1980 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament


The 1980 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held February 28-1, 1980 at HemisFair Arena in San Antonio, TX. The first round took place on February 25 at the higher seeded campus sites.
Number 1 seed defeated 2 seed 52-50 to win their 1st championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA Tournament.

Format and Seeding

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.
PlaceSeedTeamConferenceConferenceConferenceOverallOverallOverall
PlaceSeedTeamWL%WL%
1
1
14
2
26
8
2
2
13
3
21
8
3
3
10
6
19
11
4
4
Texas Tech
8
8
16
13
4
5
8
8
14
14
6
6
7
9
16
12
7
7
6
10
11
16
8
8
4
12
7
19
9
9
2
14
7
19

Tournament