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.

  1. ^ "2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 161-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Razorback Records" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 54–57. Retrieved November 22, 2019.