Template:1939–40 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
1939–40 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
| Conf. | | | Overall |
| Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
| Rice | 10 | – | 2 | | .833 | | | 25 | – | 4
| | .862 |
| Texas | 8 | – | 4 | | .667 | | | 18 | – | 5
| | .783 |
| Baylor | 7 | – | 5 | | .583 | | | 12 | – | 9
| | .571 |
| Arkansas | 6 | – | 6 | | .500 | | | 12 | – | 10
| | .545 |
| Texas A&M | 5 | – | 7 | | .417 | | | 11 | – | 11
| | .500 |
| SMU | 5 | – | 7 | | .417 | | | 7 | – | 13
| | .350 |
| TCU | 1 | – | 11 | | .083 | | | 7 | – | 16
| | .304 |
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