1978 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1978 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 2–4, 1978, at The Summit in Houston, Texas. The first round took place on February 25 at the higher-seeded campus sites.[1][2]

1978 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams9
SiteThe Summit
Houston, TX
ChampionsHouston (1st title)
Winning coachGuy Lewis (1st title)
MVPMike Schultz (Houston)
1977–78 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 17 Texas142 .875  265  .839
No. 3 Arkansas142 .875  324  .889
Houston115 .688  258  .758
Texas Tech106 .625  1910  .655
Baylor88 .500  1413  .519
SMU610 .375  1018  .357
Texas A&M511 .313  1215  .444
Rice214 .125  422  .154
TCU214 .125  422  .154
1978 SWC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Number 3 seed Houston defeated 1 seed Texas 92–90 to win their 1st championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1978 NCAA Tournament.

Format and Seeding

The tournament consisted of 9 teams, seeds 2-8 played in a 8 team single-elimination tournament with the winner playing the top seeded team in the tournament final. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L % W L %
1
1
Texas
14
2
.875
26
5
.839
1
2
Arkansas
14
2
.875
32
4
.889
3
3
Houston
11
5
.688
25
8
.758
4
4
Texas Tech
10
6
.625
19
10
.655
5
5
Baylor
8
8
.500
14
13
.519
6
6
SMU
6
10
.375
10
18
.357
7
7
Texas A&M
5
11
.313
12
15
.444
8
8
Rice
2
14
.125
4
22
.154
8
9
TCU
2
14
.125
4
22
.154

Tournament

First Round
Saturday, February 25
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 2
Semifinals
Friday, March 3
         
2 Arkansas 84
9 TCU 42
2 Arkansas 94
6 SMU 73
5 Baylor 68
6 SMU 73
2 Arkansas 69
3 Houston 70
4 Texas Tech 85
7 Texas A&M 78
4 Texas Tech 82
3 Houston 93
3 Houston 108
8 Rice 67

Final

Finals
Saturday, March 4
   
1 Texas 90
3 Houston 92
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References

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