1980 NCAA Division III basketball tournament

NCAA Division III men's tournaments
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The 1980 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the sixth annual single-elimination tournament, held during March 1980, to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States.

The tournament field included 32 teams with the national championship rounds contested at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois.[1]

Two-time defending champions North Park defeated Upsala, 83–76, in the championship game to claim their third overall title.

Bracket

Regionals

First round Regional Championship
      
Longwood 73
Framingham State 63
Longwood 70
Clark (MA) 60
Clark (MA) 90
Salem State 71 Regional Third-place
Framingham State 82
Salem State 84


First round Regional Championship
      
Potsdam 93
Stony Brook 75
Potsdam 87
Albany 72
Albany 75
St. Lawrence 66 Regional Third-place
Stony Brook 85
St. Lawrence 70

First round Regional Championship
      
North Park 91
Ripon 73
North Park 72
Augustana (IL) 60
Augustana (IL) 76
Central 74 Regional Third-place
Ripon 81
Central 71


First round Regional Championship
      
Jersey City State 66
Beloit 55
Jersey City State 74
Humboldt State 73
Humboldt State 66
Occidental 54 Regional Third-place
Beloit 69
Occidental 57

First round Regional Championship
      
Upsala 78
Washington & Lee 70
Upsala 104
William Paterson 79
William Paterson 81
Allegheny 74 Regional Third-place
Washington & Lee 80
Allegheny 103


First round Regional Championship
      
Albright 88
Ursinus 72
Albright 81
Scranton 73
Scranton 51
Dickinson 48 Regional Third-place
Ursinus 64
Dickinson 77

First round Regional Championship
      
Wittenberg 76
Wabash 68
Wittenberg 59
Ohio Northern 51
Ohio Northern 92
Calvin 80 Regional Third-place
Wabash 76
Calvin 88


First round Regional Championship
      
Lane 57
Southwestern (TN) 54
Lane 87
Savannah State 70
Savannah State 61
UNC Greensboro 58 Regional Third-place
Southwestern (TN) 88
UNC Greensboro 80

National finals

National quarterfinals National semifinals National championship
         
Longwood 78
Potsdam 61
Longwood 55
North Park 57
North Park 86
Jersey City State 63
North Park 83
Upsala 76
Upsala 71
Albright 58
Upsala 67 National third-place game
Wittenberg 63
Wittenberg 69 Longwood 47
Lane 59 Wittenberg 48

See also

References

  1. ^ "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 17. Retrieved March 20, 2017.