1976 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament

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.

1976 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season197576
Teams9
SiteMoody Coliseum
Dallas, TX
ChampionsTexas Tech (1st title)
Winning coachGerald Myers (1st title)
MVPRick Bullock (Texas Tech)
Southwest Conference men's basketball tournaments
1975–76 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Texas A&M142 .875216  .778
No. 16 Texas Tech133 .813256  .806
SMU106 .6251612  .571
Arkansas97 .563199  .679
Baylor88 .5001215  .444
Houston79 .4381711  .607
TCU610 .3751116  .407
Texas412 .250917  .346
Rice115 .063324  .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.

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