1980 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1980 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 197980
Teams 8
Site Roanoke Civic Center
Roanoke, VA
Champions Furman (6th title)
Winning coach Eddie Holbrook (1st title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
«1979  1981»
1979–80 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Furman 14 1   .933     23 7   .767
Marshall 10 6   .625     17 12   .586
Western Carolina 9 7   .563     17 10   .630
East Tennessee State 8 7   .533     15 13   .536
Chattanooga 7 9   .438     13 14   .481
Appalachian State 6 10   .375     12 16   .429
The Citadel 6 10   .375     14 13   .519
VMI 6 10   .375     11 16   .407
Davidson 4 11   .267     8 18   .308
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1980; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 23–March 1, 1980. The quarterfinal round was hosted at campus sites, while the semifinals and finals were hosted at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia. The Furman Paladins, led by head coach Eddie Holbrook, won their sixth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1980 NCAA Tournament.[1]

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's nine members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of three rounds.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
February 23
Semifinals
February 29
Finals
March 1
         
1 Furman 87
8 VMI 75
1 Furman 93
4 East Tennessee St. 81
4 East Tennessee St. 71
5 Chattanooga 67
1 Furman 80
2 Marshall 62
2 Marshall 100
7 The Citadel 66
2 Marshall 91
6 Appalachian State 76
3 Western Carolina 66
6 Appalachian State 67*

* Overtime game

See also

References

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