1977 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament |
| Year=1977
| Conference = Pacific Coast Athletic Association
| Division = I
| Gender = Men's
| Image =
| ImageSize = 200px
| Caption =
| Teams = 6
| Arena = Anaheim Convention Center
| City = Anaheim, CA
| Champions = {{cbb link|1976|sex=men|team=Long Beach State 49ers|title=Long Beach State}}
| TitleCount = 1st
| Coach = Dwight Jones
| CoachCount = 1st
| MVP = None
| MVPTeam =
}}
{{1976–77 PCAA men's basketball standings}}
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.{{cite web| title=1976-77 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Season Summary| work =sports-reference.com| publisher =Sports Reference LLC| year=2016| url =https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/pcaa/1977.html | accessdate =April 16, 2016}}
{{cbb link|1976|sex=men|team=Long Beach State 49ers|title=Long Beach State}} defeated {{cbb link|1976|sex=men|team=San Jose State Spartans|title=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
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
{{3RoundBracket-Byes
| RD1= First round
Wednesday, March 2
| RD2= Semifinals
Thursday, March 3
| RD3= Championship
Sunday, March 6
| RD1-seed3= 5
| RD1-team3= {{cbb link|1976|sex=men|team=Pacific Tigers|title=Pacific}}
| RD1-score3=68
| RD1-seed4= 4
| RD1-team4= {{cbb link|1976|sex=men|team=Cal State Fullerton Titans|title=Cal State Fullerton}}
| RD1-score4=79
| RD1-seed5= 3
| RD1-team5= {{cbb link|1976|sex=men|team=San Jose State Spartans|title=San Jose State}}
| RD1-score5= 71
| RD1-seed6= 6
| RD1-team6={{cbb link|1976|sex=men|team=UC Santa Barbara Gauchos|title=UC Santa Barbara}}
| RD1-score6=52
| RD1-seed7= 7
| RD1-team7={{cbb link|1976|sex=men|team=Fresno State Bulldogs|title=Fresno State}}
| RD1-score7=41
| RD1-seed8= 2
| RD1-team8= {{cbb link|1976|sex=men|team=San Diego State Aztecs|title=San Diego State}}
| RD1-score8= 51
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1={{cbb link|1976|sex=men|team=Long Beach State 49ers|title=Long Beach State}}
| RD2-score1=65*
| RD2-seed2=4
| RD2-team2=Cal State Fullerton
| RD2-score2=64
| RD2-seed3=3
| RD2-team3=San Jose State
| RD2-score3=75
| RD2-seed4=2
| RD2-team4={{cbb link|1976|sex=men|team=San Diego State Aztecs|title=San Diego State}}
| RD2-score4=74
| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team1=Long Beach State
| RD3-score1=76
| RD3-seed2=3
| RD3-team2=San Jose State
| RD3-score2=63
}}
References
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