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1980 NCAA Division II basketball tournament

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

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Regionals

South Atlantic - Catonsville, Maryland

Location: UMBC Fieldhouse Host: University of Maryland, Baltimore County

  • Third Place - Mount St. Mary's 84, Benedict 82

New England - Smithfield, Rhode Island

Location: Bryant Gymnasium Host: Bryant College

  • Third Place - Quinnipiac 102, Bryant 97

North Central - Brookings, South Dakota

Location: Frost Arena Host: South Dakota State University

  • Third Place - Stonehill 70, North Dakota 57

South - Lakeland, Florida

Location: Jenkins Fieldhouse Host: Florida Southern College

  • Third Place - West Georgia 75, Bethune-Cookman 63

West - Tacoma, Washington

Location: Memorial Fieldhouse Host: University of Puget Sound

  • Third Place - Puget Sound 93, San Francisco State 86

South Central - Warrensburg, Missouri

Location: CMSU Fieldhouse Host: Central Missouri State University

  • Third Place - Central Missouri State 112, Jacksonville State 91

East - Erie, Pennsylvania

Location: Hammermill Center Host: Gannon University

  • Third Place - Cheyney 87, Gannon 86

Great Lakes - Dayton, Ohio

Location: Physical Education Building Host: Wright State University

  • Third Place - Wright State 88, Indiana State–Evansville 85

<nowiki>*</nowiki>denotes each overtime played

National Quarterfinals

National Finals - Springfield, Massachusetts

Location: Springfield Civic Center Hosts: American International College and Springfield College

  • Third Place - Florida Southern 68, North Alabama 67

<nowiki>*</nowiki>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

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