1982 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 1982 Southland Conference I Men's 200px 5 Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana Southwestern Louisiana 1st Bobby Paschal 1st Alford Turner Southwestern Louisiana The 1982 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7, 1982 at Blackham Coliseum in Lafayette, Louisiana.1981-82 Southland Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/southland/1982.html April 16, 2022 Southwestern Louisiana defeated 1981–82 men Texas-Arlington Mavericks Texas-Arlington in the championship game, 81–75, to win their first Southland men's basketball tournament. The Ragin' Cajuns received a bid to the 1982 NCAA Tournament as No. 8 seed in the Mideast region. They were the only Southland member invited to the NCAA tournament. Regular season runner-up Lamar received an invitation to the 1982 NIT Tournament. Format Five of seven of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top two seeds earning byes into the semifinal round. 1981 men Arkansas State Red Wolves Arkansas State and 1981 men North Texas State Mean Green North Texas State did not participate. 1981 men McNeese State Cowboys McNeese State and 1981 none Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech began play in the quarterfinal round. All games were played at Blackham Coliseum in Lafayette, Louisiana. Bracket QuarterfinalsTuesday, March 5 SemifinalsWednesday, March 6 ChampionshipThursday, March 7 4 1981 men McNeese State Cowboys McNeese State 78 5 1981 none Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech 77 1 SW Louisiana 105 4 McNeese State 69 3 1981–82 men Texas-Arlington Mavericks Texas-Arlington 78 2 1986 men Lamar Cardinals Lamar 73 1 SW Louisiana 81 3 Texas-Arlington 75 References Category:Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in Louisiana Category:Sports competitions in Lafayette, Louisiana