1979 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament

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| Year=1979

| Conference=Southwest Conference

| Division=I

| Gender=Men's

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| Teams=9

| Arena=The Summit

| City=Houston, Texas

| Champions=Arkansas

| TitleCount=2nd

| Coach=Eddie Sutton

| CoachCount=2nd

| MVP=Sidney Moncrief

| MVPTeam=Arkansas

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| Television=Metro Communications

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The 1979 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 1–3, 1979 at The Summit in Houston, Texas. The first round took place February 24 at the higher seeded campus sites.{{cite web |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/texassports_com/documents/2019/10/30/2019_20_Texas_Basketball_Fact_Book.pdf|pages=161-|title=2019-20 Fact Book|publisher=Texas Sports|format=PDF|access-date=November 22, 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Records-thru-2018-19-season.pdf|pages=54–57|title=Razorback Records|publisher=Arkansas Razorbacks|format=PDF|access-date=November 22, 2019}}

Number 1 seed Arkansas defeated 2 seed Texas 39–38 to win their 2nd championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1979 NCAA tournament.

Format and seeding

The tournament consisted of 9 teams in a single-elimination tournament. The 3 seed received a bye to the Quarterfinals and the 1 and 2 seed received a bye to the Semifinals.

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W ! L ! % ! W ! L ! %
class=wikitable !rowspan ="2" \| Place !rowspan ="2" \| Seed !rowspan ="2" width= "100pt"\|Team !colspan = "3" \| Conference !colspan ="3" \| Overall
{{center\|1}}	{{center\| 1}}	Arkansas	{{center\|13}}	{{center\|3}}	{{winpct\|13\|3}}	{{center\|25}}	{{center\|5}}	{{winpct\|25\|5}}
{{center\|1}}	{{center\| 2}}	Texas	{{center\|13}}	{{center\|3}}	{{winpct\|13\|3}}	{{center\|21}}	{{center\|8}}	{{winpct\|21\|8}}
{{center\|3}}	{{center\| 3}}	{{cbb link\|year=1978\|sex=men\|team=Texas A&M Aggies \|title=Texas A&M}}	{{center\|11}}	{{center\|5}}	{{winpct\|11\|5}}	{{center\|24}}	{{center\|9}}	{{winpct\|24\|9}}
{{center\|4}}	{{center\| 4}}	{{cbb link\|year=1978\|sex=men\|team=Baylor Bears \|title=Baylor}}	{{center\|9}}	{{center\|7}}	{{winpct\|9\|7}}	{{center\|16}}	{{center\|12}}	{{winpct\|16\|12}}
{{center\|4}}	{{center\| 5}}	Texas Tech	{{center\|9}}	{{center\|7}}	{{winpct\|9\|7}}	{{center\|19}}	{{center\|11}}	{{winpct\|19\|11}}
{{center\|6}}	{{center\| 6}}	{{cbb link\|year=1978\|sex=men\|team=Houston Cougars \|title=Houston}}	{{center\|6}}	{{center\|10}}	{{winpct\|6\|10}}	{{center\|16}}	{{center\|15}}	{{winpct\|16\|15}}
{{center\|6}}	{{center\| 7}}	{{cbb link\|year=1978\|sex=men\|team=SMU Mustangs \|title=SMU}}	{{center\|6}}	{{center\|10}}	{{winpct\|6\|10}}	{{center\|11}}	{{center\|16}}	{{winpct\|11\|16}}
{{center\|8}}	{{center\| 8}}	{{cbb link\|year=1978\|sex=men\|team=Rice Owls \|title=Rice}}	{{center\|4}}	{{center\|12}}	{{winpct\|4\|12}}	{{center\|7}}	{{center\|20}}	{{winpct\|7\|20}}
{{center\|9}}	{{center\| 9}}	{{cbb link\|year=1978\|sex=men\|team=TCU Horned Frogs \|title=TCU}}	{{center\|1}}	{{center\|15}}	{{winpct\|1\|15}}	{{center\|6}}	{{center\|21}}	{{winpct\|6\|21}}

Tournament

class=wikitable ! Date ! Winner ! Score ! Loser ! Notes
colspan = "5"; style="text-align: center\|First Round
rowspan ="3" \|Feb 24	5 Texas Tech	82-49	8 Rice	at Texas Tech
6 Houston	74-67	7 SMU	at Houston
4 Baylor	104-78	9 TCU	at Baylor
colspan = "5"; style="text-align: center\|Quarterfinals
rowspan ="2" \|Mar 1	5 Texas Tech	63-62 (OT)	3 Texas A&M
6 Houston	83-82	4 Baylor
colspan = "5"; style="text-align: center\|Semifinals
rowspan ="2" \|Mar 2	1 Arkansas	93-77	5 Texas Tech
2 Texas	70-65	6 Houston
colspan = "5"; style="text-align: center\|Finals
Mar 3	1 Arkansas	39-38	2 Texas

References

Category:1978–79 Southwest Conference men's basketball season

Category:Basketball competitions in Houston

Category:Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament

Category:1970s in Houston

Category:1979 in sports in Texas

W ! L ! % ! W ! L ! %
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{{center\|1}}	{{center\| 1}}	Arkansas	{{center\|13}}	{{center\|3}}	{{winpct\|13\|3}}	{{center\|25}}	{{center\|5}}	{{winpct\|25\|5}}
{{center\|1}}	{{center\| 2}}	Texas	{{center\|13}}	{{center\|3}}	{{winpct\|13\|3}}	{{center\|21}}	{{center\|8}}	{{winpct\|21\|8}}
{{center\|3}}	{{center\| 3}}	{{cbb link\|year=1978\|sex=men\|team=Texas A&M Aggies \|title=Texas A&M}}	{{center\|11}}	{{center\|5}}	{{winpct\|11\|5}}	{{center\|24}}	{{center\|9}}	{{winpct\|24\|9}}
{{center\|4}}	{{center\| 4}}	{{cbb link\|year=1978\|sex=men\|team=Baylor Bears \|title=Baylor}}	{{center\|9}}	{{center\|7}}	{{winpct\|9\|7}}	{{center\|16}}	{{center\|12}}	{{winpct\|16\|12}}
{{center\|4}}	{{center\| 5}}	Texas Tech	{{center\|9}}	{{center\|7}}	{{winpct\|9\|7}}	{{center\|19}}	{{center\|11}}	{{winpct\|19\|11}}
{{center\|6}}	{{center\| 6}}	{{cbb link\|year=1978\|sex=men\|team=Houston Cougars \|title=Houston}}	{{center\|6}}	{{center\|10}}	{{winpct\|6\|10}}	{{center\|16}}	{{center\|15}}	{{winpct\|16\|15}}
{{center\|6}}	{{center\| 7}}	{{cbb link\|year=1978\|sex=men\|team=SMU Mustangs \|title=SMU}}	{{center\|6}}	{{center\|10}}	{{winpct\|6\|10}}	{{center\|11}}	{{center\|16}}	{{winpct\|11\|16}}
{{center\|8}}	{{center\| 8}}	{{cbb link\|year=1978\|sex=men\|team=Rice Owls \|title=Rice}}	{{center\|4}}	{{center\|12}}	{{winpct\|4\|12}}	{{center\|7}}	{{center\|20}}	{{winpct\|7\|20}}
{{center\|9}}	{{center\| 9}}	{{cbb link\|year=1978\|sex=men\|team=TCU Horned Frogs \|title=TCU}}	{{center\|1}}	{{center\|15}}	{{winpct\|1\|15}}	{{center\|6}}	{{center\|21}}	{{winpct\|6\|21}}