1976 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament explained

Year:	1976
Conference:	Southwest Conference
Division:	I
Gender:	Men's
Teams:	9
Arena:	Moody Coliseum
City:	Dallas, TX
Champions:	Texas Tech
Titlecount:	1st
Coach:	Gerald Myers
Coachcount:	1st
Mvp:	Rick Bullock
Mvpteam:	Texas Tech
Firsttournamentever:	Yes

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 February 28 at the higher seeded campus sites.^[1] ^[2]

Number 2 seed Texas Tech defeated 1 seed 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 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]

Tournament

Final

Notes and References

Web site: 2019-20 Fact Book. 161-. Texas Sports. PDF. November 22, 2019.
Web site: Razorback Records. 54–57. Arkansas Razorbacks. PDF. November 22, 2019.
Web site: 2019-20 Texas A&M Men's Basketball Record Book. 65-. Texas A&M Aggies. PDF. November 22, 2019.
Web site: 2019-2020 Red Raider Program Guide. 77–81. Texas Tech Red Raiders. PDF. November 22, 2019.
Web site: 2019-20 SMU Men's Basketball Almanac. 121-. SMU Mustangs. PDF. November 22, 2019.
Web site: Razorback Records. 54–57. Arkansas Razorbacks. PDF. November 22, 2019.
Web site: 2019-2020 Baylor Men's Basketball Media Almanac. 150–153. Baylor Bears. PDF. November 22, 2019.
Web site: 2019-20 Houston Cougars Men's Basketball Media Guide. 116–117. Houston Cougars. PDF. November 22, 2019.
Web site: TCU Men's Basketball 2019-20 Fact Book. 133–135. TCU Horned Frogs. PDF. November 22, 2019.
Web site: 2019-20 Fact Book. 161-. Texas Sports. PDF. November 22, 2019.
Web site: The Rice Way, 2018-2019 Rice Basketball Fact Book. 162-162. Rice Owls. PDF. November 22, 2019.