# 1981–82 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

The 1981–82 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the University of Southwestern Louisiana as an NCAA Independent during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by 6th-year head coach Bobby Paschal, played their home games at Blackham Coliseum in Lafayette, Louisiana. After winning the conference regular season and tournament titles, SW Louisiana received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 8 seed in the East region, SW Louisiana was defeated by Tennessee in the opening round, 61–57.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 27, 1981* | | vs. No. 5 Georgetown Great Alaska Shootout | W 70–61 | 1–0 | Buckner Fieldhouse (3,600) Fort Richardson, Alaska |
| Nov 28, 1981* | | vs. Washington State Great Alaska Shootout | W 72–59 | 2–0 | Buckner Fieldhouse (3,600) Fort Richardson, Alaska |
| Nov 29, 1981* | | vs. Marquette Great Alaska Shootout | W 81–64 | 3–0 | Buckner Fieldhouse (3,600) Fort Richardson, Alaska |
| Dec 3, 1981* | | Siena Heights | W 103–67 | 4–0 | Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Dec 5, 1981* | | Southern Miss | W 66–64 | 5–0 | Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Dec 8, 1981* | | Louisiana College | W 91–59 | 6–0 | Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Dec 11, 1981* | No. 18 | Pacific Bayou Classic | W 67–61 | 7–0 | Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Dec 12, 1981* | No. 18 | Fresno State Bayou Classic | W 57–51 | 8–0 | Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Dec 14, 1981* | No. 15 | New Orleans | L 65–70 | 8–1 | Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Dec 19, 1981* | No. 15 | at Memphis State | L 70–82 | 8–2 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee |
| Jan 2, 1982* | | Northeast Louisiana | W 82–69 | 9–2 | Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Jan 5, 1982* | | Buffalo | W 99–57 | 10–2 | Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Jan 9, 1982* | | at Marquette | L 67–80 | 10–3 | MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Jan 12, 1982* | | Texas–Pan American | W 113–89 | 11–3 | Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Jan 16, 1982* | | at New Orleans | W 70–68 | 12–3 | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Jan 18, 1982* | | at Stetson | L 69–77 | 12–4 | Edmunds Center DeLand, Florida |
| Jan 21, 1982 | | Louisiana Tech | W 65–55 | 13–4 (1–0) | Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Jan 23, 1982* | | Stetson | W 72–54 | 14–4 | Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Jan 25, 1982 | | at Louisiana Tech | W 71–51 | 15–4 (2–0) | Ruston, Louisiana |
| Jan 30, 1982 | | Texas–Arlington | W 96–82 | 16–4 (3–0) | Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Feb 1, 1982 | | at Lamar | L 75–82 | 16–5 (3–1) | Beaumont, Texas |
| Feb 3, 1982* | | at Texas–Pan American | W 75–72 | 17–5 | Edinburg, Texas |
| Feb 6, 1982 | | McNeese State | W 85–84 | 18–5 (4–1) | Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Feb 8, 1982 | | at Arkansas State | W 62–54 | 19–5 (5–1) | Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| Feb 13, 1982 | | at Texas–Arlington | L 74–84 | 19–6 (5–2) | Arlington, Texas |
| Feb 15, 1982* | | at Southern Miss | L 75–84 | 19–7 | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Feb 20, 1982 | | Lamar | W 63–59 | 20–7 (6–2) | Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Feb 22, 1982 | | at McNeese State | W 81–77 | 21–7 (7–2) | Lake Charles Civic Center Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Feb 25, 1982 | | Arkansas State | W 81–70 | 22–7 (8–2) | Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Southland Tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 1982* | (1) | (4) McNeese State Semifinals | W 105–69 | 23–7 | Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Mar 7, 1982* | (1) | (3) Texas–Arlington Championship game | W 81–75 | 24–7 | Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1982* | (8 ME) | vs. (9 ME) Tennessee First round | L 57–61 | 24–8 | Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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