The 1982 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–6 at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas. The first round took place March 1 at the higher seeded campus sites.
Number 1 seed Arkansas defeated 2 seed Houston 84–69 to win their 3rd championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1982 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.
Place SeedTeam Conference Overall W L % W L %ArkansasHoustonTexas TechSMU
Tournament Date Winner Score Loser NotesFirst RoundMar 16 Texas Tech60-467 Riceat Texas Tech 4 TCU54-469 SMUat TCU 5 Baylor48-468 Texasat BaylorQuarterfinalsMar 44 TCU67-616 Texas Tech 3 Texas A&M64-635 BaylorSemifinalsMar 51 Arkansas80-704 TCU 2 Houston89-763 Texas A&MFinals Mar 61 Arkansas84-692 Houston
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