1986 Southwest Conference women's basketball tournament

The 1986 Southwest Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 5–8, 1986, at Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas.^[1]

1986 Southwest Conference women's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	6
Site	Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas
Champions	Texas (4th title)
Winning coach	Jody Conradt (4th title)
MVP	Beverly Williams (Texas)
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1985–86 Southwest Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Texas†	16	–	0		1.000			34	–	0		1.000
Texas Tech	13	–	3		.813			21	–	9		.700
Arkansas	13	–	3		.813			22	–	8		.733
Houston	9	–	7		.563			19	–	10		.655
Texas A&M	9	–	7		.563			16	–	13		.552
SMU	5	–	11		.313			11	–	20		.355
Baylor	4	–	12		.250			6	–	21		.222
Rice	2	–	14		.125			7	–	19		.269
TCU	1	–	15		.063			5	–	22		.185
† 1986 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Number 1 seed Texas defeated 2 seed Texas Tech 77–53 to win their fourth championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament.

Texas Tech and Arkansas received at-large bids to the NCAA tournament.

Format and seeding

The tournament consisted of a 6 team single-elimination tournament. The top two seeds had a bye to the Semifinals. ^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

Place	Seed	Team	Conference			Overall
			W	L	%	W	L	%
1	1	Texas	16	0	1.000	34	0	1.000
2	2	Texas Tech	13	3	.813	21	9	.700
2	3	Arkansas	13	3	.813	22	8	.733
4	4	Houston	9	7	.563	19	10	.655
4	5	Texas A&M	9	7	.563	16	13	.552
6	6	SMU	5	11	.313	11	20	.355
7	-	Baylor	4	12	.250	6	21	.222
8	-	Rice	2	14	.125	7	19	.269
9	-	TCU	1	15	.063	5	22	.185

Tournament

	Quarterfinal Wednesday, March 5					Semifinals Thursday, March 6					Finals Saturday, March 8
						1	Texas	81
	4	Houston	80			4	Houston	64
	5	Texas A&M	73								1	Texas	77
											2	Texas Tech	53
						2	Texas Tech	54
	3	Arkansas	82			3	Arkansas	48
	6	SMU	75