1978 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament explained
| Year: | 1978 |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 9 |
| Arena: | The Summit |
| City: | Houston, Texas |
| Champions: | Houston |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Guy Lewis |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Mike Schultz |
| Mvpteam: | Houston |
The 1978 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 2–4, 1978, at The Summit in Houston, Texas. The first round took place on February 25 at the higher-seeded campus sites.[1] [2]
Number 3 seed Houston defeated 1 seed Texas 92–90 to win their 1st championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1978 NCAA tournament.
Format and seeding
The tournament consisted of 9 teams, seeds 2-8 played in an 8 team single-elimination tournament with the winner playing the top seeded team in the tournament final.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
Tournament
Final
Notes and References
- Web site: 2019-20 Fact Book. 161-. Texas Sports. PDF. November 22, 2019.
- Web site: Razorback Records. 54–57. Arkansas Razorbacks. PDF. November 22, 2019.
- Web site: 2019-20 Fact Book. 161-. Texas Sports. PDF. November 22, 2019.
- Web site: Razorback Records. 54–57. Arkansas Razorbacks. PDF. November 22, 2019.
- Web site: 2019-20 Houston Cougars Men's Basketball Media Guide. 116–117. Houston Cougars. PDF. November 22, 2019.
- Web site: 2019-2020 Red Raider Program Guide. 77–81. Texas Tech Red Raiders. PDF. November 22, 2019.
- Web site: 2019-2020 Baylor Men's Basketball Media Almanac. 150–153. Baylor Bears. PDF. November 22, 2019.
- Web site: 2019-20 SMU Men's Basketball Almanac. 121-. SMU Mustangs. PDF. November 22, 2019.
- Web site: 2019-20 Texas A&M Men's Basketball Record Book. 65-. Texas A&M Aggies. PDF. November 22, 2019.
- Web site: The Rice Way, 2018-2019 Rice Basketball Fact Book. 162-162. Rice Owls. PDF. November 22, 2019.
- Web site: TCU Men's Basketball 2019-20 Fact Book. 133–135. TCU Horned Frogs. PDF. November 22, 2019.
