1977 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1977 Pacific Coast Athletic Association I Men's 200px 6 Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA 1976 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State 1st Dwight Jones 1st None 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.1976-77 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/pcaa/1977.html April 16, 2016 1976 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State defeated 1976 men San Jose State Spartans 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 First roundWednesday, March 2 SemifinalsThursday, March 3 ChampionshipSunday, March 6 5 1976 men Pacific Tigers Pacific 68 4 1976 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 79 3 1976 men San Jose State Spartans San Jose State 71 6 1976 men UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara 52 7 1976 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 41 2 1976 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State 51 1 1976 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State 65* 4 Cal State Fullerton 64 3 San Jose State 75 2 1976 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State 74 1 Long Beach State 76 3 San Jose State 63 References Category:Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Category:1970s in Anaheim, California Tournament Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in California Category:Basketball competitions in Anaheim, California