1980 NCAA Division II basketball tournament
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The 1980 NCAA Division II 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.
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Regional participants
School | Outcome | |
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Benedict | Fourth Place | |
Mount St. Mary's | Third Place | |
UMBC | Runner-up | |
Virginia Union | Regional Champion |
School | Outcome | |
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Bryant | Fourth Place | |
New Hampshire College | Regional Champion | |
Quinnipiac | Third Place | |
Springfield | Runner-up |
School | Outcome | |
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North Dakota | Fourth Place | |
South Dakota State | Regional Champion | |
Stonehill | Third Place | |
Western Illinois | Runner-up |
School | Outcome | |
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Bethune–Cookman | Fourth Place | |
Florida Southern | Regional Champion | |
UCF | Runner-up | |
West Georgia | Third Place |
School | Outcome | |
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Cal Poly | Runner-up | |
Puget Sound | Third Place | |
San Francisco State | Fourth Place | |
UC Riverside | Regional Champion |
School | Outcome | |
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Central Missouri State | Third Place | |
Jacksonville State | Fourth Place | |
Nicholls State | Runner-up | |
North Alabama | Regional Champion |
School | Outcome | |
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Cheyney | Third Place | |
Gannon | Fourth Place | |
Hartwick | Runner-up | |
NYIT | Regional Champion |
School | Outcome | |
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Eastern Illinois | Runner-up | |
Indiana State–Evansville | Fourth Place | |
Northern Michigan | Regional Champion | |
Wright State | Third Place |
*denotes tie
Regionals
South Atlantic - Catonsville, Maryland
Location: UMBC Fieldhouse Host: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Regional semifinals Round of 32 February 29 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 1 | ||||||||
UMBC | 86 | ||||||||
Benedict | 69 | ||||||||
UMBC | 65 | ||||||||
Virginia Union | 80 | ||||||||
Virginia Union | 72 | ||||||||
Mount St. Mary's | 70 |
- Third Place - Mount St. Mary's 84, Benedict 82
New England - Smithfield, Rhode Island
Location: Bryant Gymnasium Host: Bryant College
Regional semifinals Round of 32 February 29 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 1 | ||||||||
Springfield | 91 | ||||||||
Bryant | 78 | ||||||||
Springfield | 80 | ||||||||
New Hampshire College | 89 | ||||||||
New Hampshire College | 98 | ||||||||
Quinnipiac | 89 |
- Third Place - Quinnipiac 102, Bryant 97
North Central - Brookings, South Dakota
Location: Frost Arena Host: South Dakota State University
Regional semifinals Round of 32 February 29 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 1 | ||||||||
South Dakota State | 74 | ||||||||
Stonehill | 51 | ||||||||
South Dakota State | 98 | ||||||||
Western Illinois | 86 | ||||||||
Western Illinois | 102 | ||||||||
North Dakota | 79 |
- Third Place - Stonehill 70, North Dakota 57
South - Lakeland, Florida
Location: Jenkins Fieldhouse Host: Florida Southern College
Regional semifinals Round of 32 February 28 | Regional Final Sweet 16 February 29 | ||||||||
Florida Southern | 81 | ||||||||
Bethune–Cookman | 72 | ||||||||
Florida Southern | 71 | ||||||||
UCF | 64 | ||||||||
UCF | 81 | ||||||||
West Georgia | 78 |
- Third Place - West Georgia 75, Bethune-Cookman 63
West - Tacoma, Washington
Location: Memorial Fieldhouse Host: University of Puget Sound
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 1 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 2 | ||||||||
UC Riverside | 65 | ||||||||
Puget Sound | 61 | ||||||||
UC Riverside | 62 | ||||||||
Cal Poly | 53 | ||||||||
Cal Poly | 66 | ||||||||
San Francisco State | 46 |
- Third Place - Puget Sound 93, San Francisco State 86
South Central - Warrensburg, Missouri
Location: CMSU Fieldhouse Host: Central Missouri State University
Regional semifinals Round of 32 February 29 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 1 | ||||||||
North Alabama | 98 | ||||||||
Central Missouri State | 86 | ||||||||
North Alabama | 77 | ||||||||
Nicholls State | 68 | ||||||||
Nicholls State | 78 | ||||||||
Jacksonville State | 76 |
- Third Place - Central Missouri State 112, Jacksonville State 91
East - Erie, Pennsylvania
Location: Hammermill Center Host: Gannon University
Regional semifinals Round of 32 February 29 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 1 | ||||||||
NYIT | 81 | ||||||||
Gannon | 59 | ||||||||
NYIT | 80 | ||||||||
Hartwick | 78 | ||||||||
Hartwick | 67 | ||||||||
Cheyney | 64 |
- Third Place - Cheyney 87, Gannon 86
Great Lakes - Dayton, Ohio
Location: Physical Education Building Host: Wright State University
Regional semifinals Round of 32 February 29 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 1 | ||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 74 | ||||||||
Wright State | 63 | ||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 56 | ||||||||
Northern Michigan | 58 | ||||||||
Northern Michigan | 93 | ||||||||
Indiana State–Evansville | 82 |
- Third Place - Wright State 88, Indiana State–Evansville 85
*denotes each overtime played
National Quarterfinals
Quarterfinal - Richmond, VA Elite Eight March 8 | ||||
Virginia Union | 108 | |||
New Hampshire College | 91 |
Quarterfinal - Lakeland, FL Elite Eight March 8 | ||||
South Dakota State | 71 | |||
Florida Southern | 81 |
Quarterfinal - Florence, AL Elite Eight March 8 | ||||
UC Riverside | 69 | |||
North Alabama | 76 |
Quarterfinal - Marquette, MI Elite Eight March 8 | ||||
NYIT | 58 | |||
Northern Michigan | 57 |
National Finals - Springfield, Massachusetts
Location: Springfield Civic Center Hosts: American International College and Springfield College
National semifinals Final Four March 14 | National Championship March 15 | ||||||||
Virginia Union | 78 | ||||||||
Florida Southern | 71 | ||||||||
Virginia Union | 80 | ||||||||
NYIT | 74 | ||||||||
North Alabama | 66 | ||||||||
NYIT | 72 |
- Third Place - Florida Southern 68, North Alabama 67
*denotes each overtime played
All-tournament team
- Johnny Buckman (North Alabama)
- John Ebeling (Florida Southern)
- Larry Holmes (Virginia Union)
- Bobby Jones (New York Tech)
- Keith Valentine (Virginia Union)
See also
- 1980 NCAA Division I basketball tournament
- 1980 NCAA Division III basketball tournament
- 1980 NAIA Basketball Tournament
References
Sources
- 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship
- 1980 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com
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