1996 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1996 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10, 1996, at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.

1996 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199596
Teams8
SiteReunion Arena
Dallas, Texas
ChampionsTexas Tech (5th title)
Winning coachJames Dickey (2nd title)
MVPReggie Freeman (Texas)
Southwest Conference men's basketball tournaments
1995–96 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Texas Tech140 1.000302  .938
Houston113 .7861710  .630
Texas104 .7142110  .677
TCU68 .4291515  .500
Rice59 .3571414  .500
Texas A&M311 .2141116  .407
SMU311 .214820  .286
Baylor410 .286918  .333
1996 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Number 1 seed Texas Tech defeated 3 seed Texas 75-73 to win their 5th championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament. This was the final season of the Southwest Conference tournament since the SWC would cease operations after the 1995-96 school year.

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