1980 ECAC South Men's Basketball Tournament

1980 ECAC South Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 197980
Teams 8
Site Hampton Coliseum
Hampton, VA
Champions Old Dominion (1st title)
Winning coach Paul Webb (1st title)
MVP Mark West (Old Dominion)
ECAC South Men's Basketball Tournaments
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Template:1979–80 ECAC South men's basketball standings

The 1980 ECAC South Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament) was held February 28–March 1, 1980 at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia.[1] It was the first edition of the tournament.

Old Dominion defeated Navy in the championship game, 62–51, to win their first ECAC South men's basketball tournament. The Monarchs, therefore, earned an automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA Tournament; this was ODU's first-ever bid to the Division I NCAA tournament.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
Thursday, February 28
Semifinals
Friday, February 29
Championship
Saturday, March 1
                           
  1  Old Dominion 112  
8  Catholic 59  
  1  Old Dominion 75  
    5  William & Mary 59  
5  William & Mary 78
  4  Richmond 77  
    1  Old Dominion 62
  3  Navy 51
  3  Navy 51  
6  Baltimore 50  
3  Navy 75
    7  St. Francis (PA) 62  
7  St. Francis (PA) 58
  2  James Madison 42  

References

  1. "1979-80 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference South Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
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