1979 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament

1979 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1978–79
Teams9
SiteThe Summit
Houston, Texas
ChampionsArkansas (2nd title)
Winning coachEddie Sutton (2nd title)
MVPSidney Moncrief (Arkansas)
TelevisionMetro Communications
← 1978
1980 →
1978–79 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Arkansas† 13 – 3   .813 25 – 5   .833
Texas 13 – 3   .813 21 – 8   .724
Texas A&M 11 – 5   .688 24 – 9   .727
Baylor 9 – 7   .563 16 – 12   .571
Texas Tech 9 – 7   .563 19 – 11   .633
Houston 6 – 10   .375 16 – 15   .516
SMU 6 – 10   .375 11 – 16   .407
Rice 4 – 12   .250 7 – 20   .259
TCU 1 – 15   .063 6 – 21   .222
† 1979 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1979 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 1–3, 1979 at The Summit in Houston, Texas. The first round took place February 24 at the higher seeded campus sites.[1][2]

Number 1 seed Arkansas defeated 2 seed Texas 39–38 to win their 2nd championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1979 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
 Arkansas
13
3
 .813
25
5
 .833
1
2
 Texas
13
3
 .813
21
8
 .724
3
3
 Texas A&M
11
5
 .688
24
9
 .727
4
4
 Baylor
9
7
 .563
16
12
 .571
4
5
 Texas Tech
9
7
 .563
19
11
 .633
6
6
 Houston
6
10
 .375
16
15
 .516
6
7
 SMU
6
10
 .375
11
16
 .407
8
8
 Rice
4
12
 .250
7
20
 .259
9
9
 TCU
1
15
 .063
6
21
 .222

Tournament

Date Winner Score Loser Notes
First Round
Feb 24 5 Texas Tech 82-49 8 Rice at Texas Tech
6 Houston 74-67 7 SMU at Houston
4 Baylor 104-78 9 TCU at Baylor
Quarterfinals
Mar 1 5 Texas Tech 63-62 (OT) 3 Texas A&M
6 Houston 83-82 4 Baylor
Semifinals
Mar 2 1 Arkansas 93-77 5 Texas Tech
2 Texas 70-65 6 Houston
Finals
Mar 3 1 Arkansas 39-38 2 Texas

References

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