1988 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1988 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 12-0, 1988 at Reunion Arena in Dallas, TX. [1][2]

1988 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1987–88
Teams	8
Site	Reunion Arena Dallas, TX
Champions	SMU (1st title)
Winning coach	Dave Bliss (1st title)
MVP	Micheal Williams (Baylor)
Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments

1987–88 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
SMU †	12	–	4		.750			28	–	7		.800
Arkansas	11	–	5		.688			21	–	9		.700
Baylor	11	–	5		.688			23	–	11		.676
Houston	10	–	6		.625			18	–	13		.581
Texas	10	–	6		.625			16	–	13		.552
Texas A&M	8	–	8		.500			16	–	15		.516
Texas Tech	4	–	12		.250			9	–	19		.321
TCU	3	–	13		.188			9	–	19		.321
Rice	3	–	13		.188			6	–	21		.222
† 1988 SWC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Number 1 seed SMU defeated 2 seed Baylor 75-64 to win their 1st championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Tournament.

Format and Seeding

The tournament consisted of the top 8 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Place	Seed	Team	Conference			Overall
			W	L	%	W	L	%
1	1	SMU	12	4	.750	28	7	.800
2	2	Baylor	11	5	.688	23	11	.676
2	3	Arkansas	11	5	.688	21	9	.700
4	4	Texas	10	6	.625	16	13	.552
4	5	Houston	10	6	.625	18	13	.581
6	6	Texas A&M	8	8	.500	16	15	.516
7	7	Texas Tech	4	12	.250	9	19	.321
8	8	TCU	3	13	.188	9	19	.321
8	-	Rice	3	13	.188	6	21	.222

Tournament

	Quarterfinals Friday, March 11					Semifinals Saturday, March 12					Finals Sunday, March 13
	1	SMU	86
	8	TCU	84
						1	SMU	98
						5	Houston	76
	4	Texas	57
	5	Houston	72
											1	SMU	75
											2	Baylor	64
	3	Arkansas	76
	6	Texas A&M	64
						3	Arkansas	73
						2	Baylor	74
	2	Baylor	54
	7	Texas Tech	53

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