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College basketball tournament
1983 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1982–83
Teams9
SiteReunion Arena
Dallas, Texas
ChampionsHouston (3rd title)
Winning coachGuy Lewis (3rd title)
MVPMichael Young (Houston)
TelevisionNBC
Southwest Conference men's basketball tournaments← 19821984 →
1982–83 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
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


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.

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.

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

References

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  10. "The Rice Way, 2018-2019 Rice Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Rice Owls. pp. 162–162. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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