1981 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament

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]

1981 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198081
Teams9
SiteHemisFair Arena
San Antonio, Texas
ChampionsHouston (2nd title)
Winning coachGuy Lewis (2nd title)
MVPRob Williams (Houston)
1980–81 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 20 Arkansas133 .813248  .750
Houston106 .625219  .700
Baylor106 .6251512  .556
Texas Tech88 .5001513  .536
Texas A&M88 .5001512  .556
Texas79 .4381515  .500
Rice79 .4381215  .444
TCU610 .3751118  .379
SMU313 .188720  .259
1981 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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.

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
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 26 Texas58-447 Riceat Texas
4 Texas Tech80-589 SMUat Texas Tech
8 TCU62-605 Texas A&Mat Texas A&M
Quarterfinals
Mar 56 Texas66-584 Texas Tech
8 TCU56-473 Baylor
Semifinals
Mar 66 Texas76-731 Arkansas
2 Houston73-538 TCU
Finals
Mar 72 Houston84-596 Texas

References

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  3. "Razorback Records" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 54–57. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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  8. "2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 161-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  9. "The Rice Way, 2018-2019 Rice Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Rice Owls. pp. 162–162. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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  11. "2019-20 SMU Men's Basketball Almanac" (PDF). SMU Mustangs. pp. 121-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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