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

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.

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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  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.
  10. "TCU Men's Basketball 2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). TCU Horned Frogs. pp. 133–135. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  11. "2019-20 SMU Men's Basketball Almanac" (PDF). SMU Mustangs. pp. 121-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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