1986 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament

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

1986 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1985–86
Teams	8
Site	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
Champions	Texas Tech (3rd title)
Winning coach	Gerald Myers (3rd title)
MVP	Tony Benford (Texas Tech)
Southwest Conference men's basketball tournaments ← 1985 1987 →

1985–86 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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.

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	TCU	12	4	.750	22	9	.710
1	2	Texas A&M	12	4	.750	20	12	.625
1	3	Texas	12	4	.750	19	12	.613
4	4	SMU	10	6	.625	18	11	.621
5	5	Texas Tech	9	7	.563	17	14	.548
6	6	Houston	8	8	.500	14	14	.500
7	7	Arkansas	4	12	.250	12	16	.429
9	8	Rice	2	14	.125	9	19	.321
8	-	Baylor	3	13	.188	11	16	.407

Tournament

	Quarterfinals Friday, March 7					Semifinals Saturday, March 8					Finals Sunday, March 9
	1	TCU	78
	8	Rice	59
						1	TCU	67
						5	Texas Tech	71
	4	SMU	40
	5	Texas Tech	45
											5	Texas Tech	67
											2	Texas A&M	63
	3	Texas	78
	6	Houston	62
						3	Texas	47
						2	Texas A&M	55
	2	Texas A&M	67
	7	Arkansas	51

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