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1980 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1979–80
Teams10
SiteBirmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex
Birmingham, Alabama
ChampionsLSU Tigers (1st title)
Winning coachDale Brown (1st title)
MVPDeWayne Scales (LSU)
Attendance99,609
TelevisionChesley/TPC Productions
SEC men's basketball tournaments← 19791981 →
1979–80 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Kentucky 15 – 3   .833 29 – 6   .829
No. 3 LSU † 14 – 4   .778 26 – 6   .813
Alabama 12 – 6   .667 18 – 12   .600
Tennessee 12 – 6   .667 18 – 11   .621
Ole Miss 9 – 9   .500 17 – 13   .567
Mississippi State 7 – 11   .389 13 – 14   .481
Vanderbilt 7 – 11   .389 13 – 13   .500
Georgia 7 – 11   .389 14 – 13   .519
Auburn 5 – 13   .278 10 – 18   .357
Florida 2 – 16   .111 7 – 21   .250
† 1980 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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. LSU also received the SEC’s automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA tournament.

Television coverage

Coverage of all nine games of the tournament was televised through regional syndication by The C.D. Chesley Company through the facilities of Chesley-TPC Productions; that company also broadcast the SEC tournament at the end of the previous season, as well as select SEC regular season games in both 1979 and 1980.

Bracket

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. "Television slate set". Kentucky New Era. Associated Press. July 17, 1979. p. 14. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Google Books.
  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
  7. "Television slate set". Kentucky New Era. Associated Press. July 17, 1979. p. 14. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Google Books.
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