1986 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1986 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 7–9, 1986, at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.[1][2]

1986 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198586
Teams8
SiteReunion Arena
Dallas, Texas
ChampionsTexas Tech (3rd title)
Winning coachGerald Myers (3rd title)
MVPTony Benford (Texas Tech)
1985–86 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
TCU124 .750229  .710
Texas124 .7501912  .613
Texas A&M124 .7502012  .625
SMU106 .6251811  .621
Texas Tech97 .5631813  .581
Houston88 .5001414  .500
Arkansas88 .5001414  .500
Baylor313 .1881116  .407
Rice214 .125919  .321
1986 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Number 5 seed Texas Tech defeated 2 seed Texas A&M 67-63 to win their 3rd championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament.

Format and seeding

The tournament consisted of the top 8 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L  % W L  %
1
1
TCU
12
4
.750
22
9
.710
1
2
Texas A&M
12
4
.750
20
12
.625
1
3
Texas
12
4
.750
19
12
.613
4
4
SMU
10
6
.625
18
11
.621
5
5
Texas Tech
9
7
.563
17
14
.548
6
6
Houston
8
8
.500
14
14
.500
7
7
Arkansas
4
12
.250
12
16
.429
9
8
Rice
2
14
.125
9
19
.321
8
-
Baylor
3
13
.188
11
16
.407

Tournament

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 7
Semifinals
Saturday, March 8
Finals
Sunday, March 9
         
1 TCU 78
8 Rice 59
1 TCU 67
5 Texas Tech 71
4 SMU 40
5 Texas Tech 45
5 Texas Tech 67
2 Texas A&M 63
3 Texas 78
6 Houston 62
3 Texas 47
2 Texas A&M 55
2 Texas A&M 67
7 Arkansas 51

References

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  2. "Razorback Records" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 54–57. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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  4. "2019-20 Texas A&M Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 65-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  5. "2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 161-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  6. "2019-20 SMU Men's Basketball Almanac" (PDF). SMU Mustangs. pp. 121-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  7. "2019-2020 Red Raider Program Guide" (PDF). Texas Tech Red Raiders. pp. 77–81. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  8. "2019-20 Houston Cougars Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Houston Cougars. pp. 116–117. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  9. "Razorback Records" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 54–57. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  10. "The Rice Way, 2018-2019 Rice Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Rice Owls. pp. 162–162. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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