1988 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1988 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 12-0, 1988 at Reunion Arena in Dallas, TX.
Number 1 seed defeated 2 seed 75-64 to win their 1st championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1988 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 | | 28 | 7 | |
| 2 | 2 | | 11 | 5 | | 23 | 11 | |
| 2 | 3 | Arkansas | 11 | 5 | | 21 | 9 | |
| 4 | 4 | | 10 | 6 | | 16 | 13 | |
| 4 | 5 | | 10 | 6 | | 18 | 13 | |
| 6 | 6 | | 8 | 8 | | 16 | 15 | |
| 7 | 7 | Texas Tech | 4 | 12 | | 9 | 19 | |
| 8 | 8 | | 3 | 13 | | 9 | 19 | |
| 8 | - | | 3 | 13 | | 6 | 21 | |
