1980 NCAA Division III Basketball Tournament

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.

1980 NCAA Division III
Basketball Tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Rock Island, Illinois
Champions	North Park Vikings (3rd title)
Runner-up	Upsala Vikings (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Wittenberg Tigers (2nd Final Four) Longwood Lancers (1st Final Four)
NCAA Division III Men's Tournaments «1979 1981»

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.

Regional Rounds

Regional No. 1   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

Regional No. 2   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

Regional No. 3   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

Regional No. 4   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

Regional No. 5   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

Regional No. 6   First round     Regional Championship                     Albright 88     Ursinus 72           Albright 81       Scranton 73   Scranton 51       Dickinson 48   Regional Third-place   Ursinus 64   Dickinson 77

Regional No. 7   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

Regional No. 8   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

Championship Rounds

• Site: Rock Island, Illinois

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					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		Third-place
							Wittenberg	63
		Wittenberg	69									Longwood	47
		Lane	59									Wittenberg	48

See also

• 1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
• 1980 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament

References

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