1986 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament

1986 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1985–86
Teams8
SiteReunion Arena
Dallas, Texas
ChampionsTexas Tech (3rd title)
Winning coachGerald Myers (3rd title)
MVPTony Benford (Texas Tech)
← 1985
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1985–86 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
TCU 12 4   .750 22 9   .710
Texas 12 4   .750 19 12   .613
Texas A&M 12 4   .750 20 12   .625
SMU 10 6   .625 18 11   .621
Texas Tech 9 7   .563 18 13   .581
Houston 8 8   .500 14 14   .500
Arkansas 8 8   .500 14 14   .500
Baylor 3 13   .188 11 16   .407
Rice 2 14   .125 9 19   .321
1986 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 7–9, 1986, at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.[1][2]

Number 5 seed Texas Tech defeated 2 seed Texas A&M 67-63 to win their 3rd championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1986 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.