1981 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament


The 1981 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 5-7, 1981 at HemisFair Arena in San Antonio, TX. The first round took place on March 2 at the higher seeded campus sites.
Number 2 seed defeated 6 seed 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.
PlaceSeedTeamConferenceConferenceConferenceOverallOverallOverall
PlaceSeedTeamWL%WL%
1
1
Arkansas
13
3
24
8
2
2
10
6
21
9
2
3
10
6
15
12
4
4
Texas Tech
8
8
15
13
4
5
8
8
15
12
6
6
7
9
15
15
6
7
7
9
12
15
8
8
6
10
11
18
9
9
3
13
7
20

Tournament