1990 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament

1990 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
1990 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1989–90
Teams	8
Site	Reunion Arena; Dallas, Texas
Champions	Arkansas (5th title)
Winning coach	Nolan Richardson (2nd title)
MVP	Todd Day (Arkansas)
	Southwest Conference men's basketball tournaments ← 1989 1991 →

The 1990 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 10–0, 1990, at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.^[1]^[2]

1989–90 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Arkansas †	14	–	2	.875	30	–	5	.857
Houston	13	–	3	.813	25	–	8	.758
Texas	12	–	4	.750	24	–	9	.727
TCU	9	–	7	.563	16	–	13	.552
Baylor	7	–	9	.438	16	–	14	.533
Texas A&M	7	–	9	.438	14	–	17	.452
Rice	5	–	11	.313	11	–	17	.393
SMU	5	–	11	.313	10	–	18	.357
Texas Tech	0	–	16	.000	5	–	22	.185

† 1990 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Number 1 seed Arkansas defeated 2 seed Houston 96-84 to win their 5th championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA tournament.

Format and seeding

The tournament consisted of the top 8 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament. ^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

Place	Seed	Team	Conference			Overall
Place	Seed	Team	W	L	%	W	L	%
1	1	Arkansas	14	2	.875	30	5	.857
2	2	Houston	13	3	.813	25	8	.758
3	3	Texas	12	4	.750	24	9	.727
4	4	TCU	9	7	.563	16	13	.552
5	5	Baylor	7	9	.438	16	14	.533
5	6	Texas A&M	7	9	.438	14	17	.452
7	7	Rice	5	11	.313	11	17	.393
7	8	SMU	5	11	.313	10	18	.357
9	-	Texas Tech	0	16	.000	5	22	.185

Tournament

Quarterfinals Friday, March 9			Semifinals Saturday, March 10			Finals Sunday, March 11

1	#9 Arkansas	84

8	SMU	51
			1	#9 Arkansas	115

			5	Baylor	75
4	TCU	62

5	Baylor	72
						1	#9 Arkansas	96

						2	Houston	84
3	Texas	92

6	Texas A&M	84
			3	Texas	86

			2	Houston	89
2	Houston	90

7	Rice	81

References

^ "2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 161-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
^ "Razorback Records" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 54–57. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
^ "Razorback Records" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 54–57. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
^ "2019-20 Houston Cougars Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Houston Cougars. pp. 116–117. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
^ "2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 161-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
^ "TCU Men's Basketball 2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). TCU Horned Frogs. pp. 133–135. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
^ "2019-2020 Maylor Men's Basketball Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 150–153. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
^ "2019-20 Texas A&M Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 65-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
^ "The Rice Way, 2018-2019 Rice Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Rice Owls. pp. 162–162. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
^ "2019-20 SMU Men's Basketball Almanac" (PDF). SMU Mustangs. pp. 121-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.

[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] "Razorback Records" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 54–57. Retrieved November 22, 2019.

[4] "2019-20 Houston Cougars Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Houston Cougars. pp. 116–117. Retrieved November 22, 2019.

[5] "2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 161-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.

[6] "TCU Men's Basketball 2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). TCU Horned Frogs. pp. 133–135. Retrieved November 22, 2019.

[7] "2019-2020 Maylor Men's Basketball Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 150–153. Retrieved November 22, 2019.

[8] "2019-20 Texas A&M Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 65-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.

[9] "The Rice Way, 2018-2019 Rice Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Rice Owls. pp. 162–162. Retrieved November 22, 2019.

[10] "2019-20 SMU Men's Basketball Almanac" (PDF). SMU Mustangs. pp. 121-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.

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