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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 edit
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
References edit
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