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]
1976 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 1975–76 |
Teams | 9 |
Site | Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX |
Champions | Texas Tech (1st title) |
Winning coach | Gerald Myers (1st title) |
MVP | Rick Bullock (Texas Tech) |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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
editThe 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 | ||||
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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
editFirst 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
editFinals Saturday, March 6 | ||||
1 | #19 Texas A&M | 72 | ||
2 | Texas Tech | 74 |
References
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- ^ "The Rice Way, 2018-2019 Rice Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Rice Owls. pp. 162–162. Retrieved November 22, 2019.