1980 NCAA Division II basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament August 2023 March 2026 II 1980 100px 32 Springfield, Massachusetts Virginia Union Panthers 1st New York Tech Bears 1st Florida Southern Moccasins 1st North Alabama Lions 2nd Dave Robbins 1st Keith Valentine Virginia Union 44,815 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. USA 450 right 1980 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Quarterfinals (orange) Final Four (red) USA cyan pog.svg 39.2 -76.52 bottom Catonsville University of Maryland, Baltimore County USA cyan pog.svg 39.82 -84.14 left Dayton Wright State University USA cyan pog.svg 41.63 -71.35 bottom Smithfield Bryant College USA cyan pog.svg 44.4 -97 top Brookings South Dakota State University USA orange pog.svg 46.35 -87.27 left Marquette Northern Michigan University USA cyan pog.svg 42.08 -80.3 top Erie Gannon University USA orange pog.svg 37.36 -77.31 bottom Richmond Virginia Union University USA cyan pog.svg 38.55 -93.55 left Warrensburg Central Missouri State University USA orange pog.svg 34.55 -87.3 left Florence University of North Alabama USA cyan pog.svg 47.2 -122.43 bottom Tacoma University of Puget Sound USA orange pog.svg 28.05 -80.96 top Florida Southern College USA cyan pog.svg 28.05 -81.66 top Lakeland Florida Southern College USA red pog.svg 42.15 -72.4 top Springfield Springfield Civic Center Regional participants SchoolOutcomeBenedictFourth PlaceMount St. Mary'sThird PlaceUMBCRunner-upVirginia UnionRegional Champion SchoolOutcomeBryantFourth PlaceNew Hampshire CollegeRegional ChampionQuinnipiacThird PlaceSpringfieldRunner-up SchoolOutcomeNorth DakotaFourth PlaceSouth Dakota StateRegional ChampionStonehillThird PlaceWestern IllinoisRunner-up SchoolOutcomeBethune–CookmanFourth PlaceFlorida SouthernRegional ChampionUCFRunner-upWest GeorgiaThird Place SchoolOutcomeCal PolyRunner-upPuget SoundThird PlaceSan Francisco StateFourth PlaceUC RiversideRegional Champion SchoolOutcomeCentral Missouri StateThird PlaceJacksonville StateFourth PlaceNicholls StateRunner-upNorth AlabamaRegional Champion SchoolOutcomeCheyneyThird PlaceGannonFourth PlaceHartwickRunner-upNYITRegional Champion SchoolOutcomeEastern IllinoisRunner-upIndiana State–EvansvilleFourth PlaceNorthern MichiganRegional ChampionWright StateThird Place *denotes tie Regionals South Atlantic - Catonsville, Maryland Location: UMBC Fieldhouse Host: University of Maryland, Baltimore County Regional semifinalsRound of 32February 29 Regional FinalSweet 16March 1 UMBC 86 Benedict 69 Virginia Union 72 Mount St. Mary's 70 UMBC 65 Virginia Union 80 Third Place - Mount St. Mary's 84, Benedict 82 New England - Smithfield, Rhode Island Location: Bryant Gymnasium Host: Bryant College Regional semifinalsRound of 32February 29 Regional FinalSweet 16March 1 Springfield 91 Bryant 78 New Hampshire College 98 Quinnipiac 89 Springfield 80 New Hampshire College 89 Third Place - Quinnipiac 102, Bryant 97 North Central - Brookings, South Dakota Location: Frost Arena Host: South Dakota State University Regional semifinalsRound of 32February 29 Regional FinalSweet 16March 1 South Dakota State 74 Stonehill 51 Western Illinois 102 North Dakota 79 South Dakota State 98 Western Illinois 86 Third Place - Stonehill 70, North Dakota 57 South - Lakeland, Florida Location: Jenkins Fieldhouse Host: Florida Southern College Regional semifinalsRound of 32February 28 Regional FinalSweet 16February 29 Florida Southern 81 Bethune–Cookman 72 UCF 81 West Georgia 78 Florida Southern 71 UCF 64 Third Place - West Georgia 75, Bethune-Cookman 63 West - Tacoma, Washington Location: Memorial Fieldhouse Host: University of Puget Sound Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 1 Regional FinalSweet 16March 2 UC Riverside 65 Puget Sound 61 Cal Poly 66 San Francisco State 46 UC Riverside 62 Cal Poly 53 Third Place - Puget Sound 93, San Francisco State 86 South Central - Warrensburg, Missouri Location: CMSU Fieldhouse Host: Central Missouri State University Regional semifinalsRound of 32February 29 Regional FinalSweet 16March 1 North Alabama 98 Central Missouri State 86 Nicholls State 78 Jacksonville State 76 North Alabama 77 Nicholls State 68 Third Place - Central Missouri State 112, Jacksonville State 91 East - Erie, Pennsylvania Location: Hammermill Center Host: Gannon University Regional semifinalsRound of 32February 29 Regional FinalSweet 16March 1 NYIT 81 Gannon 59 Hartwick 67 Cheyney 64 NYIT 80 Hartwick 78 Third Place - Cheyney 87, Gannon 86 Great Lakes - Dayton, Ohio Location: Physical Education Building Host: Wright State University Regional semifinalsRound of 32February 29 Regional FinalSweet 16March 1 Eastern Illinois 74 Wright State 63 Northern Michigan 93 Indiana State–Evansville 82 Eastern Illinois 56 Northern Michigan 58 Third Place - Wright State 88, Indiana State–Evansville 85 *denotes each overtime played National Quarterfinals left Quarterfinal - Richmond, VAElite EightMarch 8 Virginia Union 108 New Hampshire College 91 left Quarterfinal - Lakeland, FLElite EightMarch 8 South Dakota State 71 Florida Southern 81 left Quarterfinal - Florence, ALElite EightMarch 8 UC Riverside 69 North Alabama 76 left Quarterfinal - Marquette, MIElite EightMarch 8 NYIT 58 Northern Michigan 57 National Finals - Springfield, Massachusetts Location: Springfield Civic Center Hosts: American International College and Springfield College National semifinalsFinal FourMarch 14 National ChampionshipMarch 15 Virginia Union 78 Florida Southern 71 North Alabama 66 NYIT 72 Virginia Union 80 NYIT 74 Third Place - Florida Southern 68, North Alabama 67 *denotes each overtime played All-tournament team Johnny Buckman (North Alabama) John Ebeling (Florida Southern) Larry Holmes (Virginia Union) Bobby Jones (New York Tech) Keith Valentine (Virginia Union) See also 1980 NCAA Division I basketball tournament 1980 NCAA Division III basketball tournament 1980 NAIA Basketball Tournament References Sources 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 Category:NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament Tournament NCAA Division II basketball tournament NCAA Division II basketball tournament NCAA Division II basketball tournament