1980 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1980 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament took place on February 27 – March 1, 1980, in Birmingham, Alabama, at the Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex. The LSU Tigers, who represent Louisiana State University, won the tournament by beating the Kentucky Wildcats in the championship game.[5][6] LSU also received the SEC’s automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA Tournament.

1980 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1979–80
Teams10
SiteBirmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex
Birmingham, Alabama [1]
ChampionsLSU Tigers [1] (1st title)
Winning coachDale Brown[2] (1st title)
MVPDeWayne Scales (LSU)
Attendance99,609 [1]
TelevisionTVS Television Network[3]
NBC (Championship game)
1979–80 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Kentucky15–3 .833  29–6  .829
No. 3 LSU †14–4 .778  26–6  .813
Alabama12–6 .667  18–12  .600
Tennessee12–6 .667  18–11  .621
Ole Miss9–9 .500  17–13  .567
Mississippi State7–11 .389  13–14  .481
Vanderbilt7–11 .389  13–13  .500
Georgia7–11 .389  14–13  .519
Auburn5–13 .278  10–18  .357
Florida2–16 .111  7–21  .250
† 1980 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[4]

Bracket

[5][6]

  First Round Second Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                     
10 Florida 72  
7 Vanderbilt 71  
  10 Florida 82  
    2 #5 LSU 95  
 
  2 #5 LSU 73  
  3 Alabama 66  
 
 
  3 Alabama 76
    6 Mississippi State 75  
 
  2 #5 LSU 80
  1 #2 Kentucky 78
 
 
  5 Mississippi 76
    4 Tennessee 74  
 
  5 Mississippi 67
  1 #2 Kentucky 70  
 
 
  1 #2 Kentucky 69
    9 Auburn 61  
9 Auburn 79
8 Georgia 71  

All-Tournament Team

See also

References
  1. 2014-2015 Southeaastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 133
  2. 2014-15 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 163. (SEC Tournament Championship Coaches)
  3. 2005-2006 Alabama Basketball Media Guide, page 88. (All-time TV Games). University of Alabama Athletics.
  4. sports-reference.com 1979-80 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  5. 1979-80 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-reference.com
  6. 1979-80 Southeastern Conference Season Summary | at Sports-reference.com
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