1979 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament

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.

1979 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season197879
Teams9
SiteThe Summit
Houston, Texas
ChampionsArkansas (2nd title)
Winning coachEddie Sutton (2nd title)
MVPSidney Moncrief (Arkansas)
TelevisionMetro Communications
Southwest Conference men's basketball tournaments
1978–79 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Arkansas133 .813255  .833
Texas133 .813218  .724
Texas A&M115 .688249  .727
Baylor97 .5631612  .571
Texas Tech97 .5631911  .633
Houston610 .3751615  .516
SMU610 .3751116  .407
Rice412 .250720  .259
TCU115 .063621  .222
1979 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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