1983 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1983 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 10–12 at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas. The first round took place March 7 at the higher seeded campus sites. ^[1][2]

1983 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1982–83
Teams	9
Site	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
Champions	Houston (3rd title)
Winning coach	Guy Lewis (3rd title)
MVP	Michael Young (Houston)
Television	NBC
Southwest Conference men's basketball tournaments ← 1982 1984 →

1982–83 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Houston †	16	–	0		1.000			31	–	3		.912
No. 9 Arkansas	14	–	2		.875			26	–	4		.867
Texas A&M	10	–	6		.625			17	–	14		.548
TCU	9	–	7		.563			23	–	11		.676
SMU	9	–	7		.563			19	–	11		.633
Texas Tech	7	–	9		.438			11	–	20		.355
Baylor	4	–	12		.250			12	–	16		.429
Rice	2	–	14		.125			8	–	20		.286
Texas	1	–	15		.063			6	–	22		.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 7	6 Texas Tech	57-55	7 Baylor	at Texas Tech
	4 SMU	49-48	9 Texas	at SMU
	5 TCU	74-49	8 Rice	at TCU
Quarterfinals
Mar 10	4 SMU	76-69	6 Texas Tech
	5 TCU	65-53	3 Texas A&M
Semifinals
Mar 11	1 Houston	75-59	4 SMU
	5 TCU	61-59 (OT)	2 Arkansas
Finals
Mar 12	1 Houston	62-59	5 TCU

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