1979-80 Southern Conference Season Summary

Record: 130-119, .522 W-L% (17th of 29) (Schedule and Results)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.
SRS: -7.57 (25th of 29) ▪ SOS: -6.11 (26th of 29)

Regular Season Champion: Furman
Tournament Champion: Furman

NCAA Tournament: 1 (Furman)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 0
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 0

Standings

		Conference			Overall			PTS/G		SRS
Rk	School	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS
1	Furman* RT	14	1	.933	23	7	.767	79.6	74.9	0.3	-4.4
2	Marshall	10	6	.625	17	12	.586	71.4	71.2	-5.9	-6.1
3	Western Carolina	9	7	.563	17	10	.630	75.4	72.8	-5.9	-8.4
4	East Tennessee State	8	6	.571	15	13	.536	70.3	68.5	-4.2	-6.1
5	Chattanooga	7	9	.438	13	14	.481	65.6	68.2	-8.9	-6.3
6	Citadel	6	10	.375	14	13	.519	63.9	69.4	-12.6	-7.1
6	Appalachian State	6	10	.375	12	16	.429	60.9	63.6	-8.5	-5.8
6	Virginia Military Institute	6	10	.375	11	16	.407	71.9	77.3	-13.1	-7.8
9	Davidson	4	11	.267	8	18	.308	70.4	76.8	-9.3	-2.9

First Round
Furman lost (80-69) versus Tennessee (East Regional)