1990 SWAC men's basketball tournament

1990 SWAC men's basketball tournament
1990 SWAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1989–90
Teams	8
Site	Health and Physical Education Arena; Houston, Texas
Champions	Texas Southern (1st title)
Winning coach	Robert Moreland (1st title)
	SWAC men's basketball tournaments ← 1989 1991 →

1989–90 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Southern	12	–	2	.857	25	–	6	.806
Texas Southern †	10	–	4	.714	19	–	12	.613
Alabama State	7	–	7	.500	15	–	13	.536
Mississippi Valley State	7	–	7	.500	11	–	18	.379
Alcorn State	6	–	8	.429	7	–	22	.241
Prairie View A&M	5	–	9	.357	9	–	18	.333
Grambling	5	–	9	.357	9	–	19	.321
Jackson State	4	–	10	.286	9	–	19	.321

† 1990 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 SWAC men's basketball tournament was held March 7–9, 1990, at the Health and Physical Education Arena in Houston, Texas.^[1] Texas Southern defeated Southern, 94–89 in the championship game, to gain an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament. The Tigers received the #14 seed in the Midwest region.

Bracket and results

Quarterfinals Saturday, March 7			Semifinals Sunday, March 8			Final Monday, March 9

1	Southern	83

8	Jackson State	73
			1	Southern	120

			5	Alcorn State	94
4	Alabama State	108

5	Alcorn State	119
						1	Southern	89

						2	Texas Southern	94
3	Mississippi Valley State	83

6	Grambling State	82
			3	Mississippi Valley State	75

			2	Texas Southern	105
2	Texas Southern	89

7	Prairie View	60