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. LSU also received the SEC’s automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA tournament.

1980 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season197980
Teams10
SiteBirmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex
Birmingham, Alabama
ChampionsLSU Tigers (1st title)
Winning coachDale Brown (1st title)
MVPDeWayne Scales (LSU)
Attendance99,609
TelevisionChesley/TPC Productions
SEC men's basketball tournaments
1979–80 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Kentucky153 .833296  .829
No. 3 LSU144 .778266  .813
Alabama126 .6671812  .600
Tennessee126 .6671811  .621
Ole Miss99 .5001713  .567
Mississippi State711 .3891314  .481
Vanderbilt711 .3891313  .500
Georgia711 .3891413  .519
Auburn513 .2781018  .357
Florida216 .111721  .250
1980 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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