1985 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament

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1985 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification
Texas Tech (2nd title)
Winning coachGerald Myers (2nd title)
MVPJoe Kleine (Arkansas)
1984–85 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 Texas Tech 12 4   .750 23 8   .742
SMU 10 6   .625 23 10   .697
Texas A&M 10 6   .625 19 11   .633
Arkansas 10 6   .625 22 13   .629
TCU
8 8   .500 16 12   .571
Houston 8 8   .500 16 14   .533
Texas 7 9   .438 15 13   .536
Baylor
4 12   .250 11 17   .393
Rice 3 13   .188 11 16   .407
1985 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1985 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 9–10, 1985, at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.[1][2]

Number 1 seed

Texas Tech defeated 2 seed Arkansas 67-64 to win their 2nd championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament
.

Format and seeding

The tournament consisted of the top 8 teams playing in a

single-elimination
tournament.
[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L % W L %
1
1
Texas Tech
12
4
.750
23
8
.742
2
2
Arkansas
10
6
.625
22
13
.629
2
3
SMU
10
6
.625
23
10
.697
2
4
Texas A&M
10
6
.625
19
11
.633
5
5
TCU
8
8
.500
16
12
.571
5
6
Houston
8
8
.500
16
14
.533
7
7
Texas
7
9
.438
15
13
.536
8
8
Baylor
4
12
.250
11
17
.393
9
-
Rice
3
13
.188
11
16
.407

Tournament

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 8
Semifinals
Saturday, March 9
Finals
Sunday, March 10
         
1 Texas Tech 83
8 Baylor 76
1 Texas Tech 72
4 Texas A&M 63
4 Texas A&M 54
5 TCU 53
1 Texas Tech 67
2 Arkansas 64
3 SMU 84
6 Houston 72
3 SMU 55
2 Arkansas 68
2 Arkansas 66
7 Texas 46

References

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  4. ^ "Razorback Records" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 54–57. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019-20 SMU Men's Basketball Almanac" (PDF). SMU Mustangs. pp. 121-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019-20 Texas A&M Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 65-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  7. ^ "TCU Men's Basketball 2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). TCU Horned Frogs. pp. 133–135. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  8. ^ "2019-20 Houston Cougars Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Houston Cougars. pp. 116–117. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  9. ^ "2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 161-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  10. ^ "2019-2020 Maylor Men's Basketball Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 150–153. Retrieved November 22, 2019.