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

1989–90 SWAC men's basketball standings

	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. 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