| 1977 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 1976–77 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Site | The Summit Houston, Texas |
| Champions | Arkansas (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Eddie Sutton (1st title) |
| MVP | Ron Brewer (Arkansas) |
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| 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, Texas. The first round took place February 26 at the higher seeded campus sites.
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 an 8 team single-elimination tournament with the winner playing the top seeded team in the tournament final.
| Place | Seed | Team | Conference | Overall | ||||
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| 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 | #7 Arkansas | 80 | ||
| 2 | Houston | 74 | ||
References
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- "2019-20 Houston Cougars Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Houston Cougars. pp. 116–117. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- "2019-2020 Red Raider Program Guide" (PDF). Texas Tech Red Raiders. pp. 77–81. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- "2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 161-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- "2019-20 Texas A&M Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 65-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- "2019-20 SMU Men's Basketball Almanac" (PDF). SMU Mustangs. pp. 121-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- "2019-2020 Baylor Men's Basketball Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 150–153. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- "The Rice Way, 2018-2019 Rice Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Rice Owls. pp. 162–162. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- "TCU Men's Basketball 2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). TCU Horned Frogs. pp. 133–135. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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