1980 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1980 Big Eight Conference I Men's 200px 8 Campus Sites Campus Arenas Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Kansas State 2nd Jack Hartman 2nd Rolando Blackman Kansas State The 1980 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 26–28 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.1979-80 Big 8 Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-8/1980.html May 8, 2016 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. Format All eight of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with all teams placed and paired in the initial quarterfinal round. All first round games were played on the home court of the higher-seeded team. The semifinals and championship game, in turn, were played at a neutral site at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. Bracket QuarterfinalsTuesday, February 26 SemifinalsWednesday, February 27 ChampionshipThursday, February 28 1 #11 Missouri 82 8 1979 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State 69 5 1979 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado 65 4 Kansas 75 3 Nebraska 75 6 1979 men Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 68 7 Iowa State 87 2 Kansas State 101 1 #11 Missouri 71 4 Kansas 80 3 Nebraska 59 2 Kansas State 60 4 Kansas 58 2 Kansas State 79 References Tournament Category:Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament