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.
Number 1 seed Houston defeated 5 seed 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.
PlaceSeedTeamConferenceConferenceConferenceOverallOverallOverall
PlaceSeedTeamWL%WL%
1
1
Houston
16
0
31
3
2
2
14
2
26
4
3
3
10
6
17
14
4
4
9
7
19
11
4
5
9
7
23
11
6
6
Texas Tech
7
9
11
20
7
7
4
12
12
16
8
8
2
14
8
20
9
9
1
15
6
22

Tournament