1996 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1996 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held in March 7–9, 1996, at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.

Number 1 seed Texas Tech narrowly 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.

Format and seeding The tournament consisted of the top 8 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament.

Place Seed Team Conference Overall W L % W L %Texas TechHoustonTexas

Tournament

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