1981 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 1981 Southland Conference I Men's yes 200px 6 Campus Sites Campus Arenas Beaumont Civic Center Beaumont, TX 1980 men Lamar Cardinals Lamar 1st Pat Foster 1st Mike Olliver 1980 men Lamar Cardinals Lamar The 1981 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held from March 3 to March 5 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and the Beaumont Civic Center in Beaumont, Texas.1980-81 Southland Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/southland/1981.html April 30, 2016 This was the first edition of the tournament. Lamar defeated 1980 men Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech in the championship game, 83–69, to win their first Southland men's basketball tournament. The Cardinals, in turn, received a bid to the 1981 NCAA Tournament. They were the only Southland member invited to the NCAA tournament. Regular season runner-up Texas–Arlington received an invitation to the 1981 NIT Tournament. Format All six of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top two teams earning byes into the semifinal round. The other four teams entered into the preliminary first round. A third-place game was held on the last day. First Round games were played at the home court of the higher-seeded team. All remaining games were played at the Beaumont Civic Center in Beaumont, Texas, the home court of regular season champion Lamar. Bracket First roundTuesday, March 3 SemifinalsWednesday, March 4 ChampionshipThursday, March 5 Third PlaceThursday, March 5 5 1980 men Arkansas State Red Wolves Arkansas State 73 4 1980 men Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns SW Louisiana 91 3 1980 men Texas–Arlington Mavericks Texas–Arlington 74 6 1980 men McNeese State Cowboys McNeese State 79 1 1980 men Lamar Cardinals Lamar 83 4 SW Louisiana 68 6 McNeese State 52 2 1980 men Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech 64 1 Lamar 83 2 Louisiana Tech 69 4 SW Louisiana 79 6 McNeese State 73 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 Texas Category:Sports competitions in Beaumont, Texas Category:Lamar Cardinals basketball