1977–78 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

1977–78 Houston Cougars men's basketball
SWC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
Record25–8 (11–5 SWC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHofheinz Pavilion
1977–78 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Arkansas 14 2   .875 32 4   .889
No. 17 Texas 14 2   .875 26 5   .839
Houston 11 5   .688 25 8   .758
Texas Tech 10 6   .625 19 10   .655
Baylor 8 8   .500 14 13   .519
SMU 6 10   .375 10 18   .357
Texas A&M 5 11   .313 12 15   .444
Rice 2 14   .125 4 22   .154
TCU 2 14   .125 4 22   .154
1978 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977–78 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in NCAA Division I competition in the 1977–78 season.

Houston, coached by Guy Lewis, played its home games in the Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas, and was then a member of the Southwest Conference.