1980 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament

1980 NCAA Men's Division II
Basketball Tournament
Teams 32
Finals Site Springfield, Massachusetts
Champions Virginia Union (1st title)
Runner-Up NYIT (1st title game)
Semifinalists Florida Southern (1st Final Four)
North Alabama (2nd Final Four)
Winning Coach Dave Robbins (Virginia Union (1st title))
Most Outstanding Player Keith Valentine Virginia Union
Attendance 44,815
NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournaments
«1979  1981»

The 1980 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1979-80 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Virginia Union University and Virginia Union's Keith Valentine was the Most Outstanding Player.

Regional participants

School Outcome
Benedict Fourth Place
Mount St. Mary's Third Place
UMBC Runner-up
Virginia Union Regional Champion
School Outcome
Bryant Fourth Place
Quinnipiac Third Place
Southern New Hampshire Regional Champion
Springfield Runner-up
School Outcome
North Dakota Fourth Place
South Dakota State Regional Champion
Stonehill Third Place
Western Illinois Runner-up
School Outcome
Bethune-Cookman Fourth Place
Florida Southern Regional Champion
UCF Runner-up
West Georgia Runner-up
School Outcome
Cal Poly Runner-up
Puget Sound Third Place
San Francisco State Fourth Place
UC Riverside Regional Champion
School Outcome
Central Missouri Third Place
Jacksonville State Fourth Place
Nicholls State Runner-up
North Alabama Regional Champion
School Outcome
Cheyney Third Place
Gannon Fourth Place
Hartwick Runner-up
NYIT Regional Champion
School Outcome
Eastern Illinois Runner-up
Northern Michigan Regional Champion
Southern Indiana Fourth Place
Wright State Third Place

*denotes tie

Regionals

Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
UMBC 86
Benedict 69
UMBC 65
Virginia Union 80
Virginia Union 72
Mount St. Mary's 70
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
Springfield 91
Bryant 78
Springfield 80
Southern New Hampshire 89
Southern New Hampshire 98
Quinnipiac 89
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
South Dakota State 74
Stonehill 51
South Dakota State 98
Western Illinois 86
Western Illinois 102
North Dakota 79
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
Florida Southern 81
Bethune-Cookman 72
Florida Southern 71
UCF 64
UCF 81
West Georgia 78
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
UC Riverside 65
Puget Sound 61
UC Riverside 62
Cal Poly 53
Cal Poly 66
San Francisco State 46
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
North Alabama 98
Central Missouri 86
North Alabama 77
Nicholls State 68
Nicholls State 78
Jacksonville State 76
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
NYIT 81
Gannon 59
NYIT 80
Hartwick 78
Hartwick 67
Cheyney 64
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
Eastern Illinois 74
Wright State 63
Eastern Illinois 56
Northern Michigan 58
Northern Michigan 93
Southern Indiana 82

*denotes each overtime played

National Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Virginia Union 108
Southern New Hampshire 91
Virginia Union 78
Florida Southern 71
South Dakota State 71
Florida Southern 81
Virginia Union 80
NYIT 74
UC Riverside 69
North Alabama 76
North Alabama 66
NYIT 72
NYIT 58
Northern Michigan 57

*denotes each overtime played

See also

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