1980 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament

1980 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1979–80
Teams8
First round siteCampus Sites
Campus Arenas
Finals siteKemper Arena
Kansas City, MO
ChampionsKansas State (2nd title)
Winning coachJack Hartman (2nd title)
MVPRolando Blackman (Kansas State)
← 1979
1981 →
1979–80 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Missouri 11 3   .786 25 6   .806
Kansas State 8 6   .571 22 9   .710
Nebraska 8 6   .571 18 13   .581
Kansas 7 7   .500 15 14   .517
Colorado 7 7   .500 17 10   .630
Oklahoma 6 8   .429 15 12   .556
Iowa State 5 9   .357 11 16   .407
Oklahoma State 4 10   .286 10 17   .370
1980 Big Eight tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1980 Big Eight men's basketball tournament was held February 26–28 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.[2]

Kansas State defeated rivals Kansas in the championship game, 79–58, to win their second Big Eight men's basketball tournament.

The Wildcats, in turn, received a bid to the 1980 NCAA tournament. Missouri was the only other Big Eight team to receive an invite to this year's tournament.

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1979-80 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1979-80 Big 8 Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2016.