1996 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
| 1996 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 1995–96 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| Champions | Texas Tech (5th title) |
| Winning coach | James Dickey (2nd title) |
| MVP | Reggie Freeman (Texas) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Texas Tech † | 14 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 30 | – | 2 | .938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1996 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1996 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10, 1996, at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.[1][2]
Number 1 seed Texas Tech defeated 3 seed Texas 75-73 to win their 5th championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament. This was the final season of the Southwest Conference tournament since the SWC would cease operations after the 1995-96 school year.
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 |
Texas Tech | 14 |
0 |
1.000 | 30 |
2 |
.938 |
2 |
2 |
Houston | 11 |
3 |
.786 | 17 |
10 |
.630 |
3 |
3 |
Texas | 10 |
4 |
.714 | 21 |
10 |
.677 |
4 |
4 |
TCU | 6 |
8 |
.429 | 15 |
15 |
.500 |
5 |
5 |
Rice | 5 |
9 |
.357 | 14 |
14 |
.500 |
6 |
6 |
Baylor | 4 |
10 |
.286 | 9 |
18 |
.333 |
7 |
7 |
SMU | 3 |
11 |
.214 | 8 |
20 |
.286 |
7 |
8 |
Texas A&M | 3 |
11 |
.214 | 11 |
16 |
.407 |
Tournament
| Quarterfinals Thursday, March 7 | Semifinals Friday, March 8 | Finals Saturday, March 9 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | #7 Texas Tech | 85 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Texas A&M | 57 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | #7 Texas Tech | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Rice | 53 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | TCU | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Rice | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | #7 Texas Tech | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas | 86 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Baylor | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas | 89 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | SMU | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Houston | 57 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | SMU | 62 | ||||||||||||
References
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