1988 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament

1988 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198788
Teams8
SiteReunion Arena
Dallas, Texas
ChampionsSMU (1st title)
Winning coachDave Bliss (1st title)
MVPMicheal Williams (Baylor)
1987–88 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
SMU124 .750287  .800
Arkansas115 .688219  .700
Baylor115 .6882311  .676
Houston106 .6251813  .581
Texas106 .6251613  .552
Texas A&M88 .5001615  .516
Texas Tech412 .250919  .321
TCU313 .188919  .321
Rice313 .188621  .222
1988 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 11–13, 1988, at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.

Number 1 seed SMU defeated 2 seed Baylor 75-64 to win their 1st championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament.