1980 NCAA Division I baseball season Number of teams 249 Champions Arizona (2nd title)Runners-up Hawaii (1st CWS Appearance) Winning Coach Jerry Kindall (2nd title)MOP Terry Francona (Arizona )
The 1980 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1980. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1980 College World Series . The College World Series, held for the thirty fourth time in 1980, consisted of one team from each of eight regional competitions and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Arizona claimed the championship for the second time.[1]
Conference winners [ ]
This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1980 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Seven regionals of four teams and one of six each competed in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 21 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 13 teams earned at-large selections.[1] [2]
Conference standings [ ]
The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1980 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
PCT
W
L
T
PCT
No. 6 Michigan † y
14
–
2
–
0
.875
36
–
18
–
1
.664
Minnesota
14
–
4
–
0
.778
33
–
13
–
0
.717
Iowa
11
–
5
–
0
.688
31
–
14
–
0
.689
Wisconsin
10
–
8
–
0
.556
23
–
24
–
1
.490
Purdue
7
–
9
–
0
.438
27
–
24
–
0
.529
Ohio State
6
–
10
–
0
.375
18
–
25
–
0
.419
Indiana
6
–
10
–
0
.375
17
–
25
–
0
.405
Illinois
6
–
10
–
0
.375
18
–
33
–
1
.356
Northwestern
5
–
11
–
0
.313
20
–
21
–
1
.488
Michigan State
3
–
13
–
0
.188
15
–
35
–
0
.300
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1980[4] [5] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1980 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 4 Miami (FL) y
–
–
59
–
12
.831
No. 7 Florida State y
–
–
51
–
12
.810
Notre Dame
–
–
29
–
8
.784
Air Force
–
–
27
–
9
.750
No. 10 Gonzaga y
–
–
39
–
15
.722
Stetson
–
–
34
–
18
.654
Louisville
–
–
38
–
21
.644
Detroit
–
–
32
–
21
.604
Campbell
–
–
18
–
18
.500
Lafayette
–
–
11
–
13
.458
Northern Iowa
–
–
12
–
16
.429
Hofstra
–
–
7
–
28
.200
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1980[6] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1980 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Northern
Washington State x
11
–
3
.786
36
–
10
.783
Oregon State
8
–
9
.471
33
–
16
.673
Washington
6
–
9
.400
33
–
20
.623
Oregon
6
–
10
.375
19
–
21
.475
Southern
No. 1 Arizona x y
17
–
13
.567
45
–
21
.682
No. 3 California x y
17
–
13
.567
44
–
23
.657
Arizona State
15
–
15
.500
38
–
25
.603
UCLA
15
–
15
.500
31
–
22
.585
Stanford
13
–
17
.433
29
–
24
.547
Southern California
13
–
17
.433
27
–
24
.529
x – Division champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1980[7] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1980 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Eastern Division
Florida x
16
–
8
.667
40
–
16
.714
Vanderbilt ‡ y
13
–
9
.591
34
–
21
.618
Georgia
9
–
10
.474
33
–
12
.733
Kentucky
8
–
11
.421
25
–
21
.543
Tennessee
6
–
14
.300
23
–
21
.523
Western Division
Auburn x
15
–
8
.652
27
–
24
.529
Ole Miss
9
–
9
.500
24
–
22
.522
Mississippi State
10
–
11
.476
31
–
19
.620
LSU
8
–
9
.471
23
–
19
.548
Alabama
8
–
13
.381
18
–
28
.391
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1980[8] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1980 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 22 East Tennessee State † y
14
–
1
.933
39
–
7
.848
Marshall
10
–
3
.769
17
–
11
.607
Appalachian State
10
–
5
.667
17
–
19
.472
Western Carolina
8
–
5
.615
22
–
15
.595
The Citadel
9
–
6
.600
23
–
14
.622
Davidson
7
–
8
.467
15
–
24
.385
Furman
2
–
10
.167
7
–
22
.241
Chattanooga
1
–
11
.083
12
–
20
.375
VMI
0
–
12
.000
4
–
22
.154
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1980[9] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1980 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Georgia Southern ‡ y
0
–
0
–
38
–
21
.644
Mercer
0
–
0
–
31
–
18
.633
Centenary
0
–
0
–
34
–
19
.642
Northeast Louisiana
0
–
0
–
20
–
15
.571
Hardin–Simmons
0
–
0
–
25
–
25
.500
Northwestern State
0
–
0
–
23
–
23
.500
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1980[10] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1980 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
North
BYU x y
14
–
3
.824
41
–
18
.695
Wyoming
11
–
6
.647
23
–
20
.535
Utah
5
–
12
.294
17
–
19
.472
Colorado State
4
–
13
.235
17
–
37
.315
South
No. 2 Hawaii x ‡ y
19
–
5
.792
60
–
18
.769
New Mexico
16
–
8
.667
43
–
20
.683
San Diego State
11
–
12
.478
40
–
26
.606
UTEP
1
–
22
.043
22
–
39
.361
x – Division champion ‡ – Championship Series champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 18 November 2016; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
College World Series [ ]
Main article: 1980 College World Series
The 1980 season marked the thirty fourth NCAA Baseball Tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series . The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska . The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Arizona claiming their second championship with a 5–3 win over Hawaii in the final.[1]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Winner's Bracket
St. John's
6
Arizona
1
St. John's
2
Hawaii
7
Hawaii
7
Florida State
6
Hawaii
9
Miami (FL)
3
Miami (FL)
13
Clemson
5
Miami (FL)
3
Michigan
2
Michigan
9 11
California
8
Loser's Bracket
Arizona
5
Florida State
3
Michigan
0
Arizona
8
Clemson
4
California
6
St. John's
5
California
8
Semifinals
Finals
if needed
Re-ordered Semi-finals
Hawaii
4
Hawaii
3
Arizona
6 11
Arizona
5
Arizona
10
California
9
Miami (FL)
3
California
4
Award winners [ ]
All-America team [ ]
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^ 2019 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF) . Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved June 24, 2020 .
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