1984 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament

1984 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1983–84
Teams9
SiteThe Summit
Houston, Texas
ChampionsHouston (4th title)
Winning coachGuy Lewis (4th title)
MVPAkeem Olajuwon (Houston)
TelevisionNBC
← 1983
1985 →
1983–84 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Houston † 15 – 1   .938 32 – 5   .865
No. 8 Arkansas 14 – 2   .875 25 – 7   .781
SMU 12 – 4   .750 25 – 8   .758
Texas Tech 10 – 6   .625 17 – 12   .586
Texas A&M 7 – 9   .438 16 – 14   .533
Rice 6 – 10   .375 13 – 17   .433
TCU 4 – 12   .250 11 – 17   .393
Texas 3 – 13   .188 7 – 21   .250
Baylor 1 – 15   .063 5 – 23   .179
† 1984 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 1984 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 9–11, 1984 at The Summit in Houston, Texas. The first round took place March 6 at the higher seeded campus sites.[1][2]

Number 1 seed Houston defeated 2 seed Arkansas 57-56 to win their 4th championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA tournament.

Format and seeding

The tournament consisted of 9 teams in a single-elimination tournament. The 3 seed received a bye to the Quarterfinals and the 1 and 2 seed received a bye to the Semifinals. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L % W L %
1
1
 Houston
15
1
 .938
32
5
 .865
2
2
 Arkansas
14
2
 .875
25
7
 .781
3
3
 SMU
12
4
 .750
25
8
 .758
4
4
 Texas Tech
10
6
 .625
17
12
 .586
5
5
 Texas A&M
7
9
 .438
16
14
 .533
6
6
 Rice
6
10
 .375
13
17
 .433
7
7
 TCU
4
12
 .250
11
17
 .393
8
8
 Texas
3
13
 .188
7
21
 .250
9
9
 Baylor
1
15
 .063
5
23
 .179

Tournament

Date Winner Score Loser Notes
First Round
Mar 6 6 Rice 64-52 7 TCU at Rice
4 Texas Tech 63-48 9 Baylor at Texas Tech
5 Texas A&M 75-54 8 Texas at Texas A&M
Quarterfinals
Mar 9 6 Rice 53-48 4 Texas Tech
5 Texas A&M 59-57 3 SMU
Semifinals
Mar 10 1 Houston 53-50 6 Rice
2 Arkansas 49-47 5 Texas A&M
Finals
Mar 11 1 Houston 57-56 2 Arkansas

References

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  8. ^ "The Rice Way, 2018-2019 Rice Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Rice Owls. pp. 162–162. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  9. ^ "TCU Men's Basketball 2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). TCU Horned Frogs. pp. 133–135. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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  11. ^ "2019-2020 Baylor Men's Basketball Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 150–153. Retrieved November 22, 2019.