1986 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1986 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 8-0, 1986 at Reunion Arena in Dallas, TX.
Number 5 seed Texas Tech defeated 2 seed 67-63 to win their 3rd championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Tournament.The tournament consisted of the top 8 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament.
| Place | Seed | Team | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| Place | Seed | Team | W | L | % | W | L | % |
| 1 | 1 | | 12 | 4 | | 22 | 9 | |
| 1 | 2 | | 12 | 4 | | 20 | 12 | |
| 1 | 3 | | 12 | 4 | | 19 | 12 | |
| 4 | 4 | | 10 | 6 | | 18 | 11 | |
| 5 | 5 | Texas Tech | 9 | 7 | | 17 | 14 | |
| 6 | 6 | | 8 | 8 | | 14 | 14 | |
| 7 | 7 | | 4 | 12 | | 12 | 16 | |
| 9 | 8 | | 2 | 14 | | 9 | 19 | |
| 8 | - | | 3 | 13 | | 11 | 16 | |
