1991 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1991 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10, 1991, at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.^[1][2]

1991 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1990–91
Teams	9
Site	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
Champions	Arkansas (6th title)
Winning coach	Nolan Richardson (3rd title)
MVP	Oliver Miller (Arkansas)
Television	ABC
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1990–91 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Arkansas †	15	–	1		.938			34	–	4		.895
No. 23 Texas	13	–	3		.813			23	–	9		.719
Houston	10	–	6		.625			18	–	11		.621
TCU	9	–	7		.563			18	–	10		.643
Rice	9	–	7		.563			16	–	14		.533
SMU	6	–	10		.375			12	–	17		.414
Baylor	4	–	12		.250			12	–	15		.444
Texas Tech	4	–	12		.250			8	–	23		.258
Texas A&M	2	–	14		.125			8	–	21		.276
† 1991 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Number 1 seed Arkansas defeated 2 seed Texas 120–89 to win their 6th championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament.

Format and seeding

The tournament consisted of an 9 team single-elimination tournament with the 8 and 9 seeded teams play in a play-in game to decide the 8th spot. ^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]}

Place	Seed	Team	Conference			Overall
			W	L	%	W	L	%
1	1	Arkansas	15	1	.938	34	4	.895
2	2	Texas	13	3	.813	23	9	.719
3	3	Houston	10	6	.625	18	11	.621
4	4	TCU	9	7	.563	18	10	.643
4	5	Rice	9	7	.563	16	14	.533
6	6	SMU	6	10	.375	12	17	.414
7	7	Baylor	4	12	.250	12	15	.444
7	8	Texas Tech	4	12	.250	8	23	.258
9	9	Texas A&M	2	14	.125	8	21	.276

Tournament

	First round Thursday, March 7					Quarterfinals Friday, March 8					Semifinals Saturday, March 9					Finals Sunday, March 10
						1	#5 Arkansas	108
	8	Texas Tech	46			9	Texas A&M	61
	9	Texas A&M	57								1	#5 Arkansas	109
											5	Rice	80
						4	TCU	57
						5	Rice	76
																1	#5 Arkansas	120
																2	#23 Texas	89
						3	Houston	62
						6	SMU	65
											6	SMU	74
											2	#23 Texas	82
						2	#23 Texas	88
						7	Baylor	78

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