1986 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament

1986 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198586
Teams8
SiteReunion Arena
Dallas, Texas
ChampionsTexas Tech (3rd title)
Winning coachGerald Myers (3rd title)
MVPTony Benford (Texas Tech)
1985–86 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
TCU124 .750229  .710
Texas124 .7501912  .613
Texas A&M124 .7502012  .625
SMU106 .6251811  .621
Texas Tech97 .5631813  .581
Houston88 .5001414  .500
Arkansas412 .2501216  .429
Baylor313 .1881116  .407
Rice214 .125919  .321
1986 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 7–9, 1986, at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.

Number 5 seed Texas Tech defeated 2 seed Texas A&M 67-63 to win their 3rd championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament.