1980 MAC men's basketball tournament

1980 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season197980
Teams7
First round siteCampus Arenas
Campus Sites
Finals siteCrisler Center
Ann Arbor, MI
ChampionsToledo (1st title)
Winning coachBob Nichols (1st title)
MVPJim Swaney (Toledo)
MAC men's basketball tournaments
1979–80 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Toledo142 .875236  .793
Bowling Green State115 .6882010  .667
Northern Illinois97 .5631613  .552
Kent State79 .4381611  .593
Ball State79 .4381415  .483
Miami (Ohio)79 .438918  .333
Eastern Michigan79 .4381116  .407
Western Michigan79 .4381214  .462
Central Michigan610 .3751213  .480
Ohio511 .313818  .308
1980 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 MAC men's basketball tournament was held February 26–28 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This was the first edition of the tournament.

Top-seeded Toledo defeated Bowling Green in the inaugural championship game, 85–70, to win their first MAC men's basketball tournament.

The Rockets, in turn, received a bid to the 1980 NCAA tournament. They were the only MAC program invited to the tournament.