1980 Eastern 8 men's basketball tournament

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College basketball tournament

1980 Eastern 8 men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1979–80
Teams	8
Site	Civic Arena Pittsburgh
Champions	Villanova (2nd title)
Winning coach	Rollie Massimino (2nd title)
MVP	Lowes Moore (West Virginia)
Eastern 8 men's basketball tournaments← 1979 1981 →

1979–80 Eastern 8 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Villanova †	7	–	3	.700	23	–	8	.742
Duquesne	6	–	3	.667	18	–	10	.643
Rutgers	6	–	3	.667	14	–	14	.500
Pittsburgh	5	–	4	.556	17	–	12	.586
George Washington	5	–	5	.500	15	–	11	.577
St. Bonaventure	1	–	3	.250	16	–	11	.593
West Virginia	4	–	4	.500	15	–	14	.517
UMass	0	–	9	.000	2	–	24	.077

† 1980 Eastern 8 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Eastern 8 men's basketball tournament was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the Civic Arena from February 26, 1980, to March 1, 1980 (first round games at campus sites). Villanova defeated West Virginia 74-62 to win their second tournament championship. Lowes Moore of West Virginia was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.

Bracket

Quarterfinals February 26, 1980			Semi-Finals February 29, 1980			Finals March 1, 1980

1	Villanova	85

8	Massachusetts	63
			1	Villanova	72

			4	Pittsburgh	59
4	Pittsburgh	77

5	George Washington	68
						1	Villanova	74

						7	West Virginia	62
2	Duquesne	87

7	West Virginia	95
			7	West Virginia	77

			3	Rutgers	66
3	Rutgers	76

6	St. Bonaventure	74

References

External links

Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament History Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine

v t e Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
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Broadcasters

v t e 1980 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournaments
Conference	ACC Big East Big Eight Big Sky East Coast ECAC Metro ECAC North ECAC South EAA Metro MCC Mid-American MEAC Missouri Valley Ohio Valley PCAA SEC Southern Southwest SWAC Sun Belt TAAC
National	NCAA NIT

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