The 1980 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament (now known as the

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) was held February 28–March 2 at the

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. San José State topped in the championship game, 57–55, to win the Spartans' first PCAA/Big West men's basketball tournament. The Spartans, in turn, received a bid to the 1980 NCAA tournament, their second all-time. They were joined in the tournament by regular season-champions Utah State, who earned an at-large bid.

Format

After increasing to eight teams in 1979, the tournament field decreased back to seven. PCAA member

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did not participate. With only seven teams participating, the top-seeded team was given a bye into the semifinals while the remaining six teams were entered into the first round and seeded based on regular season conference records.

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References

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