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1977 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1976–77
Teams9
SiteThe Summit
Houston, TX
ChampionsArkansas (1st title)
Winning coachEddie Sutton (1st title)
MVPRon Brewer (Arkansas)
← 1976
1978 →
1976–77 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Arkansas† 16 – 0   1.000 26 – 2   .929
Houston 13 – 3   .813 29 – 8   .784
Texas Tech 12 – 4   .750 20 – 9   .690
Texas 8 – 8   .500 13 – 13   .500
Texas A&M 8 – 8   .500 14 – 14   .500
SMU 7 – 9   .438 8 – 19   .296
Baylor 5 – 11   .313 11 – 17   .393
Rice 3 – 13   .188 9 – 18   .333
TCU 0 – 16   .000 3 – 23   .115
† 1977 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 3-5, 1977 at The Summit in Houston, TX. The first round took place on February 26 at the higher seeded campus sites. [1][2]

Number 1 seed Arkansas defeated 2 seed Houston 80-74 to win their 1st championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1977 NCAA Tournament.

Format and Seeding

The tournament consisted of 9 teams, seeds 2-8 played in a 8 team single-elimination tournament with the winner playing the top seeded team in the tournament final. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L % W L %
1
1
 Arkansas
16
0
 1.000
26
2
 .929
2
2
 Houston
13
3
 .813
29
8
 .784
3
3
 Texas Tech
12
4
 .750
20
9
 .690
4
4
 Texas
8
8
 .500
13
13
 .500
4
5
 Texas A&M
8
8
 .500
14
14
 .500
6
6
 SMU
7
9
 .438
8
19
 .296
7
7
 Baylor
5
11
 .313
11
17
 .393
8
8
 Rice
3
13
 .188
9
18
 .333
9
9
 TCU
0
16
 .000
3
23
 .115

Tournament

First Round
Saturday, February 26 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 3 		Semifinals
Friday, March 4
         
2 Houston 111
9 TCU 67
2 Houston 96
5 Texas A&M 77
5 Texas A&M 89
6 SMU 79
2 Houston 94
3 Texas Tech 83
4 Texas 70
7 Baylor 72
7 Baylor 57
3 Texas Tech 66
3 Texas Tech 93
8 Rice 74

Final

Finals
Saturday, March 5
   
1 Arkansas 80
2 Houston 74

References

  1. ^ "2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 161-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Razorback Records" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 54–57. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  3. ^ "Razorback Records" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 54–57. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019-20 Houston Cougars Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Houston Cougars. pp. 116–117. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019-2020 Red Raider Program Guide" (PDF). Texas Tech Red Raiders. pp. 77–81. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 161-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  7. ^ "2019-20 Texas A&M Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 65-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  8. ^ "2019-20 SMU Men's Basketball Almanac" (PDF). SMU Mustangs. pp. 121-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  9. ^ "2019-2020 Baylor Men's Basketball Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 150–153. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  10. ^ "The Rice Way, 2018-2019 Rice Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Rice Owls. pp. 162–162. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  11. ^ "TCU Men's Basketball 2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). TCU Horned Frogs. pp. 133–135. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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