1980 East Coast Conference (Division I) men's basketball tournament

1980 East Coast Conference (Division I) men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1979–80
Teams12
First round siteHome Courts
Quarterfinals siteHome Courts
Semifinals sitePalestra
Philadelphia, PA
Finals sitePalestra
Philadelphia, PA
ChampionsLa Salle (3rd title)
Winning coachLefty Ervin (1st title)
← 1979
1981 →
1979–80 ECC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Saint Joseph's 10 – 1   .909 21 – 9   .700
Temple 8 – 3   .727 14 – 12   .538
La Salle † 7 – 4   .636 22 – 9   .710
Hofstra 6 – 5   .545 14 – 14   .500
American 5 – 6   .455 13 – 14   .481
Drexel 4 – 7   .364 12 – 15   .444
West
Lafayette 13 – 3   .813 21 – 8   .724
Bucknell 13 – 3   .813 20 – 7   .741
Delaware 7 – 9   .438 9 – 19   .321
Rider 5 – 11   .313 10 – 18   .357
Lehigh 2 – 14   .125 5 – 20   .200
West Chester 1 – 15   .063 3 – 23   .115
† 1980 ECC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1980 East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 25 – March 1, 1980.[1] The champion gained and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.

Bracket and results

First round
Monday, February 25 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, February 28 		Semifinals
Friday, February 29 		Championship
Saturday, March 1
            
1E Saint Joseph's 70
4E Hofstra 59
4E Hofstra 70
5E American 69
1E Saint Joseph's 76
2W Bucknell 71
2W Bucknell 76
3W Delaware 65
3W Delaware 98
6W West Chester 75
1E Saint Joseph's 49
3E La Salle 59
1W Lafayette 80
4W Rider 68
4W Rider 89
5W Lehigh 77
1W Lafayette 62
3E La Salle 70
2E Temple 62
3E La Salle 70
3E La Salle 87
6E Drexel 76

* denotes overtime game

References

  1. ^ "1979-80 East Coast Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2022.