Collegiate basketball tournament
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) |
Southwest Conference men's basketball tournaments |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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