1980 NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament

1980 NCAA Division II
Basketball Tournament
Teams	32
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
	← 1979 ; NCAA Division II ; Basketball Tournament; 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.

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
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	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 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[]

South Atlantic - Catonsville, Maryland[]

Location: UMBC Fieldhouse

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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