1978 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament


The 1978 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 2–4, 1978, at The Summit in Houston, Texas. The first round took place on February 25 at the higher-seeded campus sites.[1][2]

1978 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1977–78
Teams9
SiteThe Summit
Houston, Texas
ChampionsHouston (1st title)
Winning coachGuy Lewis (1st title)
MVPMike Schultz (Houston)
← 1977
1979 →
1977–78 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Arkansas142 .875324 .889
No. 17 Texas142 .875265 .839
Houston115 .688258 .758
Texas Tech106 .6251910 .655
Baylor88 .5001413 .519
SMU610 .3751018 .357
Texas A&M511 .3131215 .444
Rice214 .125422 .154
TCU214 .125422 .154
1978 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Number 3 seed Houston defeated 1 seed Texas 92–90 to win their 1st championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1978 NCAA tournament.

Format and seeding

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The tournament consisted of 9 teams, seeds 2-8 played in an 8 team single-elimination tournament with the winner playing the top seeded team in the tournament final.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

PlaceSeedTeamConferenceOverall
WL%WL%
1
1
Texas
14
2
.875
26
5
.839
1
2
Arkansas
14
2
.875
32
4
.889
3
3
Houston
11
5
.688
25
8
.758
4
4
Texas Tech
10
6
.625
19
10
.655
5
5
Baylor
8
8
.500
14
13
.519
6
6
SMU
6
10
.375
10
18
.357
7
7
Texas A&M
5
11
.313
12
15
.444
8
8
Rice
2
14
.125
4
22
.154
8
9
TCU
2
14
.125
4
22
.154

Tournament

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First round
Saturday, February 25
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 2
Semifinals
Friday, March 3
         
2#4 Arkansas84
9TCU42
2#4 Arkansas94
6SMU73
5Baylor68
6SMU73
2#4 Arkansas69
3Houston70
4Texas Tech85
7Texas A&M78
4Texas Tech82
3Houston93
3Houston108
8Rice67

Final

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Finals
Saturday, March 4
   
1#12 Texas90
3Houston92

References

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  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.
  3. ^ "2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 161-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  4. ^ "Razorback Records" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 54–57. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019-20 Houston Cougars Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Houston Cougars. pp. 116–117. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019-2020 Red Raider Program Guide" (PDF). Texas Tech Red Raiders. pp. 77–81. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  7. ^ "2019-2020 Baylor Men's Basketball Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 150–153. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  8. ^ "2019-20 SMU Men's Basketball Almanac" (PDF). SMU Mustangs. pp. 121-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  9. ^ "2019-20 Texas A&M Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 65-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  10. ^ "The Rice Way, 2018-2019 Rice Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Rice Owls. pp. 162–162. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  11. ^ "TCU Men's Basketball 2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). TCU Horned Frogs. pp. 133–135. Retrieved November 22, 2019.