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1980 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1979–80
Teams9
SiteHemisFair Arena
San Antonio, Texas
ChampionsTexas A&M (1st title)
Winning coachShelby Metcalf (1st title)
MVPDavid Britton (Texas A&M)
← 1979
1981 →
1979–80 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas A&M † 14 – 2   .875 26 – 8   .765
Arkansas 13 – 3   .813 21 – 8   .724
Texas 10 – 6   .625 19 – 11   .633
Texas Tech 8 – 8   .500 16 – 13   .552
Houston 8 – 8   .500 14 – 14   .500
SMU 7 – 9   .438 16 – 12   .571
Baylor 6 – 10   .375 11 – 16   .407
Rice 4 – 12   .250 7 – 19   .269
TCU 2 – 14   .125 7 – 19   .269
† 1980 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1980 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 28 – March 1, 1980 at HemisFair Arena in San Antonio, Texas. The first round took place February 25 at the higher seeded campus sites.[1][2]

Number 1 seed Texas A&M defeated 2 seed Arkansas 52-50 to win their 1st championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA tournament.

Format and seeding

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The tournament consisted of 9 teams in a single-elimination tournament. The 3 seed received a bye to the Quarterfinals and the 1 and 2 seed received a bye to the Semifinals. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L % W L %
1
1
 Texas A&M
14
2
 .875
26
8
 .765
2
2
 Arkansas
13
3
 .813
21
8
 .724
3
3
 Texas
10
6
 .625
19
11
 .633
4
4
 Texas Tech
8
8
 .500
16
13
 .552
4
5
 Houston
8
8
 .500
14
14
 .500
6
6
 SMU
7
9
 .438
16
12
 .571
7
7
 Baylor
6
10
 .375
11
16
 .407
8
8
 Rice
4
12
 .250
7
19
 .269
9
9
 TCU
2
14
 .125
7
19
 .269

Tournament

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Date Winner Score Loser Notes
First Round
Feb 25 6 SMU 86-83 7 Baylor at SMU
4 Texas Tech 71-52 9 TCU at Texas Tech
5 Houston 92-80 8 Rice at Houston
Quarterfinals
Feb 28 4 Texas Tech 73-65 6 SMU
3 Texas 67-47 5 Houston
Semifinals
Feb 29 1 Texas A&M 61-51 4 Texas Tech
2 Arkansas 64-62 3 Texas
Finals
Mar 1 1 Texas A&M 52-50 2 Arkansas

References

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  1. ^ "2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 161-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Razorback Records" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 54–57. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019-20 Texas A&M Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 65-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  4. ^ "Razorback Records" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 54–57. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 161-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019-2020 Red Raider Program Guide" (PDF). Texas Tech Red Raiders. pp. 77–81. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  7. ^ "2019-20 Houston Cougars Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Houston Cougars. pp. 116–117. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  8. ^ "2019-20 SMU Men's Basketball Almanac" (PDF). SMU Mustangs. pp. 121-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  9. ^ "2019-2020 Baylor Men's Basketball Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 150–153. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  10. ^ "The Rice Way, 2018-2019 Rice Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Rice Owls. pp. 162–162. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  11. ^ "TCU Men's Basketball 2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). TCU Horned Frogs. pp. 133–135. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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