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.

  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.