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1978 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament


The 1978 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 2–4, 1978, at The Summit in Houston, Texas. The first round took place on February 25 at the higher-seeded campus sites.[1][2]

1978 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1977–78
Teams9
SiteThe Summit
Houston, Texas
ChampionsHouston (1st title)
Winning coachGuy Lewis (1st title)
MVPMike Schultz (Houston)
← 1977
1979 →
1977–78 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Arkansas 14 – 2   .875 32 – 4   .889
No. 17 Texas 14 – 2   .875 26 – 5   .839
Houston † 11 – 5   .688 25 – 8   .758
Texas Tech 10 – 6   .625 19 – 10   .655
Baylor 8 – 8   .500 14 – 13   .519
SMU 6 – 10   .375 10 – 18   .357
Texas A&M 5 – 11   .313 12 – 15   .444
Rice 2 – 14   .125 4 – 22   .154
TCU 2 – 14   .125 4 – 22   .154
† 1978 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Number 3 seed Houston defeated 1 seed Texas 92–90 to win their 1st championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1978 NCAA tournament.

Format and seeding

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The tournament consisted of 9 teams, seeds 2-8 played in an 8 team single-elimination tournament with the winner playing the top seeded team in the tournament final. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L % W L %
1
1
 Texas
14
2
 .875
26
5
 .839
1
2
 Arkansas
14
2
 .875
32
4
 .889
3
3
 Houston
11
5
 .688
25
8
 .758
4
4
 Texas Tech
10
6
 .625
19
10
 .655
5
5
 Baylor
8
8
 .500
14
13
 .519
6
6
 SMU
6
10
 .375
10
18
 .357
7
7
 Texas A&M
5
11
 .313
12
15
 .444
8
8
 Rice
2
14
 .125
4
22
 .154
8
9
 TCU
2
14
 .125
4
22
 .154

Tournament

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First round
Saturday, February 25 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 2 		Semifinals
Friday, March 3
         
2 #4 Arkansas 84
9 TCU 42
2 #4 Arkansas 94
6 SMU 73
5 Baylor 68
6 SMU 73
2 #4 Arkansas 69
3 Houston 70
4 Texas Tech 85
7 Texas A&M 78
4 Texas Tech 82
3 Houston 93
3 Houston 108
8 Rice 67

Final

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Finals
Saturday, March 4
   
1 #12 Texas 90
3 Houston 92

References

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  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 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 161-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  4. ^ "Razorback Records" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 54–57. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019-20 Houston Cougars Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Houston Cougars. pp. 116–117. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019-2020 Red Raider Program Guide" (PDF). Texas Tech Red Raiders. pp. 77–81. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  7. ^ "2019-2020 Baylor Men's Basketball Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 150–153. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  8. ^ "2019-20 SMU Men's Basketball Almanac" (PDF). SMU Mustangs. pp. 121-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  9. ^ "2019-20 Texas A&M Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 65-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  10. ^ "The Rice Way, 2018-2019 Rice Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Rice Owls. pp. 162–162. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  11. ^ "TCU Men's Basketball 2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). TCU Horned Frogs. pp. 133–135. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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