The 1984 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 9-11, 1984 at The Summit in Houston, Texas. The first round took place March 6 at the higher seeded campus sites. Number 1 seed

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defeated 2 seed

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57-56 to win their 4th championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA tournament.

Format and seeding

The tournament consisted of 9 teams in a

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tournament. The 3 seed received a bye to the Quarterfinals and the 1 and 2 seed received a bye to the Semifinals.

Tournament

References

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