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1977 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament

1977 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1976–77
Teams9
SiteThe Summit
Houston, Texas
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, Texas. The first round took place 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 an 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 #7 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.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_Southwest_Conference_men%27s_basketball_tournament