1979 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1979 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 1-3, 1979 at The Summit in Houston, TX. The first round took place on February 24 at the higher seeded campus sites. [1][2]

1979 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1978–79
Teams9
SiteThe Summit
Houston, TX
ChampionsArkansas (2nd title)
Winning coachEddie Sutton (2nd title)
MVPSidney Moncrief (Arkansas)
TelevisionMetro Communications
1978–79 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Arkansas†13–3 .813  25–5  .833
Texas13–3 .813  21–8  .724
Texas A&M11–5 .688  24–9  .727
Baylor9–7 .563  16–12  .571
Texas Tech9–7 .563  19–11  .633
Houston6–10 .375  16–15  .516
SMU6–10 .375  11–16  .407
Rice4–12 .250  7–20  .259
TCU1–15 .063  6–21  .222
† 1979 SWC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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 245 Texas Tech82-498 Riceat Texas Tech
6 Houston74-677 SMUat Houston
4 Baylor104-789 TCUat Baylor
Quarterfinals
Mar 15 Texas Tech63-62 (OT)3 Texas A&M
6 Houston83-824 Baylor
Semifinals
Mar 21 Arkansas93-775 Texas Tech
2 Texas70-656 Houston
Finals
Mar 31 Arkansas39-382 Texas



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