1979–80 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented the Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific 10 Conference during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 11th-year head coach Ralph Miller and played their home games on campus at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon.

1979–80 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
Pac-10 champions
ConferencePac-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record26–4 (16–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
  • Ralph Miller (10th season)
Home arenaGill Coliseum
1979–80 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
^#5 Oregon State162 .889263  .897
No. 18 Arizona State153 .833227  .759
Washington State144 .778226  .786
*UCLA126 .667179  .654
Washington99 .5001810  .643
Arizona612 .3331215  .444
USC513 .2781215  .444
Oregon513 .2781017  .370
Stanford513 .278719  .269
California315 .167819  .296
As of April 15, 1980
*Oregon State vacated all tournament games (0–1) due to NCAA sanctions.
Disputed record (16-2, 26-4)
^UCLA vacated all tournament games (5–1) due to NCAA sanctions.
Disputed record (22-10, 12-6)
Rankings from AP Poll

After winning their first 26 games of the season, Oregon State fell to No. 5 Arizona State in the regular season finale to finish at 26–1 (17–1 Pac-10), repeating as conference champion, and were ranked second in both polls. Despite dropping the regular season finale, they did not drop in the rankings, and were seeded No. 1 in the West region of the NCAA tournament.

The Beavers received an opening round bye, and were shocked by No. 8 seed Kansas State, 50–48, at Pauley Pavilion. The Wildcats would reach the Elite Eight before falling to eventual runner-up North Carolina. Oregon State finished the season at 26–2.

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