The 1984 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 9–11, 1984 at The Summit in Houston, Texas. The first round took place March 6 at the higher seeded campus sites.[1][2]
1984 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 1983–84 |
Teams | 9 |
Site | The Summit Houston, Texas |
Champions | Houston (4th title) |
Winning coach | Guy Lewis (4th title) |
MVP | Akeem Olajuwon (Houston) |
Television | NBC |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Houston † | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 32 | – | 5 | .865 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Arkansas | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 5 | – | 23 | .179 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1984 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
Number 1 seed Houston defeated 2 seed Arkansas 57-56 to win their 4th championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1984 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.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Place | Seed | Team | Conference | Overall | ||||
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W | L | % | W | L | % | |||
1 | 1 | Houston | 15 | 1 | .938 | 32 | 5 | .865 |
2 | 2 | Arkansas | 14 | 2 | .875 | 25 | 7 | .781 |
3 | 3 | SMU | 12 | 4 | .750 | 25 | 8 | .758 |
4 | 4 | Texas Tech | 10 | 6 | .625 | 17 | 12 | .586 |
5 | 5 | Texas A&M | 7 | 9 | .438 | 16 | 14 | .533 |
6 | 6 | Rice | 6 | 10 | .375 | 13 | 17 | .433 |
7 | 7 | TCU | 4 | 12 | .250 | 11 | 17 | .393 |
8 | 8 | Texas | 3 | 13 | .188 | 7 | 21 | .250 |
9 | 9 | Baylor | 1 | 15 | .063 | 5 | 23 | .179 |
Tournament
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
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First Round | ||||
Mar 6 | 6 Rice | 64-52 | 7 TCU | at Rice |
4 Texas Tech | 63-48 | 9 Baylor | at Texas Tech | |
5 Texas A&M | 75-54 | 8 Texas | at Texas A&M | |
Quarterfinals | ||||
Mar 9 | 6 Rice | 53-48 | 4 Texas Tech | |
5 Texas A&M | 59-57 | 3 SMU | ||
Semifinals | ||||
Mar 10 | 1 Houston | 53-50 | 6 Rice | |
2 Arkansas | 49-47 | 5 Texas A&M | ||
Finals | ||||
Mar 11 | 1 Houston | 57-56 | 2 Arkansas |
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