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1980 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament

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1980 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1979–80
Teams8
Finals siteNassau Coliseum
Uniondale, New York
ChampionsIona (2nd title)
Winning coachJim Valvano (2nd title)
MVPJeff Ruland (Iona)
ECAC Metro men's basketball tournaments
← 1979
1981 →
1979–80 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Iona   28 4   .875
Saint Peter's   22 9   .710
Long Island   14 12   .538
Wagner   14 13   .519
Siena   14 14   .500
Fairleigh Dickinson   13 14   .481
St. Francis (NY)   11 15   .423
Fairfield   11 16   .407
Fordham   11 17   .393
Army   9 17   .346
Manhattan   4 22   .154
1980 ECAC Metro tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Iona vacated NCAA Tournament games due to NCAA sanctions. Disputed record (29–5)


The 1980 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament was held February 28 – March 1. The quarterfinal and championship rounds were played at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.[1]

Jim Valvano’s Iona Gaels defeated Saint Peter's in the championship game, 64–46, to win their second ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament in as many years. The Gaels earned a bid to the 1980 NCAA Tournament as No. 6 seed in the East region and advanced to the round of 32.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
February 28
Semifinals
February 29
Championship
March 1
         
Iona 69
Fairleigh Dickinson 53
Iona 76
Siena 70
Siena 80
Long Island University 78
Iona 64
Saint Peter's 46
Fordham 73
Wagner 67
Fordham 47
Saint Peter's 65
Saint Peter's 54
Fairfield 42
Notes

Conference did not play a formal schedule

References

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  1. ^ "1979-80 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Metro Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 30, 2022.