Record: 89-103, .464 W-L% (27th of 30) (Schedule and Results)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.
SRS: -13.88 (29th of 30) ▪ SOS: -10.88 (29th of 30)
Regular Season Champion: Alcorn State and Jackson State
Tournament Champion: Alcorn State
NCAA Tournament: 1 (Alcorn State)
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 0
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 0
| Date | Visitor/Neutral | PTS | Home/Neutral | PTS | OT | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Jan 2, 1982 | Jackson State | 72 | Alcorn State | 68 | ||
| Sat, Jan 2, 1982 | Texas Southern | 82 | Southern | 74 | ||
| Mon, Jan 4, 1982 | Mississippi Valley State | 71 | Alcorn State | 84 | ||
| Mon, Jan 4, 1982 | Prairie View | 60 | Southern | 76 | ||
| Sat, Jan 9, 1982 | Southern | 65 | Grambling | 76 | ||
| Sat, Jan 9, 1982 | Texas Southern | 64 | Jackson State | 75 | ||
| Sat, Jan 9, 1982 | Prairie View | 55 | Mississippi Valley State | 78 | ||
| Mon, Jan 11, 1982 | Southern | 67 | Alcorn State | 82 | ||
| Mon, Jan 11, 1982 | Prairie View | 53 | Jackson State | 80 | ||
| Mon, Jan 11, 1982 | Texas Southern | 70 | Mississippi Valley State | 78 | ||
| Fri, Jan 15, 1982 | Grambling | 71 | Prairie View | 58 | ||
| Fri, Jan 15, 1982 | Alcorn State | 64 | Texas Southern | 63 | ||
| Sat, Jan 16, 1982 | Mississippi Valley State | 67 | Southern | 69 | ||
| Sat, Jan 16, 1982 | Grambling | 68 | Texas Southern | 86 | ||
| Mon, Jan 18, 1982 | Jackson State | 60 | Mississippi Valley State | 65 | ||
| Mon, Jan 18, 1982 | Alcorn State | 67 | Prairie View | 57 | ||
| Sat, Jan 23, 1982 | Alcorn State | 70 | Grambling | 67 | ||
| Sat, Jan 23, 1982 | Texas Southern | 90 | Prairie View | 59 | ||
| Mon, Jan 25, 1982 | Jackson State | 78 | Southern | 65 | ||
| Tue, Jan 26, 1982 | Grambling | 65 | Mississippi Valley State | 54 | ||
| Date | Visitor/Neutral | PTS | Home/Neutral | PTS | OT | Notes |
| Sat, Jan 30, 1982 | Jackson State | 103 | Prairie View | 69 | ||
| Sat, Jan 30, 1982 | Alcorn State | 70 | Southern | 63 | ||
| Sat, Jan 30, 1982 | Mississippi Valley State | 67 | Texas Southern | 102 | ||
| Mon, Feb 1, 1982 | Grambling | 72 | Alcorn State | 82 | ||
| Mon, Feb 1, 1982 | Mississippi Valley State | 72 | Prairie View | 79 | ||
| Mon, Feb 1, 1982 | Jackson State | 54 | Texas Southern | 58 | ||
| Fri, Feb 5, 1982 | Texas Southern | 75 | Alcorn State | 87 | ||
| Sat, Feb 6, 1982 | Prairie View | 67 | Alcorn State | 93 | ||
| Sat, Feb 6, 1982 | Texas Southern | 83 | Grambling | 82 | ||
| Sat, Feb 6, 1982 | Southern | 60 | Jackson State | 77 | ||
| Mon, Feb 8, 1982 | Prairie View | 70 | Grambling | 76 | ||
| Mon, Feb 8, 1982 | Southern | 72 | Mississippi Valley State | 73 | ||
| Sat, Feb 13, 1982 | Mississippi Valley State | 56 | Grambling | 77 | ||
| Sat, Feb 13, 1982 | Alcorn State | 64 | Jackson State | 66 | ||
| Sun, Feb 14, 1982 | Southern | 66 | Prairie View | 62 | ||
| Mon, Feb 15, 1982 | Southern | 69 | Texas Southern | 108 | ||
| Tue, Feb 16, 1982 | Grambling | 63 | Jackson State | 96 | ||
| Sat, Feb 20, 1982 | Mississippi Valley State | 69 | Jackson State | 79 | ||
| Sat, Feb 20, 1982 | Grambling | 65 | Southern | 61 | ||
| Mon, Feb 22, 1982 | Prairie View | 57 | Texas Southern | 105 | ||
| Date | Visitor/Neutral | PTS | Home/Neutral | PTS | OT | Notes |
| Sat, Feb 27, 1982 | Jackson State | 88 | Grambling | 83 | ||
| Sat, Feb 27, 1982 | Alcorn State | 85 | Mississippi Valley State | 83 | ||
| Thu, Mar 4, 1982 | Grambling | 84 | Mississippi Valley State | 83 | SWAC Quarterfinal | |
| Thu, Mar 4, 1982 | Alcorn State | 102 | Prairie View | 69 | SWAC Quarterfinal | |
| Fri, Mar 5, 1982 | Grambling | 45 | Jackson State | 65 | SWAC Semifinal | |
| Fri, Mar 5, 1982 | Alcorn State | 85 | Texas Southern | 82 | SWAC Semifinal | |
| Sat, Mar 6, 1982 | Alcorn State | 87 | Jackson State | 77 | SWAC Final | |
| Sat, Mar 6, 1982 | Grambling | 70 | Texas Southern | 80 | SWAC Third Place |