1996 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1996 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 8-0, 1996 at Reunion Arena in Dallas, TX.
Number 1 seed Texas Tech defeated 3 seed 75-73 to win their 5th championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Tournament. This was the final season of the Southwest Conference Tournament since the SWC would cease operations after the 1995-96 school year.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 | Texas Tech | 14 | 0 | | 30 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2 | | 11 | 3 | | 17 | 10 | |
| 3 | 3 | | 10 | 4 | | 21 | 10 | |
| 4 | 4 | | 6 | 8 | | 15 | 15 | |
| 5 | 5 | | 5 | 9 | | 14 | 14 | |
| 6 | 6 | | 4 | 10 | | 9 | 18 | |
| 7 | 7 | | 3 | 11 | | 8 | 20 | |
| 7 | 8 | | 3 | 11 | | 11 | 16 | |
Tournament
