1977 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament

The 1977 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament (now known as the Big West Conference men's basketball tournament) was held March 2–6 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.[2]

1977 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1976–77
Teams6
SiteAnaheim Convention Center
Anaheim, CA
ChampionsLong Beach State (1st title)
Winning coachDwight Jones (1st title)
MVPNone
Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournaments
← 1976
1978 →
1976–77 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Long Beach State 9 3   .750 21 8   .724
San Diego State 9 3   .750 13 15   .464
San Jose State 8 4   .667 18 11   .621
Cal State Fullerton 7 5   .583 16 10   .615
Pacific 5 7   .417 11 14   .440
UC Santa Barbara 3 9   .250 8 18   .308
Fresno State 1 11   .083 7 20   .259
1977 PCAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Long Beach State defeated San Jose State in the championship game, 76–63, to win their first PCAA/Big West men's basketball tournament.

The 49ers, in turn, received a bid to the 1977 NCAA tournament, where they lost to Idaho State in the first round.

Format

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The tournament field expanded from four to seven teams. Long Beach State, by virtue of tying with San Diego State for the regular season title but winning the tie breaker by sweeping them, received a first round bye while the other six teams were seeded for the first round based on regular season conference records. The 2nd through 4th seeds hosted the 5th through 7th seeds on their home courts. The three winners of those games and Long Beach State moved on to the semifinal round at the Anaheim Convention Center.

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 2
Semifinals
Thursday, March 3
Championship
Sunday, March 6
         
1 Long Beach State 65*
4 Cal State Fullerton 64
5 Pacific 68
4 Cal State Fullerton 79
1 Long Beach State 76
3 San Jose State 63
3 San Jose State 71
6 UC Santa Barbara 52
3 San Jose State 75
2 San Diego State 74
7 Fresno State 41
2 San Diego State 51

References

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  1. ^ "1976-77 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "1976-77 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.