1980 Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1980 Big Eight Men's Basketball Tournament was held February 26–28 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.[2]

1980 Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season197980
Teams8
First round siteCampus Sites
Campus Arenas
Finals siteKemper Arena
Kansas City, MO
ChampionsKansas State (2nd title)
Winning coachJack Hartman (2nd title)
MVPRolando Blackman (Kansas State)
1979–80 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 16 Missouri113 .786  256  .806
Kansas State86 .571  229  .710
Nebraska86 .571  1813  .581
Kansas77 .500  1514  .517
Colorado77 .500  1710  .630
Oklahoma68 .429  1512  .556
Iowa State59 .357  1116  .407
Oklahoma State410 .286  1017  .370
1980 Big Eight Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Kansas State defeated rivals Kansas in the championship game, 79–58, to win their second Big Eight men's basketball tournament.

The Wildcats, in turn, received a bid to the 1980 NCAA Tournament. Missouri was the only other Big Eight team to receive an invite to this year's tournament.

Format

All eight of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with all teams placed and paired in the initial quarterfinal round.

All first round games were played on the home court of the higher-seeded team. The semifinals and championship game, in turn, were played at a neutral site at the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Tuesday, February 26
Semifinals
Wednesday, February 27
Championship
Thursday, February 28
         
1 Missouri 82
8 Oklahoma State 69
1 Missouri 71
4 Kansas 80
5 Colorado 65
4 Kansas 75
4 Kansas 58
2 Kansas State 79
3 Nebraska 75
6 Oklahoma 68
3 Nebraska 59
2 Kansas State 60
7 Iowa State 87
2 Kansas State 101

References

  1. sports-reference.com 1979-80 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
  2. "1979-80 Big 8 Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
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