1982 SWAC men's basketball tournament

The 1982 SWAC men's basketball tournament was held March 4–6, 1982. The quarterfinal round was held at the home arena of the higher-seeded team, while the semifinal and championship rounds were held at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson, Mississippi. Alcorn State defeated Jackson State, 87–77 in the championship game. The Braves received the conference's automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the Midwest Region.

1982 SWAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1981–82
Teams	7
First round site	Campus Sites
Semifinals site	F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Finals site	F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Champions	Alcorn State (3rd title)
Winning coach	Davey Whitney (3rd title)
SWAC men's basketball tournaments

1981–82 SWAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Alcorn State †	10	–	2		.833			22	–	8		.733
Jackson State	10	–	2		.833			19	–	9		.679
Texas Southern	8	–	4		.667			21	–	8		.724
Grambling State	6	–	6		.500			12	–	17		.414
Mississippi Valley State	4	–	8		.333			6	–	20		.231
Southern	3	–	9		.250			7	–	18		.280
Prairie View A&M	1	–	11		.083			2	–	23		.080
† 1982 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket and results

	Quarterfinals March 4					Semifinals March 5					Final March 6
						1	Jackson State	65
						4	Grambling State	45
	4	Grambling State	84
	5	Mississippi Valley State	83
											1	Jackson State	77
											2	Alcorn State	87
	3	Texas Southern	70
	6	Southern	64
						3	Texas Southern	82			Third place
						2	Alcorn State	85
	2	Alcorn State	102								4	Grambling State	70
	7	Prairie View	69								3	Texas Southern	80