1977 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

1977 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1976–77
Teams	7
Site	Levitt Arena Wichita, KS
Champions	Southern Illinois (1st title)
Winning coach	Paul Lambert (1st title)
Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournaments

1976–77 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Southern Illinois †	8	–	4		.667			22	–	7		.759
New Mexico State	8	–	4		.667			17	–	10		.630
Wichita State	7	–	5		.583			18	–	10		.643
West Texas State	7	–	5		.583			17	–	13		.567
Drake	5	–	7		.417			10	–	17		.370
Bradley	4	–	8		.333			9	–	18		.333
Tulsa	3	–	9		.250			6	–	21		.222
Indiana State		–			–			25	–	3		.893
Creighton		–			–			21	–	7		.750
† 1977 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 28–March 5 at Levitt Arena on the campus of Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas.^[1] This was the initial edition of the conference tournament.

Top-seeded Southern Illinois defeated West Texas State in the inaugural championship game, 82–69, to win their first men's basketball tournament.

The Salukis, in turn, received a bid to the 1977 NCAA tournament.

Bracket

	First round Monday, February 28					Second round Tuesday, March 1 / Wednesday, March 2					Semifinal Friday, March 4					Final Saturday, March 5
						2	New Mexico State	86
	4	West Texas State	96			4	West Texas State	89								1	Southern Illinois	82
	7	Tulsa	81								4	West Texas State	79			4	West Texas State	69
											3	Wichita State	68
						3	Wichita State	67
	5	Drake	80			5	Drake	63
	6	Bradley	73

References

1. "1976-77 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2016.