| 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 | 96 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Baylor | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas | 89 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | SMU | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Houston | 57 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | SMU | 62 | ||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 161-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ↑ "Razorback Records" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 54–57. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ↑ "2019-2020 Red Raider Program Guide" (PDF). Texas Tech Red Raiders. pp. 77–81. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ↑ "2019-20 Houston Cougars Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Houston Cougars. pp. 116–117. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ↑ "2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 161-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ↑ "TCU Men's Basketball 2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). TCU Horned Frogs. pp. 133–135. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ↑ "The Rice Way, 2018-2019 Rice Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Rice Owls. pp. 162–162. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ↑ "2019-2020 Maylor Men's Basketball Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 150–153. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ↑ "2019-20 SMU Men's Basketball Almanac" (PDF). SMU Mustangs. pp. 121-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ↑ "2019-20 Texas A&M Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 65-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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