionNBC
1982–83 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Houston160 1.000  313  .912
No. 9 Arkansas142 .875  264  .867
Texas A&M106 .625  1714  .548
TCU97 .563  2311  .676
SMU97 .563  1911  .633
Texas Tech79 .438  1120  .355
Baylor412 .250  1216  .429
Rice214 .125  820  .286
Texas115 .063  622  .214
1983 SWC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Number 1 seed Houston defeated 5 seed TCU 62-59 to win their 3rd championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Tournament.

Format and Seeding

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. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L % W L %
1
1
Houston
16
0
1.000
31
3
.912
2
2
Arkansas
14
2
.875
26
4
.867
3
3
Texas A&M
10
6
.625
17
14
.548
4
4
SMU
9
7
.563
19
11
.633
4
5
TCU
9
7
.563
23
11
.676
6
6
Texas Tech
7
9
.438
11
20
.355
7
7
Baylor
4
12
.250
12
16
.429
8
8
Rice
2
14
.125
8
20
.286
9
9
Texas
1
15
.063
6
22
.214

Tournament

Date Winner Score Loser Notes
First Round
Mar 76 Texas Tech57-557 Baylorat Texas Tech
4 SMU49-489 Texasat SMU
5 TCU74-498 Riceat TCU
Quarterfinals
Mar 104 SMU76-696 Texas Tech
5 TCU65-533 Texas A&M
Semifinals
Mar 111 Houston75-594 SMU
5 TCU61-59 (OT)2 Arkansas
Finals
Mar 121 Houston62-595 TCU

References

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