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.

1980 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season197980
Teams9
SiteHemisFair Arena
San Antonio, Texas
ChampionsTexas A&M (1st title)
Winning coachShelby Metcalf (1st title)
MVPDavid Britton (Texas A&M)
Southwest Conference men's basketball tournaments
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.

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