1976 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1976 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament) was held March 6–7 at the Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium in Stockton, California. This was the first edition of the tournament. The Aztecs, in turn, received a bid to the 1976 NCAA Tournament. Format. Despite the PCAA containing six members for the 1975–76 season, only the top four teams from the standings took part in the tournament field.