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1979-80 Louisville Cardinals Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 33-3 (12-0, 1st in Metro MBB)

Rank: 2nd in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Denny Crum

PS/G: 76.9 (68th of 265)

PA/G: 66.7 (55th of 265)

SRS: 15.56 (11th of 260)

SOS: 5.31 (33rd of 260)

NCAA Tournament: (#2 seed in Midwest)
Won Midwest Second Round (71-69) versus #7 Kansas State
Won Midwest Regional Semifinal (66-55) versus #6 Texas A&M
Won Midwest Regional Final (86-66) versus #1 Louisiana State
Won National Semifinal (80-72) versus #5 Iowa
Won National Final (59-54) versus #8 UCLA

NCAA Champion
Metro Reg Season Champ
Metro Tourney Champ

AP Poll Summary

1979-80 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	12/3	12/10	12/17	12/26	1/2	1/7	1/14	1/21	1/28	2/4	2/11	2/18	2/25	Final
Louisville	10	14	12	11	12	15	11	7	7	7	3	3	2	4	2

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Sat, Dec 1, 1979	REG		South Alabama	Sun Belt	5.28	W	75	73		1	0	W 1	Freedom Hall
2	Wed, Dec 5, 1979	REG		Chattanooga	Southern	-8.93	W	87	63		2	0	W 2	Freedom Hall
3	Sat, Dec 8, 1979	REG	@	Tennessee	SEC	10.77	W	77	75		3	0	W 3	Stokely Center
4	Thu, Dec 13, 1979	REG		Charlotte	Sun Belt	0.80	W	93	76		4	0	W 4	Freedom Hall
5	Fri, Dec 14, 1979	REG		Western Kentucky	OVC	4.41	W	96	74		5	0	W 5	Freedom Hall
6	Wed, Dec 19, 1979	REG		Ohio State (2)	Big Ten	17.30	W	75	65		6	0	W 6	Freedom Hall
7	Sat, Dec 22, 1979	REG	@	Utah	WAC	5.47	L	69	71		6	1	L 1	Jon M. Huntsman Center
8	Thu, Dec 27, 1979	REG	N	Princeton	Ivy	-4.66	W	64	53		7	1	W 1	Neal S. Blaisdell Center
9	Fri, Dec 28, 1979	REG	N	Illinois	Big Ten	15.77	L	64	77		7	2	L 1	Neal S. Blaisdell Center
10	Sat, Dec 29, 1979	REG	N	Nebraska	Big 8	3.41	W	65	58		8	2	W 1	Neal S. Blaisdell Center
11	Thu, Jan 3, 1980	REG		Tulsa	MVC	-1.41	W	78	58		9	2	W 2	Freedom Hall
12	Sat, Jan 5, 1980	REG		Kansas State	Big 8	8.54	W	85	73		10	2	W 3	Freedom Hall
13	Tue, Jan 8, 1980	REG		Saint Louis	Metro	0.85	W	94	65		11	2	W 4	Freedom Hall
14	Sat, Jan 12, 1980	REG	@	Memphis	Metro	-0.35	W	69	48		12	2	W 5	Mid-South Coliseum
15	Sat, Jan 19, 1980	REG	@	Tulane	Metro	-1.99	W	76	59		13	2	W 6	Avron B. Fogelman Arena
16	Tue, Jan 22, 1980	REG		Marquette	Ind	9.56	W	76	63		14	2	W 7	Freedom Hall
17	Fri, Jan 25, 1980	REG	@	Saint Louis	Metro	0.85	W	99	74		15	2	W 8	St. Louis Arena
18	Sun, Jan 27, 1980	REG		Florida State	Metro	6.84	W	79	73		16	2	W 9	Freedom Hall
19	Thu, Jan 31, 1980	REG		Tulane	Metro	-1.99	W	64	60		17	2	W 10	Freedom Hall
20	Sun, Feb 3, 1980	REG	@	St. John's (NY) (9)	Big East	10.43	W	76	71		18	2	W 11	Madison Square Garden (IV)
21	Mon, Feb 4, 1980	REG		Memphis	Metro	-0.35	W	88	60		19	2	W 12	Freedom Hall
22	Wed, Feb 6, 1980	REG		Cincinnati	Metro	1.58	W	88	73		20	2	W 13	Freedom Hall
23	Sat, Feb 9, 1980	REG	@	Providence	Big East	-0.03	W	79	73		21	2	W 14	Providence Civic Center
24	Mon, Feb 11, 1980	REG	@	Virginia Tech	Metro	9.19	W	56	54		22	2	W 15	Cassell Coliseum
25	Thu, Feb 14, 1980	REG	@	West Virginia	EAA	4.01	W	90	78		23	2	W 16	WVU Coliseum
26	Sat, Feb 16, 1980	REG	@	Cincinnati	Metro	1.58	W	61	57		24	2	W 17	Riverfront Coliseum
27	Mon, Feb 18, 1980	REG		Virginia Tech	Metro	9.19	W	77	72		25	2	W 18	Freedom Hall
28	Thu, Feb 21, 1980	REG	@	Iona	ECACM	7.90	L	60	77		25	3	L 1	Madison Square Garden (IV)
29	Sun, Feb 24, 1980	REG	@	Florida State	Metro	6.84	W	83	75		26	3	W 1	Tully Gymnasium
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
30	Sat, Mar 1, 1980	CTOURN		Memphis	Metro	-0.35	W	84	65		27	3	W 2	Freedom Hall
31	Sun, Mar 2, 1980	CTOURN		Florida State	Metro	6.84	W	81	72		28	3	W 3	Freedom Hall
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
32	Sat, Mar 8, 1980	NCAA	N	Kansas State	Big 8	8.54	W	71	69	OT	29	3	W 4	Bob Devaney Sports Center
33	Fri, Mar 14, 1980	NCAA	N	Texas A&M	SWC	9.28	W	66	55	OT	30	3	W 5	The Summit
34	Sun, Mar 16, 1980	NCAA	N	Louisiana State (3)	SEC	12.87	W	86	66		31	3	W 6	The Summit
35	Sat, Mar 22, 1980	NCAA	N	Iowa	Big Ten	17.56	W	80	72		32	3	W 7	Market Square Arena
36	Mon, Mar 24, 1980	NCAA	N	UCLA	Pac-10	15.66	W	59	54		33	3	W 8	Market Square Arena