1980 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA college basketball competition August 2023 April 2026 NIT 1980 32 Madison Square Garden New York City Virginia Cavaliers 1st Minnesota Golden Gophers 1st Illinois Fighting Illini 1st UNLV Runnin' Rebels 1st Terry Holland 1st Ralph Sampson Virginia The 1980 National Invitation Tournament was the 1980 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Selected teams Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (1980's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09 Alabama Boston College Boston University Bowling Green Connecticut Duquesne Grambling Illinois Illinois State Jacksonville Lafayette Long Beach State Loyola (IL) Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Murray State Nebraska Penn State Pepperdine Pittsburgh Saint Joseph's Saint Peter's Southwestern Louisiana Texas UAB UTEP UNLV Virginia Washington West Texas State Wichita State Brackets Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket. First Round Second Round Quarterfinals UNLV 93 Washington 73 Long Beach State 104 Pepperdine 87 Duquesne 65 Pittsburgh 63 Saint Peter's 71 Connecticut 56 UNLV 90 Long Beach State 81 Duquesne 33 Saint Peter's 34 UNLV 67 Saint Peter's 63 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Virginia 67 Lafayette 56 Boston College 95 Boston University 74 Michigan 76 Nebraska 69 UTEP 58 Wichita State 56 Virginia 57 Boston College 55 Michigan 75 UTEP 65 Virginia 79 Michigan 68 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Minnesota 64 Bowling Green 50 Mississippi 76 Grambling 74 Texas 70 Saint Joseph's 61 Southwestern Louisiana 74 UAB 72   Minnesota 58 Mississippi 56 Texas 76 Southwestern Louisiana 77 Minnesota 94 Southwestern Louisiana 73 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Illinois 105 Loyola (IL) 87 Illinois State 80 West Texas State 63 Alabama 53 Penn State 49 Murray State 53 Jacksonville 49 Illinois 75 Illinois State 65 Alabama 62 Murray State 70 Illinois 65 Murray State 63 Semifinals & finals Semifinals Finals UNLV 71 Virginia 90 Minnesota 65 Illinois 63 Virginia 58 Minnesota 55 Third place game UNLV 74 Illinois 84 See also 1980 NCAA Division I basketball tournament 1980 NCAA Division II basketball tournament 1980 NCAA Division III basketball tournament 1980 NAIA basketball tournament 1980 National Women's Invitational Tournament References National Invitation National Invitation Tournament Category:1980s in Manhattan Category:Basketball in New York City Category:College sports in New York City National Invitation Tournament Category:National Invitation Tournament Category:Basketball competitions in New York City Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan