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College 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)
Southwest Conference men's basketball tournaments← 19851987 →
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.

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.

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

References

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  8. "2019-20 Houston Cougars Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Houston Cougars. pp. 116–117. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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  10. "The Rice Way, 2018-2019 Rice Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Rice Owls. pp. 162–162. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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