1977 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament

1977 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season197677
Teams9
SiteThe Summit
Houston, Texas
ChampionsArkansas (1st title)
Winning coachEddie Sutton (1st title)
MVPRon Brewer (Arkansas)
1976–77 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 18 Arkansas160 1.000262  .929
Houston133 .813298  .784
Texas Tech124 .750209  .690
Texas88 .5001313  .500
Texas A&M88 .5001414  .500
SMU79 .438819  .296
Baylor511 .3131117  .393
Rice313 .188918  .333
TCU016 .000323  .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.

Number 1 seed Arkansas defeated 2 seed Houston 84–70 to win their 1st championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1977 NCAA tournament.