1980 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament


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]

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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Texas A&M142 .875268 .765
Arkansas133 .813218 .724
Texas106 .6251911 .633
Texas Tech88 .5001613 .552
Houston88 .5001414 .500
SMU79 .4381612 .571
Baylor610 .3751116 .407
Rice412 .250719 .269
TCU214 .125719 .269
1980 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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]

PlaceSeedTeamConferenceOverall
WL%WL%
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

DateWinnerScoreLoserNotes
First Round
Feb 256 SMU86-837 Baylorat SMU
4 Texas Tech71-529 TCUat Texas Tech
5 Houston92-808 Riceat Houston
Quarterfinals
Feb 284 Texas Tech73-656 SMU
3 Texas67-475 Houston
Semifinals
Feb 291 Texas A&M61-514 Texas Tech
2 Arkansas64-623 Texas
Finals
Mar 11 Texas A&M52-502 Arkansas

References