1977 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament explained

Year:1977
Conference:Southwest Conference
Division:I
Gender:Men's
Teams:9
Arena:The Summit
City:Houston, Texas
Champions:Arkansas
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Eddie Sutton
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Ron Brewer
Mvpteam:Arkansas

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 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]

PlaceSeedTeamConferenceOverall
WL%WL%
Arkansas
Texas Tech
Texas

Tournament

Final

Notes and References

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