1979-1980 Big East Standings & Post-Season Results --------------------------------------------------- Syracuse 5-1 .833 26-4 .867 NCAA #1 seed 1-1 Sweet Sixteen Georgetown 5-1 .833 26-6 .813 NCAA #3 seed 2-1 Elite 8 St. John's 5-1 .833 24-5 .828 NCAA #3 seed 0-1 Connecticut 3-3 .500 20-9 .690 NIT 0-1 Boston College 2-4 .333 19-10 .655 NIT 1-1 Seton Hall 1-5 .167 14-13 .519 Providence 0-6 .000 11-16 .407 Big East Tournament (Providence Civic Center) ------------------- Quarterfinals: #3 Georgetown 60, #6 Seton Hall 47 #4 Connecticut 79, #5 Boston College 68 #2 St John's 48, #7 Providence 44 bye: #1 Syracuse Semifinals: #3 Georgetown 76, #2 St. John's 66 #1 Syracuse 92, #4 Connecticut 61 Championship: #3 Georgetown 87, #1 Syracuse 81 NCAA ---- Round of 32 -------------- (1 ) Syracuse 97, (8 ) Villanova 83 (3 ) Georgetown 74, (6 ) Iona 71 (6 ) Purdue 87, (3 ) St. John's 72 Sweet Sixteen ------------- (5 ) Iowa 88, (1 ) Syracuse 77 (3 ) Georgetown 74, (2 ) Maryland 68 Elite 8 -------- (5 ) Iowa 81, (3 ) Georgetown 80 NIT ---- *Boston College 95, Boston U. 74 *Virginia 57, Boston College 55 St. Peter's 71, *Connecticut 56 Conference Awards ------------------ none for regular season? Tournament Most Valuable Player: Craig Shelton (Georgetown) All-Tournament Team: John Duren (Georgetown) Eric Floyd (Georgetown) Craig Shelton (Georgetown) David Russell (St. John's) Louis Orr (Syracuse) Marty Headd (Syracuse)