1980 NCAA Division II basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament

1980 NCAA Division II
basketball tournamentTeams| 32

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Finals site| Springfield, Massachusetts
Champions| Virginia Union Panthers (1st title)
Runner-up| New York Tech Bears (1st title game)
Semifinalists|

* Florida Southern Moccasins (1st Final Four)
* North Alabama Lions (2nd Final Four)

Winning coach| Dave Robbins (1st title)
MOP| Keith Valentine (Virginia Union)
Attendance| 44,815
| NCAA Division II men's tournaments

«1979 | 1981»

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.

Catonsville

Dayton

Smithfield

Brookings

Marquette

Erie

Richmond

Warrensburg

Florence

Tacoma

Lakeland

Springfield

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1980 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Quarterfinals (orange) Final Four (red)

## Regional participants

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School  | Outcome
Benedict | Fourth Place
Mount St. Mary's | Third Place
UMBC | Runner-up
Virginia Union | Regional Champion

School  | Outcome
Bryant | Fourth Place
New Hampshire College | Regional Champion
Quinnipiac | Third Place
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 | Third Place

School  | Outcome
Cal Poly | Runner-up
Puget Sound | Third Place
San Francisco State | Fourth Place
UC Riverside | Regional Champion

School  | Outcome
Central Missouri State | 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
Indiana State–Evansville | Fourth Place
Northern Michigan | Regional Champion
Wright State | Third Place

*denotes tie

## Regionals

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### South Atlantic - Catonsville, Maryland

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Location: UMBC Fieldhouse Host: University of Maryland, Baltimore County

| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
February 29 | | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 1 |

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| UMBC | 86 | |
| Benedict | 69 |
| | UMBC | 65 |
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| | | 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

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Location: Bryant Gymnasium Host: Bryant College

| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
February 29 | | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 1 |

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| Springfield | 91 | |
| Bryant | 78 |
| | Springfield | 80 |
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| | | New Hampshire College | 89 |
| New Hampshire College | 98 |

| Quinnipiac | 89 |

* Third Place - Quinnipiac 102, Bryant 97

### North Central - Brookings, South Dakota

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Location: Frost Arena Host: South Dakota State University

| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
February 29 | | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 1 |

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| South Dakota State | 74 | |
| Stonehill | 51 |
| | South Dakota State | 98 |
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| | | Western Illinois | 86 |
| Western Illinois | 102 |

| North Dakota | 79 |

* Third Place - Stonehill 70, North Dakota 57

### South - Lakeland, Florida

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Location: Jenkins Fieldhouse Host: Florida Southern College

| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
February 28 | | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
February 29 |

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| Florida Southern | 81 | |
| Bethune–Cookman | 72 |
| | Florida Southern | 71 |
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| | | UCF | 64 |
| UCF | 81 |

| West Georgia | 78 |

* Third Place - West Georgia 75, Bethune-Cookman 63

### West - Tacoma, Washington

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Location: Memorial Fieldhouse Host: University of Puget Sound

| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 1 | | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 2 |

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| UC Riverside | 65 | |
| Puget Sound | 61 |
| | UC Riverside | 62 |
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| | | Cal Poly | 53 |
| Cal Poly | 66 |

| San Francisco State | 46 |

* Third Place - Puget Sound 93, San Francisco State 86

### South Central - Warrensburg, Missouri

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Location: CMSU Fieldhouse Host: Central Missouri State University

| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
February 29 | | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 1 |

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| North Alabama | 98 | |
| Central Missouri State | 86 |
| | North Alabama | 77 |
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| | | Nicholls State | 68 |
| Nicholls State | 78 |

| Jacksonville State | 76 |

* Third Place - Central Missouri State 112, Jacksonville State 91

### East - Erie, Pennsylvania

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Location: Hammermill Center Host: Gannon University

| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
February 29 | | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 1 |

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| NYIT | 81 | |
| Gannon | 59 |
| | NYIT | 80 |
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| | | Hartwick | 78 |
| Hartwick | 67 |

| Cheyney | 64 |

* Third Place - Cheyney 87, Gannon 86

### Great Lakes - Dayton, Ohio

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Location: Physical Education Building Host: Wright State University

| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
February 29 | | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 1 |

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| Eastern Illinois | 74 | |
| Wright State | 63 |
| | Eastern Illinois | 56 |
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| | | 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

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| Quarterfinal - Richmond, VA
Elite Eight
March 8 |

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| Virginia Union | 108 |
| New Hampshire College | 91 |

| Quarterfinal - Lakeland, FL
Elite Eight
March 8 |

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| South Dakota State | 71 |
| Florida Southern | 81 |

| Quarterfinal - Florence, AL
Elite Eight
March 8 |

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| UC Riverside | 69 |
| North Alabama | 76 |

| Quarterfinal - Marquette, MI
Elite Eight
March 8 |

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| NYIT | 58 |
| Northern Michigan | 57 |

## National Finals - Springfield, Massachusetts

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Location: Springfield Civic Center Hosts: American International College and Springfield College

| National semifinals
Final Four
March 14 | | | National Championship
March 15 |

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| Virginia Union | 78 | |
| Florida Southern | 71 |
| | Virginia Union | 80 |
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| | | NYIT | 74 |
| North Alabama | 66 |

| NYIT | 72 |

* Third Place - Florida Southern 68, North Alabama 67

*denotes each overtime played

## All-tournament team

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* Johnny Buckman (North Alabama)
* John Ebeling (Florida Southern)
* Larry Holmes (Virginia Union)
* Bobby Jones (New York Tech)
* Keith Valentine (Virginia Union)

## See also

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* 1980 NCAA Division I basketball tournament
* 1980 NCAA Division III basketball tournament
* 1980 NAIA Basketball Tournament

## References

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## Sources

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* 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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