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1979-80 Iona Gaels Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 29-5 Overall W-L adjusted to 28-4 (ECACM MBB)

Rank: 19th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Jim Valvano

PS/G: 73.3 (114th of 265)

PA/G: 64.4 (32nd of 265)

SRS: 7.90 (40th of 260)

SOS: -0.59 (135th of 260)

NCAA Tournament: (#6 seed in East)
Won East First Round (84-78) versus #11 Holy Cross
Lost East Second Round (74-71) versus #3 Georgetown

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
Iona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	19

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	Fri, Nov 30, 1979	REG	N	Texas A&M (14)	SWC	9.28	W	78	52		1	0	W 1	Buckner Fieldhouse
2	Sat, Dec 1, 1979	REG	N	Long Beach State	PCAA	6.73	W	86	75		2	0	W 2	Buckner Fieldhouse
3	Sun, Dec 2, 1979	REG	N	Kentucky (2)	SEC	16.94	L	50	57		2	1	L 1	Buckner Fieldhouse
4	Sat, Dec 8, 1979	REG	@	Saint Mary's (CA)	WCAC	-2.18	W	79	73		3	1	W 1	McKeon Pavilion
5	Tue, Dec 11, 1979	REG	@	San Francisco	WCAC	6.39	L	66	76		3	2	L 1	War Memorial Gymnasium
6	Thu, Dec 13, 1979	REG		FDU	ECACM	-9.85	W	75	58		4	2	W 1	John A. Mulcahy Campus Events Center
7	Fri, Dec 28, 1979	REG		Air Force	WAC	-7.84	W	64	51		5	2	W 2	John A. Mulcahy Campus Events Center
8	Sat, Dec 29, 1979	REG		St. Bonaventure	EAA	-0.13	W	75	67		6	2	W 3	John A. Mulcahy Campus Events Center
9	Thu, Jan 3, 1980	REG		Wichita State	MVC	5.87	W	84	70		7	2	W 4	John A. Mulcahy Campus Events Center
10	Sat, Jan 5, 1980	REG	@	Georgetown (18)	Big East	13.07	L	84	95		7	3	L 1	McDonough Gymnasium
11	Mon, Jan 7, 1980	REG		Baltimore	ECACS	-9.54	W	68	51		8	3	W 1	John A. Mulcahy Campus Events Center
12	Sat, Jan 12, 1980	REG	@	UAB	Sun Belt	4.60	W	70	65		9	3	W 2	BJCC Coliseum
13	Thu, Jan 17, 1980	REG		McNeese State	Southland	0.02	W	76	66		10	3	W 3	John A. Mulcahy Campus Events Center
14	Sat, Jan 19, 1980	REG	@	Niagara	ECACN	-8.33	W	88	74		11	3	W 4	Niagara Falls Convention Center
15	Mon, Jan 21, 1980	REG	@	Pittsburgh	EAA	5.70	L	63	75		11	4	L 1	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
16	Wed, Jan 23, 1980	REG		Colgate	ECACN	-12.66	W	54	49		12	4	W 1	John A. Mulcahy Campus Events Center
17	Sat, Jan 26, 1980	REG	@	Holy Cross	ECACN	-0.54	W	82	67		13	4	W 2	Hart Recreation Center
18	Wed, Jan 30, 1980	REG	@	Wagner	ECACM	-2.97	W	77	73		14	4	W 3	Sutter Gymnasium
19	Sat, Feb 2, 1980	REG	@	Fordham	ECACM	-5.89	W	65	59		15	4	W 4	Rose Hill Gymnasium
20	Mon, Feb 4, 1980	REG		Saint Peter's	ECACM	5.72	W	65	62		16	4	W 5	John A. Mulcahy Campus Events Center
21	Thu, Feb 7, 1980	REG		Kansas	Big 8	4.71	W	81	77		17	4	W 6	Madison Square Garden (IV)
22	Sat, Feb 9, 1980	REG		Army	ECACM	-9.95	W	67	54		18	4	W 7	John A. Mulcahy Campus Events Center
23	Mon, Feb 11, 1980	REG		Saint Francis (PA)	ECACS	-7.76	W	72	62		19	4	W 8	John A. Mulcahy Campus Events Center
24	Thu, Feb 14, 1980	REG	@	Manhattan	ECACM	-15.08	W	70	57		20	4	W 9	Draddy Gymnasium
25	Sat, Feb 16, 1980	REG	@	Long Island University	ECACM	-9.63	W	85	72		21	4	W 10	Schwartz Athletic Center
26	Mon, Feb 18, 1980	REG		Siena	ECACM	-4.57	W	84	72		22	4	W 11	John A. Mulcahy Campus Events Center
27	Thu, Feb 21, 1980	REG		Louisville (2)	Metro	15.56	W	77	60		23	4	W 12	Madison Square Garden (IV)
28	Sat, Feb 23, 1980	REG	@	Fairfield	ECACM	-10.88	W	74	53		24	4	W 13	Alumni Hall
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
29	Thu, Feb 28, 1980	CTOURN		FDU	ECACM	-9.85	W	69	53		25	4	W 14	John A. Mulcahy Campus Events Center
30	Fri, Feb 29, 1980	CTOURN	N	Siena	ECACM	-4.57	W	76	70		26	4	W 15	Alumni Hall
31	Sat, Mar 1, 1980	CTOURN	N	Saint Peter's	ECACM	5.72	W	64	46		27	4	W 16	Alumni Hall
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
32	Fri, Mar 7, 1980	NCAA	N	Holy Cross	ECACN	-0.54	W	84	78		28	4	W 17	Providence Civic Center
33	Sun, Mar 9, 1980	NCAA	N	Georgetown (11)	Big East	13.07	L	71	74		28	5	L 1	Providence Civic Center