| Year: | 1980 |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 9 |
| Arena: | HemisFair Arena |
| City: | San Antonio, Texas |
| Champions: | Texas A&M |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Shelby Metcalf |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | David Britton |
| Mvpteam: | Texas A&M |
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.[1] [2]
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.
The tournament consisted of 9 teams in a single-elimination tournament. The 3 seed received a bye to the Quarterfinals and the 1 and 2 seed received a bye to the Semifinals.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
| Place | Seed | Team | Conference | Overall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | % | W | L | % | ||||
| Texas A&M | |||||||||
| Arkansas | |||||||||
| Texas Tech | |||||||||
| SMU | |||||||||
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round | |||||
| Feb 25 | 6 SMU | 86-83 | 7 Baylor | at SMU | |
| 4 Texas Tech | 71-52 | 9 TCU | at Texas Tech | ||
| 5 Houston | 92-80 | 8 Rice | at Houston | ||
| Quarterfinals | |||||
| Feb 28 | 4 Texas Tech | 73-65 | 6 SMU | ||
| 3 Texas | 67-47 | 5 Houston | |||
| Semifinals | |||||
| Feb 29 | 1 Texas A&M | 61-51 | 4 Texas Tech | ||
| 2 Arkansas | 64-62 | 3 Texas | |||
| Finals | |||||
| Mar 1 | 1 Texas A&M | 52-50 | 2 Arkansas | ||