Southwest Tournament Champions
Southwest Tournament Champions
Full list of Southwest Conference (SWC) Tournament men’s basketball champions, including head coach, by year. Bold means team went on to win the NCAA National Championship the same year. The Southwest Conference was active from 1913-14 through the 1995-96 season and the SWC Tournament started with the 1975-76 season. See also: Southwest Regular Season Champions
| Season | Champion | Head Coach |
| 1976 | Texas Tech | Gerald Myers |
| 1977 | Arkansas | Eddie Sutton |
| 1978 | Houston | Guy Lewis |
| 1979 | Arkansas (2) | Eddie Sutton (2) |
| 1980 | Texas A&M | Shelby Metcalf |
| 1981 | Houston (2) | Guy Lewis (2) |
| 1982 | Arkansas (3) | Eddie Sutton (3) |
| 1983 | Houston (3) | Guy Lewis (3) |
| 1984 | Houston (4) | Guy Lewis (4) |
| 1985 | Texas Tech (2) | Gerald Myers (2) |
| 1986 | Texas Tech (3) | Gerald Myers (3) |
| 1987 | Texas A&M (2) | Shelby Metcalf (2) |
| 1988 | SMU | Dave Bliss |
| 1989 | Arkansas (4) | Nolan Richardson |
| 1990 | Arkansas (5) | Nolan Richardson (2) |
| 1991 | Arkansas (6) | Nolan Richardson (3) |
| 1992 | Houston (5) | Pat Foster |
| 1993 | Texas Tech (4) | James Dickey |
| 1994 | Texas | Tom Penders |
| 1995 | Texas (2) | Tom Penders (2) |
| 1996 | Texas Tech (5) | James Dickey (2) |
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