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1980 Eastern 8 men's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 1979–80 |
Teams | 8 |
Site | Civic Arena Pittsburgh |
Champions | Villanova (2nd title) |
Winning coach | Rollie Massimino (2nd title) |
MVP | Lowes Moore (West Virginia) |
Eastern 8 men's basketball tournaments |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova † | 7 | – | 3 | .700 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | 18 | – | 10 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 4 | .556 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 1 | – | 3 | .250 | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 4 | – | 4 | .500 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 0 | – | 9 | .000 | 2 | – | 24 | .077 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1980 Eastern 8 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1980 Eastern 8 men's basketball tournament was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the Civic Arena from February 26, 1980, to March 1, 1980 (first round games at campus sites). Villanova defeated West Virginia 74-62 to win their second tournament championship. Lowes Moore of West Virginia was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.
Quarterfinals February 26, 1980 | Semi-Finals February 29, 1980 | Finals March 1, 1980 | ||||||||||||
1 | Villanova | 85 | ||||||||||||
8 | Massachusetts | 63 | ||||||||||||
1 | Villanova | 72 | ||||||||||||
4 | Pittsburgh | 59 | ||||||||||||
4 | Pittsburgh | 77 | ||||||||||||
5 | George Washington | 68 | ||||||||||||
1 | Villanova | 74 | ||||||||||||
7 | West Virginia | 62 | ||||||||||||
2 | Duquesne | 87 | ||||||||||||
7 | West Virginia | 95 | ||||||||||||
7 | West Virginia | 77 | ||||||||||||
3 | Rutgers | 66 | ||||||||||||
3 | Rutgers | 76 | ||||||||||||
6 | St. Bonaventure | 74 |
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