1980 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

August 2023 1980 Division II Riverside Sports Complex California Riverside, California 1980 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona 2nd 1980 New Haven Chargers New Haven 1st John Scolinos 2nd Brian Zell (OF) Cal Poly Pomona 8,437 NCAA Division II Baseball Championship The 1980 NCAA Division II baseball tournament was the postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of baseball among its Division II colleges and universities at the end of the 1980 NCAA Division II baseball season.DIVISION II BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_champs_records/2022/D2.pdf NCAA.org NCAA 13 May 2023 Cal Poly Pomona defeated New Haven, 13–6, in the championship game of the double-elimination tournament, capturing the Broncos' second national title and first since 1976. Cal Poly Pomona was coached by John Scolinos. Regionals The regionals consisted of 18 teams in six groupings. Four regionals consisted of a 4-team bracket while the remaining two played a best of five series. All brackets were double elimination format. The top team in each bracket advanced to the 1980 Division II College World Series.https://s3.amazonaws.com/fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_RB/D2champs.pdf Division II Baseball Championships Record Book NCAA 13 July 13, 2025 New England Regional Team Wins Losses 1980 New Haven Chargers New Haven 3 0 1980 LIU Post Pioneers LIU Post 2 2 1980 NYIT Bears NYIT 1 2 1980 Le Moyne Dolphins Le Moyne 0 2 South Atlantic Regional Team Wins Losses 1980 FIU Golden Panthers FIU 3 0 1980 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State 2 2 1980 Columbus State Cougars Columbus State 1 2 1980 Shippensburg Raiders Shippensburg 0 2 South Regional Team Wins Losses 1980 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern 3 2 1980 Eckerd Tritons Eckerd 2 3 Central Regional Team Wins Losses 1980 Troy State Trojans Troy State 4 1 1980 Bellarmine Knights Bellarmine 2 2 1980 Wright State Raiders Wright State 1 2 1980 Delta State Statesmen Delta State 0 2 Midwest Regional Team Wins Losses 1980 Mankato State Mavericks Mankato State 4 1 1980 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Northwest Missouri State 2 2 1980 Southwest Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri State 1 2 1980 Morningside Mustangs Morningside 0 2 West Regional Team Wins Losses 1980 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona 3 2 1980 Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge 2 3 Finals Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach Previous finals appearances Best finals finish Finals record 1980 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona CCAA 42–25–1 John Scolinos 2 (last: 1979) 1st 5–3 1980 FIU Golden Panthers FIU Independent 41–14 Danny Price 0 (last: none) None 0–0 1980 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern Sunshine State 45–11 (11–4) Joe Arnold 8 (last: 1979) 1st 20–12 1980 Mankato State Mavericks Mankato State Northern Intercollegiate 36–21–1 (13–3) Dean Bowyer 2 (last: 1979) 4th 0–4 1980 New Haven Chargers New Haven Independent 29–7 Frank Vieira 4 (last: 1979) 3rd 8–8 1980 Troy State Trojans Troy State Gulf South 30–12 (12–2) Chase Riddle 0 (last: none) None 0–0 Results Bracket 2 First Round Second Round Semifinals Championship no 160 30 high 1980 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern 9 1980 Mankato State Mavericks Mankato State 12 1980 FIU Golden Panthers FIU 8 1980 Troy State Trojans Troy State 2 1980 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona 6 1980 New Haven Chargers New Haven 4 Mankato State 1 New Haven 3 Troy State 6 Florida Southern 3 Florida International 2 Cal Poly Pomona 12 Mankato State 8 Florida International 3 New Haven 15 Troy State 7 Cal Poly Pomona 10 Mankato State 4 New Haven 6 Cal Poly Pomona 13 Game Results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes May 24 Game 1 1980 Mankato State Mavericks Mankato State 12–9 1980 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern Game 2 1980 FIU Golden Panthers FIU 8–2 1980 Troy State Trojans Troy State Game 3 1980 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona 6–4 1980 New Haven Chargers New Haven May 25 Game 4 1980 Troy State Trojans Troy State 6–3 1980 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern Florida Southern eliminated Game 5 1980 New Haven Chargers New Haven 3–1 1980 Mankato State Mavericks Mankato State Game 6 1980 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona 12–2 1980 FIU Golden Panthers FIU May 26 Game 7 1980 Mankato State Mavericks Mankato State 8–3 1980 FIU Golden Panthers FIU FIU eliminated Game 8 1980 New Haven Chargers New Haven 15–7 1980 Troy State Trojans Troy State Troy State eliminated Game 9 1980 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona 10–4 1980 Mankato State Mavericks Mankato State Mankato State eliminated May 27 Game 10 1980 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona 13–6 1980 New Haven Chargers New Haven Cal Poly Pomona wins National Championship See also 1980 NCAA Division I baseball tournament 1980 NCAA Division III baseball tournament 1980 NAIA World Series References NCAA Division II tournament Category:NCAA Division II baseball tournament NCAA Division II baseball tournament