1976 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament

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1976 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1975–76
Teams9
SiteMoody Coliseum
Dallas, TX
ChampionsTexas Tech (1st title)
Winning coachGerald Myers (1st title)
MVPRick Bullock (Texas Tech)
1977 →
1975–76 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas A&M 14 – 2   .875 21 – 6   .778
No. 16 Texas Tech† 13 – 3   .813 25 – 6   .806
SMU 10 – 6   .625 16 – 12   .571
Arkansas 9 – 7   .563 19 – 9   .679
Baylor 8 – 8   .500 12 – 15   .444
Houston 7 – 9   .438 17 – 11   .607
TCU 6 – 10   .375 11 – 16   .407
Texas 4 – 12   .250 9 – 17   .346
Rice 1 – 15   .063 3 – 24   .111
† 1976 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


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 Texas A&M 74–72 to win their 1st championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1976 NCAA tournament.

Format and Seeding[edit]

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
 Texas A&M
14
2
 .875
21
6
 .778
2
2
 Texas Tech
13
3
 .813
25
6
 .806
3
3
 SMU
10
6
 .625
16
12
 .571
4
4
 Arkansas
9
7
 .563
19
9
 .679
5
5
 Baylor
8
8
 .500
12
15
 .444
6
6
 Houston
7
9
 .438
17
11
 .607
7
7
 TCU
6
10
 .375
11
16
 .407
8
8
 Texas
4
12
 .250
9
17
 .346
9
9
 Rice
1
15
 .063
3
24
 .111

Tournament[edit]

First round
Saturday, February 28 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 4 		Semifinals
Friday, March 5
         
2 Texas Tech 101
9 Rice 84
2 Texas Tech 80
6 Houston 69
5 Baylor 86
6 Houston 88
2 Texas Tech 70
4 Arkansas 63
4 Arkansas 81
7 TCU 65
4 Arkansas 74
3 SMU 70
3 SMU 103
8 Texas 90

Final[edit]

Finals
Saturday, March 6
   
1 #19 Texas A&M 72
2 Texas Tech 74

References[edit]

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