1988 Southwest Conference women's basketball tournament

The 1988 Southwest Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 9–12, 1988, at Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas.[1]

1988 Southwest Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
SiteMoody Coliseum
Dallas, Texas
ChampionsTexas (6th title)
Winning coachJody Conradt (6th title)
MVPDoreatha Cornwell (Texas)
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1989 →
1987–88 Southwest Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Texas 16 0   1.000 32 3   .914
Houston 12 4   .750 22 7   .759
Texas Tech 9 7   .563 17 13   .567
Arkansas 8 8   .500 13 15   .464
Texas A&M 8 8   .500 15 13   .536
SMU 6 10   .375 12 16   .429
Rice 5 11   .313 11 14   .440
TCU 5 11   .313 12 15   .444
Baylor 3 13   .188 10 20   .333
1988 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Number 1 seed Texas defeated 3 seed Texas Tech 88–61 to win their sixth championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament.

Houston received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.

Format and seeding

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The tournament consisted of a 6 team single-elimination tournament. The top two seeds had a bye to the Semifinals. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L % W L %
1
1
Texas
16
0
1.000
32
3
.914
2
2
Houston
12
4
.750
22
7
.759
3
3
Texas Tech
9
7
.563
17
13
.567
4
4
Arkansas
8
8
.500
13
15
.464
4
5
Texas A&M
8
8
.500
15
13
.536
6
6
SMU
6
10
.375
12
16
.429
7
-
Rice
5
11
.313
11
14
.440
7
-
TCU
5
11
.313
12
15
.444
9
-
Baylor
3
13
.188
10
20
.333

Tournament

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Quarterfinal
Wednesday, March 9
Semifinals
Thursday, March 10
Finals
Saturday, March 12
1 Texas 72
4 Arkansas 58 5 Texas A&M 56
5 Texas A&M 59 1 Texas 88
3 Texas Tech 61
2 Houston 59
3 Texas Tech 60 3 Texas Tech 60
6 SMU 49

References

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  1. ^ "2018-19 Women's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 80–86. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "2018-19 Women's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 80–86. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  3. ^ "Houston 2019-20 Women's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Houston Cougars. pp. 130–133. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019-20 Texas Tech Lady Raider Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas Tech Red Raiders. pp. 91–95. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019-2020 Arkansas Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 172–172. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  6. ^ "2018-19 Texas A&M Women's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 104–106. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  7. ^ "2018-19 SMU Women's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). SMU Mustangs. pp. 45–45. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  8. ^ "2019-20 Rice Women's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Rice Owls. pp. 90–95. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  9. ^ "2019-20 TCU Women's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). TCU Horned Frogs. pp. 88–88. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  10. ^ "2019-2020 Baylor Women's Basketball Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 132–132. Retrieved November 27, 2019.