1980 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 1980 Sun Belt Conference I Men's 200px 8 Campus Sites; Charlotte Coliseum Campus Sites; Charlotte, NC VCU 1st J.D. Barnett 1st Ed Sherod VCU The 1980 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 23–25 at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.1979–80 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/sun-belt/1980.html March 23, 2016 VCU defeated UAB in the championship game, 105–88, to win their first Sun Belt men's basketball tournament. Both programs were in their first season in the Sun Belt. The Rams, in turn, received an automatic bid for the 1980 NCAA tournament, where they lost to Iowa in the first round. Top-seeded South Alabama, who lost to VCU in the semifinal round, still received an at-large bid; the Jaguars ultimately lost to Alcorn State in the NCAA tournament's first round. Format With the addition of UAB and VCU to the Sun Belt, the conference's membership expanded to eight teams. All eight teams participated in the tournament field and were seeded based on their regular season conference records. All eight teams entered the single-elimination tournament in the quarterfinal round. All of the games were played at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. Bracket QuarterfinalsSaturday, February 23 SemifinalsSunday, February 24 ChampionshipMonday, February 25 1 South Alabama 86 8 1979 men South Florida Bulls South Florida 57 5 VCU 100 4 1979 men Charlotte 49ers UNC Charlotte 93 3 1979 men Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville 70 6 1979 men Georgia State Panthers Georgia State 59 7 1979 men New Orleans Privateers New Orleans 75 2 UAB 85 1 South Alabama 72 5 VCU 74 3 Jacksonville 60 2 UAB 64 5 VCU 105 2 UAB 88 References Category:Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament