1996 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament

1996 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1995–96
Teams	8
Site	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
Champions	Texas Tech (5th title)
Winning coach	James Dickey (2nd title)
MVP	Reggie Freeman (Texas)
Southwest Conference men's basketball tournaments

1995–96 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 Texas Tech †	14	–	0		1.000			30	–	2		.938
Houston	11	–	3		.786			17	–	10		.630
Texas	10	–	4		.714			21	–	10		.677
TCU	6	–	8		.429			15	–	15		.500
Rice	5	–	9		.357			14	–	14		.500
Texas A&M	3	–	11		.214			11	–	16		.407
SMU	3	–	11		.214			8	–	20		.286
Baylor	4	–	10		.286			9	–	18		.333
† 1996 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10, 1996, at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.^[1][2]

Number 1 seed Texas Tech defeated 3 seed Texas 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.

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
			W	L	%	W	L	%
1	1	Texas Tech	14	0	1.000	30	2	.938
2	2	Houston	11	3	.786	17	10	.630
3	3	Texas	10	4	.714	21	10	.677
4	4	TCU	6	8	.429	15	15	.500
5	5	Rice	5	9	.357	14	14	.500
6	6	Baylor	4	10	.286	9	18	.333
7	7	SMU	3	11	.214	8	20	.286
7	8	Texas A&M	3	11	.214	11	16	.407

Tournament

	Quarterfinals Thursday, March 7					Semifinals Friday, March 8					Finals Saturday, March 9
	1	#7 Texas Tech	85
	8	Texas A&M	57
						1	#7 Texas Tech	68
						5	Rice	53
	4	TCU	67
	5	Rice	78
											1	#7 Texas Tech	75
											3	Texas	73
	3	Texas	86
	6	Baylor	65
						3	Texas	89
						7	SMU	67
	2	Houston	57
	7	SMU	62

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