The 1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 48 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 6, 1980, and ended with the championship game on March 24 in Indianapolis, Indiana. A total of 48 games were played.
Louisville, coached by Denny Crum, won the national title with a 59-54 victory in the final game over UCLA, coached by Larry Brown. Darrell Griffith of Louisville was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
Locations
edit| Region | Site | Other Locations |
|---|---|---|
| East | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Greensboro, North Carolina, Providence, Rhode Island |
| Mideast | Lexington, Kentucky | Bowling Green, Kentucky, West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Midwest | Houston, Texas | Denton, Texas, Lincoln, Nebraska |
| West | Tucson, Arizona | Ogden, Utah, Tempe, Arizona |
| Finals | Indianapolis, Indiana |
Teams
edit| Region | Seed | Team | Coach | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | ||||||
| East | 1 | Syracuse | Jim Boeheim | Sweet Sixteen | 5 Iowa | L 88-77 |
| East | 2 | Maryland | Lefty Driesell | Sweet Sixteen | 3 Georgetown | L 74-68 |
| East | 3 | Georgetown | John Thompson | Elite Eight | 5 Iowa | L 81-80 |
| East | 4 | North Carolina State | Norm Sloan | Round of 32 | 5 Iowa | L 77-64 |
| East | 5 | Iowa | Luther Olson | Fourth Place | 6 Purdue | L 75-58 |
| East | 6 | Iona | Jim Valvano | Round of 32 | 3 Georgetown | L 74-71 |
| East | 7 | Tennessee | Don DeVoe | Round of 32 | 2 Maryland | L 86-75 |
| East | 8 | Villanova | Rollie Massimino | Round of 32 | 1 Syracuse | L 97-83 |
| East | 9 | Marquette | Hank Raymonds | Round of 64 | 8 Villanova | L 77-59 |
| East | 10 | Furman | Eddie Holbrook | Round of 64 | 7 Tennessee | L 80-69 |
| East | 11 | Holy Cross | George Blaney | Round of 64 | 6 Iona | L 84-78 |
| East | 12 | Virginia Commonwealth | J.D. Barnett | Round of 64 | 5 Iowa | L 86-72 |
| Mideast | ||||||
| Mideast | 1 | Kentucky | Joe Hall | Sweet Sixteen | 4 Duke | L 55-54 |
| Mideast | 2 | Indiana | Bob Knight | Sweet Sixteen | 6 Purdue | L 76-69 |
| Mideast | 3 | St. John's | Lou Carnesecca | Round of 32 | 6 Purdue | L 87-72 |
| Mideast | 4 | Duke | Bill E. Foster | Elite Eight | 6 Purdue | L 68-60 |
| Mideast | 5 | Washington State | George Raveling | Round of 64 | 12 Penn | L 62-55 |
| Mideast | 6 | Purdue | Lee Rose | Third Place | 5 Iowa | W 75-58 |
| Mideast | 7 | Virginia Tech | Charles Moir | Round of 32 | 2 Indiana | L 68-59 |
| Mideast | 8 | Florida State | Joe Williams | Round of 32 | 1 Kentucky | L 97-78 |
| Mideast | 9 | Toledo | Bob Nichols | Round of 64 | 8 Florida State | L 94-91 |
| Mideast | 10 | Western Kentucky | Gene Keady | Round of 64 | 7 Virginia Tech | L 89-85 |
| Mideast | 11 | La Salle | Lefty Ervin | Round of 64 | 6 Purdue | L 90-82 |
| Mideast | 12 | Penn | Bob Weinhauer | Round of 32 | 4 Duke | L 52-42 |
| Midwest | ||||||
| Midwest | 1 | LSU | Dale Brown | Elite Eight | 2 Louisville | L 86-66 |
| Midwest | 2 | Louisville | Denny Crum | Champion | 8 UCLA | W 59-54 |
| Midwest | 3 | North Carolina | Dean Smith | Round of 32 | 6 Texas A&M | L 78-61 |
| Midwest | 4 | Notre Dame | Digger Phelps | Round of 32 | 5 Missouri | L 87-84 |
| Midwest | 5 | Missouri | Norm Stewart | Sweet Sixteen | 1 LSU | L 68-63 |
| Midwest | 6 | Texas A&M | Shelby Metcalf | Sweet Sixteen | 2 Louisville | L 66-55 |
| Midwest | 7 | Kansas State | Jack Hartman | Round of 32 | 2 Louisville | L 71-69 |
| Midwest | 8 | Alcorn State | Davey Whitney | Round of 32 | 1 LSU | L 98-88 |
| Midwest | 9 | South Alabama | Cliff Ellis | Round of 64 | 8 Alcorn State | L 70-62 |
| Midwest | 10 | Arkansas | Eddie Sutton | Round of 64 | 7 Kansas State | L 71-53 |
| Midwest | 11 | Bradley | Dick Versace | Round of 64 | 6 Texas A&M | L 55-53 |
| Midwest | 12 | San José State | Bill Berry | Round of 64 | 5 Missouri | L 61-51 |
| West | ||||||
| West | 1 | DePaul | Ray Meyer | Round of 32 | 8 UCLA | L 77-71 |
| West | 2 | Oregon State | Ralph Miller | Round of 32 | 10 Lamar | L 81-77 |
| West | 3 | BYU | Frank Arnold | Round of 32 | 6 Clemson | L 71-66 |
| West | 4 | Ohio State | Eldon Miller | Sweet Sixteen | 8 UCLA | L 72-68 |
| West | 5 | Arizona State | Ned Wulk | Round of 32 | 4 Ohio State | L 89-75 |
| West | 6 | Clemson | Bill C. Foster | Elite Eight | 8 UCLA | L 85-74 |
| West | 7 | Weber State | Neil McCarthy | Round of 64 | 10 Lamar | L 87-86 |
| West | 8 | UCLA | Larry Brown | Runner Up | 2 Louisville | L 59-54 |
| West | 9 | Old Dominion | Paul Webb | Round of 64 | 8 UCLA | L 87-74 |
| West | 10 | Lamar | Billy Tubbs | Sweet Sixteen | 6 Clemson | L 74-66 |
| West | 11 | Utah State | Rod Tueller | Round of 64 | 6 Clemson | L 76-73 |
| West | 12 | Loyola Marymount | Ron Jacobs | Round of 64 | 5 Arizona State | L 99-71 |
Bracket
edit 8 Villanova 77
9 Marquette 59 8 Villanova 83
1 Syracuse 97 1 Syracuse 77
4 N.C. State 64 5 Iowa 88 5 Iowa 81
5 Iowa 86 5 Iowa 77
12 Virginia Common 72
EAST REGION
6 Iona 84
11 Holy Cross 78 6 Iona 71
3 Georgetown 74 3 Georgetown 74 3 Georgetown 80
2 Maryland 86 2 Maryland 68
7 Tennessee 80 7 Tennessee 75
10 Furman 69
8 Alcorn St 70
9 South Alabama 62 8 Alcorn St 88
1 LSU 98 1 LSU 68
4 Notre Dame 84 5 Missouri 63 1 LSU 66
5 Missouri 61 5 Missouri 87
12 San Jose St 51
MIDWEST REGION
6 Texas A&M 55
11 Bradley 53 6 Texas A&M 78
3 North Carolina 61 6 Texas A&M 55 2 Louisville 86
2 Louisville 71 2 Louisville 66
7 Kansas St 71 7 Kansas St 69
10 Arkansas 53
8 Florida St 94
9 Toledo 91 8 Florida St 78
1 Kentucky 97 1 Kentucky 54
4 Duke 52 4 Duke 55 4 Duke 60
5 Washington St 55 12 Pennsylvania 42
12 Pennsylvania 62
MIDEAST REGION
6 Purdue 90
11 La Salle 82 6 Purdue 87
3 St Johns 72 6 Purdue 76 6 Purdue 68
2 Indiana 68 2 Indiana 69
7 Virginia Tech 89 7 Virginia Tech 59
10 Western Kentuck 85
8 UCLA 87
9 Old Dominion 74 8 UCLA 77
1 DePaul 71 8 UCLA 72
4 Ohio St 89 4 Ohio St 68 8 UCLA 85
5 Arizona St 99 5 Arizona St 75
12 Loyola-CA 71
WEST REGION
6 Clemson 76
11 Utah St 73 6 Clemson 71
3 BYU 66 6 Clemson 74 6 Clemson 74
2 Oregon St 77 10 Lamar 66
7 Weber St 86 10 Lamar 81
10 Lamar 87
FINAL FOUR 5 Iowa 72 2 Louisville 80 2 Louisville 59 6 Purdue 62 8 UCLA 54 8 UCLA 67
External links
edit- 1980 NCAA Basketball Tournament on Shrp Sports (source for the bracket)
- HoopsTournament.Net, source for much of the information on this page.