1980 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament

The 1980 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament was held in Raleigh, North Carolina, from April 22 through 26. Clemson won the tournament and earned the Atlantic Coast Conference's automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament was the first held since 1978, as conflicts with exams caused the cancellation of the 1979 tournament.

1980 Atlantic Coast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatEight-team double-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsClemson (3rd title)
Winning coachBill Wilhelm (3rd title)
Attendance9,980
1980 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 11 1   .917 39 17   .696
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 9 4   .692 24 10   .706
No. 8 Clemson  ‍‍y 6 5   .545 38 21   .644
NC State  ‍‍‍ 7 6   .538 21 12   .636
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 6 6   .500 21 13   .618
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 5 8   .385 17 13   .567
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 3 10   .231 8 19   .296
Duke  ‍‍‍ 2 9   .182 17 11   .607
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1980[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Tournament

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Play-in round (single elim.)Upper round 2Upper finalChampionship
8Duke6
1North Carolina13
4NC State3
1North Carolina1
4NC State3
5Virginia1
4NC State4
3Clemson5
6Wake Forest0
3Clemson4
3Clemson9
2Maryland4
7Georgia Tech2
3Clemson12
2Maryland9
1North Carolina3
Lower round 1Lower final
1North Carolina8
2Maryland24NC State4
1North Carolina7

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1980". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
2. 2007 ACC Baseball Media Guide Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine