1984 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1984 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10, 1984 with quarterfinal matchups being held at the home arena of the higher seed and the semifinals and championship game played at the Beaumont Civic Center in Beaumont, Texas.[2]

1984 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1983–84
Teams7
First round siteCampus Sites
Campus Arenas
Finals siteBeaumont Civic Center
Beaumont, Texas
ChampionsLouisiana Tech (1st title)
Winning coachAndy Russo (1st title)
MVPWillie Simmons (Louisiana Tech)
← 1983
1985 →
1983–84 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Lamar 11 1   .917 26 5   .839
Louisiana-Monroe 9 3   .750 17 12   .586
Louisiana Tech 8 4   .667 26 7   .788
McNeese State 6 6   .500 16 15   .516
Arkansas State 4 8   .333 13 15   .464
North Texas 3 9   .250 9 19   .321
Texas-Arlington 1 11   .083 5 23   .179
1984 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

Louisiana Tech defeated Lamar in the championship game, 68–65, to win their first Southland men's basketball tournament.

The Bulldogs received a bid to the 1984 NCAA Tournament as No. 10 seed in the Midwest region. They were the only Southland member invited to the NCAA tournament. Tournament runner-up and conference regular season champion Lamar received an invitation to the 1984 NIT Tournament.

Format

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All seven of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top seed earning a bye into the semifinal round. The other six teams began play in the quarterfinal round.

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 Ruston, Louisiana.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 8
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 9
Championship
Thursday, March 10
         
1 Lamar 85
4 McNeese State 66
4 McNeese State 88
5 Arkansas State 72
1 Lamar 65
3 Louisiana Tech 68
3 Louisiana Tech 92
6 North Texas State 68
3 Louisiana Tech 69
2 NE Louisiana 56
2 NE Louisiana 108
7 Texas-Arlington 86

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1983-84 Southland Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1983-84 Southland Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 16, 2022.