1989 Southwest Conference women's basketball tournament

1989 Southwest Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
SiteMoody Coliseum
Dallas, Texas
ChampionsTexas (7th title)
Winning coachJody Conradt (7th title)
MVPClarissa Davis (Texas)
← 1988
1990 →
1988–89 Southwest Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Texas† 16 – 0   1.000 28 – 5   .848
Arkansas 13 – 3   .813 22 – 8   .733
Texas Tech 9 – 7   .563 16 – 13   .552
Houston 9 – 7   .563 16 – 12   .571
Texas A&M 8 – 8   .500 17 – 12   .586
SMU 7 – 9   .438 11 – 14   .440
Rice 5 – 11   .313 14 – 14   .500
TCU 4 – 12   .250 9 – 16   .360
Baylor 1 – 15   .063 3 – 23   .115
† 1989 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Southwest Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 8–11, 1989, at Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas.[1]

Number 1 seed Texas defeated 2 seed Arkansas 101–99 to win their 7th championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament.

Despite the loss, Arkansas received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.

Format and seeding

The tournament consisted of a 6 team single-elimination tournament. The top two seeds had a bye to the Semifinals. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L % W L %
1
1
 Texas
16
0
 1.000
28
5
 .848
2
2
 Arkansas
13
3
 .813
22
8
 .733
3
3
 Texas Tech
9
7
 .563
16
13
 .552
3
4
 Houston
9
7
 .563
16
12
 .571
5
5
 Texas A&M
8
8
 .500
17
12
 .586
6
6
 SMU
7
9
 .438
11
14
 .440
7
-
 Rice
5
11
 .313
14
14
 .500
8
-
 TCU
4
12
 .250
9
16
 .360
9
-
 Baylor
1
15
 .063
3
23
 .115

Tournament

Quarterfinal
Wednesday, March 8 		Semifinals
Thursday, March 9 		Finals
Saturday, March 11
1 Texas 74
4 Houston 73 5 Texas A&M 59
5 Texas A&M 86 1 Texas 101
2 Arkansas 99
2 Arkansas 79
3 Texas Tech 81 3 Texas Tech 72
6 SMU 65

References

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  3. ^ "2019-2020 Arkansas Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 172–172. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
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  5. ^ "Houston 2019-20 Women's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Houston Cougars. pp. 130–133. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  6. ^ "2018-19 Texas A&M Women's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 104–106. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  7. ^ "2018-19 SMU Women's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). SMU Mustangs. pp. 45–45. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  8. ^ "2019-20 Rice Women's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Rice Owls. pp. 90–95. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  9. ^ "2019-20 TCU Women's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). TCU Horned Frogs. pp. 88–88. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  10. ^ "2019-2020 Baylor Women's Basketball Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 132–132. Retrieved November 27, 2019.