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.

1984 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198384
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)
Southland Conference men's basketball tournaments
1983–84 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Lamar111 .917265  .839
Louisiana-Monroe93 .7501712  .586
Louisiana Tech84 .667267  .788
McNeese State66 .5001615  .516
Arkansas State48 .3331315  .464
North Texas39 .250919  .321
Texas-Arlington111 .083523  .179
1984 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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.

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