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1981 SWAC men's basketball tournament

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1981 SWAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1980–81
Teams7
First round siteCampus Sites
Semifinals siteF. G. Clark Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Finals siteF. G. Clark Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
ChampionsSouthern (1st title)
Winning coachCarl Stewart (1st title)
← 1980
1982 →
1980–81 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern 8 4   .667 17 11   .607
Alcorn State 8 4   .667 17 12   .586
Grambling State 7 5   .583 18 11   .621
Jackson State 7 5   .583 16 13   .552
Texas Southern 7 5   .583 13 13   .500
Mississippi Valley State 4 8   .333 11 16   .407
Prairie View 1 11   .083 2 23   .080
1981 SWAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 SWAC men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7, 1981. The quarterfinal round was held at the home arena of the higher-seeded team, while the semifinal and championship rounds were held at the F. G. Clark Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[1] Southern defeated Jackson State, 69–63 in the championship game. The Jaguars received the conference's automatic bid to the 1981 NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the Midwest Region.

Bracket and results

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Quarterfinals
March 5 & 6
Semifinals
March 7
Final
March 8
         
1 Southern 69
4 Grambling State 65
4 Grambling State 68
5 Texas Southern 66
1 Southern 69
3 Jackson State 63
3 Jackson State 83
6 Mississippi Valley State 70
3 Jackson State 71 Third place
2 Alcorn State 69
2 Alcorn State 90 4 Grambling State 77
7 Prairie View 79 2 Alcorn State 74

References

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  1. ^ "1980-81 Southwest Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 24, 2023.