1980 NCAA Division III basketball tournament explained

Year:1980
Division:III
Teams:32
Finalfourcity:Rock Island, Illinois
Champions:North Park Vikings
Titlecount:3rd
Runnerup:Upsala Vikings
Gamecount:1st
Semifinal1:Wittenberg Tigers
Finalfourcount:2nd
Semifinal2:Longwood Lancers
Finalfourcount2:1st

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

National finals

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Division III Men's Basketball Championship . NCAA. NCAA.org. March 20, 2017. 17.