1980 SEC men's basketball tournament

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1980 SEC men's basketball tournament
Classification
LSU Tigers[1] (1st title)
Winning coachDale Brown[2] (1st title)
MVPDeWayne Scales (LSU)
Attendance99,609 [1]
TelevisionChesley/TPC Productions[3]
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[4]

The 1980 SEC men's basketball tournament took place on February 27 – March 1, 1980, in

NCAA tournament
.

Television coverage

Coverage of all nine games of the tournament was televised through regional

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.[7]

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. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b 1979-80 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-reference.com
  6. ^ a b 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.