College basketball tournament
1988–89 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Arkansas †
13
–
3
.813
25
–
7
.781
Texas
12
–
4
.750
25
–
9
.735
TCU
9
–
7
.563
17
–
13
.567
Houston
8
–
8
.500
17
–
14
.548
Texas A&M
8
–
8
.500
16
–
14
.533
Texas Tech
8
–
8
.500
13
–
15
.464
SMU
7
–
9
.438
13
–
16
.448
Rice
6
–
10
.375
12
–
16
.429
Baylor
1
–
15
.063
5
–
22
.185
† 1989 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
The 1989 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 11–0, 1989, at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.[ 1] [ 2]
Number 1 seed Arkansas defeated 2 seed Texas 100-76 to win their 4th championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament .
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
Arkansas
13
3
.813
25
7
.781
2
2
Texas
12
4
.750
25
9
.735
3
3
TCU
9
7
.563
17
13
.567
4
4
Houston
8
8
.500
17
14
.548
4
5
Texas A&M
8
8
.500
16
14
.533
4
6
Texas Tech
8
8
.500
13
15
.464
7
7
SMU
7
9
.438
13
16
.448
8
8
Rice
6
10
.375
12
16
.429
9
-
Baylor
1
15
.063
5
22
.185
Tournament
Quarterfinals Friday, March 10
Semifinals Saturday, March 11
Finals Sunday, March 12
1
Arkansas
108
8
Rice
72
1
Arkansas
94
5
Texas A&M
84
4
Houston
70
5
Texas A&M
82
1
Arkansas
100
2
Texas
76
3
TCU
84
6
Texas Tech
66
3
TCU
89OT
2
Texas
93
2
Texas
93
7
SMU
91OT
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