1982 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 1982 Sun Belt Conference I Men's 200px 6 Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama UAB 1st Gene Bartow 1st Oliver Robinson UAB The 1982 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held February 26–28 at the Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center in Birmingham, Alabama.1981–82 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/sun-belt/1982.html April 12, 2016 In a rematch of the previous two finals (both won by the Rams), UAB topped VCU in the championship game, 94–83, to win their first Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament. The Blazers, in turn, received an automatic bid for the 1982 NCAA Tournament, where they advanced to the Elite Eight (UAB defeated Indiana in the Second Round and Virginia in the Sweet Sixteen before ultimately losing to Louisville). Format With the departure of Georgia State before the season, the Sun Belt's membership decreased once again to six teams. In turn, the two top-seeded teams were given byes to the semifinal rounds while the remaining four teams entered the competition in the first round. All teams were seeded based on regular season conference records. Bracket QuarterfinalsFriday, February 26 SemifinalsSaturday, February 27 ChampionshipSunday, February 28 5 1981 men Charlotte 49ers UNC Charlotte 59 4 1981 men South Florida Bulls South Florida 66 3 1981 men Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville 75 6 1981 men South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama 77 1 UAB 66 4 South Florida 56 6 South Alabama 66 2 VCU 68 1 UAB 94 2 VCU 83 References Category:Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament