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The 1980 NCAA 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 at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis. A total of 48 games were played, including a national third-place game.
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Season | 1979–80 | ||||
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Teams | 48 | ||||
Finals site | Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||
Champions | Louisville Cardinals (1st title, 1st title game, 4th Final Four) | ||||
Runner-up | UCLA Bruins (Vacated) (11th title game, 14th Final Four) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Denny Crum (1st title) | ||||
MOP | Darrell Griffith (Louisville) | ||||
Attendance | 321,260 | ||||
Top scorer | Joe Barry Carroll (Purdue) (160 points) | ||||
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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.
Structurally speaking, this was the first tournament of the modern era.[1] For the first time:
In this, the second year the tournament field was seeded, no #1 seed reached the Final Four. Since then, it has happened three other times, in 2006, 2011, and 2023. Purdue University's next Final Four appearance after this year would occur in 2024. Five coaches from teams in the Eastern bracket (Jim Boeheim, John Thompson, Lute Olson, Rick Pitino and Rollie Massimino) would later win their first (and in Pitino's case, the first of more than one) national championship.
UCLA would forfeit its second place in the standings in 1980 after players representing the school were declared ineligible by the NCAA.[2]
The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1980 tournament:
First and Second Rounds
Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)
National semifinals, 3rd-place game, and championship (Final Four and championship)
Region | Seed | Team | Coach | Conference | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
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East | |||||||
East | 1 | Syracuse | Jim Boeheim | Big East | Sweet 16 | 5 Iowa | L 88–77 |
East | 2 | Maryland | Lefty Driesell | Atlantic Coast | Sweet Sixteen | 3 Georgetown | L 74–68 |
East | 3 | Georgetown | John Thompson | Big East | Regional Runner-up | 5 Iowa | L 81–80 |
East | 4 | NC State | Norm Sloan | Atlantic Coast | Round of 32 | 5 Iowa | L 77–64 |
East | 5 | Iowa | Lute Olson | Big Ten | 4th Place | 2 Purdue | L 75–58 |
East | 6 | Iona | Jim Valvano | ECAC Metro | Round of 32 | 3 Georgetown | L 74–71 |
East | 7 | Tennessee | Don DeVoe | Southeastern | Round of 32 | 2 Maryland | L 86–75 |
East | 8 | Villanova | Rollie Massimino | Eastern | Round of 32 | 1 Syracuse | L 97–83 |
East | 9 | Marquette | Hank Raymonds | Independent | Round of 48 | 8 Villanova | L 77–59 |
East | 10 | Furman | Eddie Holbrook | Southern | Round of 48 | 7 Tennessee | L 80–69 |
East | 11 | Holy Cross | George Blaney | ECAC North | Round of 48 | 6 Iona | L 84–78 |
East | 12 | VCU | J. D. Barnett | Sun Belt | Round of 48 | 5 Iowa | L 86–72 |
Mideast | |||||||
Mideast | 1 | Kentucky | Joe B. Hall | Southeastern | Sweet Sixteen | 4 Duke | L 55–54 |
Mideast | 2 | Indiana | Bob Knight | Big Ten | Sweet Sixteen | 6 Purdue | L 76–69 |
Mideast | 3 | St. John's | Lou Carnesecca | Big East | Round of 32 | 6 Purdue | L 87–72 |
Mideast | 4 | Duke | Bill E. Foster | Atlantic Coast | Regional Runner-up | 6 Purdue | L 68–60 |
Mideast | 5 | Washington State | George Raveling | Pacific-10 | Round of 48 | 12 Penn | L 62–55 |
Mideast | 6 | Purdue | Lee Rose | Big Ten | 3rd Place | 5 Iowa | W 75–58 |
Mideast | 7 | Virginia Tech | Charles Moir | Metro | Round of 32 | 2 Indiana | L 68–59 |
Mideast | 8 | Florida State | Joe Williams | Metro | Round of 32 | 1 Kentucky | L 97–78 |
Mideast | 9 | Toledo | Bob Nichols | Mid-American | Round of 48 | 8 Florida State | L 94–91 |
Mideast | 10 | Western Kentucky | Gene Keady | Ohio Valley | Round of 48 | 7 Virginia Tech | L 89–85 |
Mideast | 11 | La Salle | Lefty Ervin | East Coast | Round of 48 | 6 Purdue | L 90–82 |
Mideast | 12 | Penn | Bob Weinhauer | Ivy League | Round of 32 | 4 Duke | L 52–42 |
Midwest | |||||||
Midwest | 1 | LSU | Dale Brown | Southeastern | Regional Runner-up | 2 Louisville | L 86–66 |
Midwest | 2 | Louisville | Denny Crum | Metro | Champion | 8 UCLA | W 59–54 |
Midwest | 3 | North Carolina | Dean Smith | Atlantic Coast | Round of 32 | 6 Texas A&M | L 78–61 |
Midwest | 4 | Notre Dame | Digger Phelps | Independent | Round of 32 | 5 Missouri | L 87–84 |
Midwest | 5 | Missouri | Norm Stewart | Big Eight | Sweet Sixteen | 1 LSU | L 68–63 |
Midwest | 6 | Texas A&M | Shelby Metcalf | Southwest | Sweet Sixteen | 2 Louisville | L 66–55 |
Midwest | 7 | Kansas State | Jack Hartman | Big Eight | Round of 32 | 2 Louisville | L 71–69 |
Midwest | 8 | Alcorn State | Davey Whitney | Southwest Athletic | Round of 32 | 1 LSU | L 98–88 |
Midwest | 9 | South Alabama | Cliff Ellis | Sun Belt | Round of 48 | 8 Alcorn State | L 70–62 |
Midwest | 10 | Arkansas | Eddie Sutton | Southwest | Round of 48 | 7 Kansas State | L 71–53 |
Midwest | 11 | Bradley | Dick Versace | Missouri Valley | Round of 48 | 6 Texas A&M | L 55–53 |
Midwest | 12 | San Jose State | Bill Berry | Pacific Coast | Round of 48 | 5 Missouri | L 61–51 |
West | |||||||
West | 1 | DePaul | Ray Meyer | Independent | Round of 32 | 8 UCLA | L 77–71 |
West | 2 | Oregon State | Ralph Miller | Pacific-10 | Round of 32 | 10 Lamar | L 81–77 |
West | 3 | BYU | Frank Arnold | Western Athletic | Round of 32 | 6 Clemson | L 71–66 |
West | 4 | Ohio State | Eldon Miller | Big Ten | Sweet Sixteen | 8 UCLA | L 72–68 |
West | 5 | Arizona State | Ned Wulk | Pacific-10 | Round of 32 | 4 Ohio State | L 89–75 |
West | 6 | Clemson | Bill Foster | Atlantic Coast | Regional Runner-up | 8 UCLA | L 85–74 |
West | 7 | Weber State | Neil McCarthy | Big Sky | Round of 48 | 10 Lamar | L 87–86 |
West | 8 | UCLA | Larry Brown | Pacific-10 | Runner Up | 2 Louisville | L 59–54 |
West | 9 | Old Dominion | Paul Webb | ECAC South | Round of 48 | 8 UCLA | L 87–74 |
West | 10 | Lamar | Billy Tubbs | Southland | Sweet Sixteen | 6 Clemson | L 74–66 |
West | 11 | Utah State | Rod Tueller | Pacific Coast | Round of 48 | 6 Clemson | L 76–73 |
West | 12 | Loyola Marymount | Ron Jacobs | West Coast | Round of 48 | 5 Arizona State | L 99–71 |
* – Denotes overtime period.
First round | Quarter-finals | Regional semifinals | Regional Finals | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Villanova | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Marquette | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Villanova | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Syracuse | 97 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Syracuse | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Iowa | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | NC State | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Iowa | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Iowa | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | VCU | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Iowa | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Georgetown | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Iona | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Holy Cross | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Iona | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Georgetown | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Georgetown | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Maryland | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Maryland | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Tennessee | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Tennessee | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Furman | 69 |
First round | Quarter-finals | Regional semifinals | Regional Finals | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Alcorn State | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | South Alabama | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Alcorn State | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | LSU | 98 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | LSU | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Missouri | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Notre Dame | 84* | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Missouri | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Missouri | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | San Jose State | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | LSU | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Louisville | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Texas A&M | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Bradley | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Texas A&M | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | North Carolina | 61** | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Texas A&M | 55* | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Louisville | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Louisville | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Kansas State | 69* | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Kansas State | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Arkansas | 53 |
First round | Quarter-finals | Regional semifinals | Regional Finals | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Florida State | 94 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Toledo | 91 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Florida State | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Kentucky | 97 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Kentucky | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Duke | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Duke | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Penn | 42 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Washington State | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Penn | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Duke | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Purdue | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Purdue | 90 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | La Salle | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Purdue | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | St. John's | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Purdue | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Indiana | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Indiana | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Virginia Tech | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Virginia Tech | 89 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Western Kentucky | 85* |
First round | Quarter-finals | Regional semifinals | Regional Finals | ||||||||||||||||
8 | UCLA# | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Old Dominion | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | UCLA# | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | DePaul | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | UCLA# | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Ohio State | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Ohio State | 89 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Arizona State | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Arizona State | 99 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Loyola Marymount | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | UCLA# | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Clemson | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Clemson | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Utah State | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Clemson | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | BYU | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Clemson | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Lamar | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Oregon State | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Lamar | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Weber State | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Lamar | 87 |
National semifinals Saturday, March 22 | National Championship Monday, March 24 | ||||||||
E5 | Iowa | 72 | |||||||
MW2 | Louisville | 80 | |||||||
MW2 | Louisville | 59 | |||||||
W8 | UCLA# | 54 | |||||||
ME6 | Purdue | 62 | |||||||
W8 | UCLA# | 67 | National third-place game | ||||||
E5 | Iowa | 58 | |||||||
ME6 | Purdue | 75 |
# — UCLA vacated its appearance in the 1980 NCAA Tournament after the NCAA had determined that the Bruins committed nine major violations.[3] Unlike forfeiture, a vacated game does not result in the other school being credited with a win, only with the removal of any UCLA wins from all records.