Misplaced Pages

1988 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

College basketball tournament
1988 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1987–88
Teams8
SiteReunion Arena
Dallas, Texas
ChampionsSMU (1st title)
Winning coachDave Bliss (1st title)
MVPMicheal Williams (Baylor)
Southwest Conference men's basketball tournaments← 19871989 →
1987–88 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
SMU † 12 – 4   .750 28 – 7   .800
Arkansas 11 – 5   .688 21 – 9   .700
Baylor 11 – 5   .688 23 – 11   .676
Houston 10 – 6   .625 18 – 13   .581
Texas 10 – 6   .625 16 – 13   .552
Texas A&M 8 – 8   .500 16 – 15   .516
Texas Tech 4 – 12   .250 9 – 19   .321
TCU 3 – 13   .188 9 – 19   .321
Rice 3 – 13   .188 6 – 21   .222
† 1988 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 12–0, 1988, at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.

Number 1 seed SMU defeated 2 seed Baylor 75-64 to win their 1st championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1988 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 SMU 12 4 .750 28 7 .800
2 2 Baylor 11 5 .688 23 11 .676
2 3 Arkansas 11 5 .688 21 9 .700
4 4 Texas 10 6 .625 16 13 .552
4 5 Houston 10 6 .625 18 13 .581
6 6 Texas A&M 8 8 .500 16 15 .516
7 7 Texas Tech 4 12 .250 9 19 .321
8 8 TCU 3 13 .188 9 19 .321
8 - Rice 3 13 .188 6 21 .222

Tournament

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 11 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 12 		Finals
Sunday, March 13
         
1 SMU 86
8 TCU 84
1 SMU 98
5 Houston 76
4 Texas 57
5 Houston 72
1 SMU 75
2 Baylor 64
3 Arkansas 76
6 Texas A&M 64
3 Arkansas 73
2 Baylor 74
2 Baylor 54
7 Texas Tech 53

References

  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 SMU Men's Basketball Almanac" (PDF). SMU Mustangs. pp. 121-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  4. "2019-2020 Maylor Men's Basketball Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 150–153. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  5. "Razorback Records" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 54–57. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  6. "2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 161-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  7. "2019-20 Houston Cougars Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Houston Cougars. pp. 116–117. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  8. "2019-20 Texas A&M Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 65-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  9. "2019-2020 Red Raider Program Guide" (PDF). Texas Tech Red Raiders. pp. 77–81. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  10. "TCU Men's Basketball 2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). TCU Horned Frogs. pp. 133–135. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournaments
Conference
National
Categories: