1976 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1976 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 4-6, 1976 at Moody Coliseum in Dallas, TX. The first round took place on February 28 at the higher seeded campus sites. [1][2]

1976 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams9
SiteMoody Coliseum
Dallas, TX
ChampionsTexas Tech (1st title)
Winning coachGerald Myers (1st title)
MVPRick Bullock (Texas Tech)
1975–76 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Texas A&M14–2 .875  21–6  .778
No. 16 Texas Tech†13–3 .813  25–6  .806
SMU10–6 .625  16–12  .571
Arkansas9–7 .563  19–9  .679
Baylor8–8 .500  12–15  .444
Houston7–9 .438  17–11  .607
TCU6–10 .375  11–16  .407
Texas4–12 .250  9–17  .346
Rice1–15 .063  3–24  .111
† 1976 SWC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Number 2 seed Texas Tech defeated 1 seed Texas A&M 74-72 to win their 1st championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1976 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
Texas A&M
14
2
.875
21
6
.778
2
2
Texas Tech
13
3
.813
25
6
.806
3
3
SMU
10
6
.625
16
12
.571
4
4
Arkansas
9
7
.563
19
9
.679
5
5
Baylor
8
8
.500
12
15
.444
6
6
Houston
7
9
.438
17
11
.607
7
7
TCU
6
10
.375
11
16
.407
8
8
Texas
4
12
.250
9
17
.346
9
9
Rice
1
15
.063
3
24
.111

Tournament
First Round
Saturday, February 28 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 4 		Semifinals
Friday, March 5
         
2 Texas Tech 101
9 Rice 84
2 Texas Tech 80
6 Houston 69
5 Baylor 86
6 Houston 88
2 Texas Tech 70
4 Arkansas 63
4 Arkansas 81
7 TCU 65
4 Arkansas 74
3 SMU 70
3 SMU 103
8 Texas 90

Final
Finals
Saturday, March 6
   
1 Texas A&M 72
2 Texas Tech 74
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  11. "The Rice Way, 2018-2019 Rice Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Rice Owls. pp. 162–162. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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