1980 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament

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.[5][6] LSU also received the SEC’s automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA Tournament.

1980 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1979–80
Teams	10
Site	Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex Birmingham, Alabama [1]
Champions	LSU Tigers [1] (1st title)
Winning coach	Dale Brown[2] (1st title)
MVP	DeWayne Scales (LSU)
Attendance	99,609 [1]
Television	TVS Television Network[3] NBC (Championship game)
SEC Men's Basketball Tournaments

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]

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

• F—DeWayne Scales, LSU*
• C—Sam Bowie, Kentucky
• F—Durand Macklin, LSU
• G—Kyle Macy, Kentucky
• F—John Stroud, Ole Miss

See also

• Southeastern Conference
• SEC Tournament

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. 2005-2006 Alabama Basketball Media Guide, page 88. (All-time TV Games). University of Alabama Athletics.
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