1977 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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]

1977 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams9
SiteThe Summit
Houston, TX
ChampionsArkansas (1st title)
Winning coachEddie Sutton (1st title)
MVPRon Brewer (Arkansas)
1976–77 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 18 Arkansas160 1.000  262  .929
Houston133 .813  298  .784
Texas Tech124 .750  209  .690
Texas88 .500  1313  .500
Texas A&M88 .500  1414  .500
SMU79 .438  819  .296
Baylor511 .313  1117  .393
Rice313 .188  918  .333
TCU016 .000  323  .115
1977 SWC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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