1980 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1980 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 1979–80
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

  1. ↑ Southern Conference Tournament Results. p. 26. Retrieved August 13, 2014.