1979 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament


The 1979 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 1-3, 1979 at The Summit in Houston, TX. The first round took place on February 24 at the higher seeded campus sites.
Number 1 seed defeated 2 seed 39-38 to win their 2nd championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1979 NCAA Tournament.

Format and Seeding

The tournament consisted of 9 teams in a single-elimination tournament. The 3 seed received a bye to the Quarterfinals and the 1 and 2 seed received a bye to the Semifinals.
PlaceSeedTeamConferenceConferenceConferenceOverallOverallOverall
PlaceSeedTeamWL%WL%
1
1
13
3
25
5
1
2
13
3
21
8
3
3
11
5
24
9
4
4
9
7
16
12
4
5
Texas Tech
9
7
19
11
6
6
6
10
16
15
6
7
6
10
11
16
8
8
4
12
7
20
9
9
1
15
6
21

Tournament