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	Chesley/TPC Productions[3]
SEC men's basketball tournaments ← 1979 1981 →

1979–80 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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]

Television coverage

Coverage of all nine games of the tournament was televised through regional syndication by The C.D. Chesley Company through the facilities of Chesley-TPC Productions; that company also broadcast the SEC tournament at the end of the previous season, as well as select SEC regular season games in both 1979 and 1980.^[7]

Bracket

^[5][6]

	First Round					Second Round					Semifinals					Finals
						2	#5 LSU	95
	7	Vanderbilt	71			10	Florida	82
	10	Florida	72								2	#5 LSU	73
											3	Alabama	66
						6	Mississippi State	75
						3	Alabama	76
																2	#5 LSU	80
																1	#2 Kentucky	78
						1	#2 Kentucky	69
	8	Georgia	71			9	Auburn	61
	9	Auburn	79								1	#2 Kentucky	70
											5	Mississippi	67
						5	Mississippi	76
						4	Tennessee	74

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