1980 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament

1980 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1979–80
Teams	8
Finals site	Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, New York
Champions	Iona (2nd title)
Winning coach	Jim Valvano (2nd title)
MVP	Jeff Ruland (Iona)
ECAC Metro men's basketball tournaments

1979–80 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 19 Iona		–			–			28	–	4		.875
Saint Peter's		–			–			22	–	9		.710
Long Island		–			–			14	–	12		.538
Wagner		–			–			14	–	13		.519
Siena		–			–			14	–	14		.500
Fairleigh Dickinson		–			–			13	–	14		.481
St. Francis (NY)		–			–			11	–	15		.423
Fairfield		–			–			11	–	16		.407
Fordham		–			–			11	–	17		.393
Army		–			–			9	–	17		.346
Manhattan		–			–			4	–	22		.154
† 1980 ECAC Metro tournament winner Rankings from AP poll *Iona vacated NCAA Tournament games due to NCAA sanctions. Disputed record (29–5)

The 1980 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament was held February 28 – March 1. The quarterfinal and championship rounds were played at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.

Jim Valvano’s Iona Gaels defeated Saint Peter's in the championship game, 64–46, to win their second ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament in as many years. The Gaels earned a bid to the 1980 NCAA Tournament as No. 6 seed in the East region and advanced to the round of 32.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals February 28					Semifinals February 29					Championship March 1
	Iona		69
	Fairleigh Dickinson		53
						Iona		76
						Siena		70
	Siena		80
	Long Island University		78
											Iona		64
											Saint Peter's		46
	Fordham		73
	Wagner		67
						Fordham		47
						Saint Peter's		65
	Saint Peter's		54
	Fairfield		42

Notes

Conference did not play a formal schedule