1980 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
The 1980 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1980 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its thirty fourth year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Seven regions held a four team, double-elimination tournament while one region included six teams, resulting in 34 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. The thirty-fourth tournament's champion was [1980 Arizona Wildcats baseball|Arizona Wildcats baseball team|Arizona], coached by Jerry Kindall. The Most Outstanding Player was Terry Francona of the Arizona.
Regionals
Seven of the eight regionals were played as 4-team double-elimination tournaments. One regional was played as a 6-team double-elimination tournament. The winner of each regional moved onto the College World Series.Northeast Regional
Games played in Orono, Maine.West Regional
Games played in Tucson, Arizona.South Regional
Games played in Tallahassee, Florida.Central Regional
Games played in Austin, Texas.Atlantic Regional
Games played in Clemson, South Carolina.East Regional
Games played in Miami, Florida.Mideast Regional
Games played in Ann Arbor, Michigan.Midwest Regional
Games played in Tulsa, Oklahoma.College World Series
Results
Bracket
Game results
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
| May 30 | Game 1 | St. John's | 6–1 | Arizona | |
| May 30 | Game 2 | Hawaii | 7–6 | [1980 1980 Florida State Seminoles baseball team|Florida State Seminoles baseball team|Florida State] | |
| May 31 | Game 3 | Miami (FL) | 13–5 | [1980 1980 Clemson Tigers baseball team|Clemson Tigers baseball team|Clemson] | |
| May 31 | Game 4 | [1980 Michigan Wolverines baseball|Michigan Wolverines baseball team|Michigan] | 9–8 | ||
| June 1 | Game 5 | Arizona | 5–3 | Florida State | Florida State eliminated |
| June 1 | Game 6 | 6–4 | Clemson | Clemson eliminated | |
| June 1 | Game 7 | Hawaii | 7–2 | St. John's | |
| June 2 | Game 8 | Miami (FL) | 3–2 | Michigan | |
| June 2 | Game 9 | 8–5 | St. John's | St. John's eliminated | |
| June 2 | Game 10 | Arizona | 8–0 | Michigan | Michigan eliminated |
| June 3 | Game 11 | Hawaii | 9–3 | Miami (FL) | |
| June 4 | Game 12 | 4–3 | Miami (FL) | Miami eliminated | |
| June 4 | Game 13 | Arizona | 6–4 | Hawaii | |
| June 5 | Game 14 | Arizona | 10-9 | California eliminated | |
| June 6 | Final | Arizona | 5–3 | Hawaii | Arizona wins CWS |
All-Tournament Team
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.| Position | Player | School |
| P | Greg Barger | Arizona |
| P | Craig Lefferts | Arizona |
| C | Collin Tanabe | |
| 1B | Wes Clements | Arizona |
| 2B | Paul Hundhammer | Miami |
| 3B | Kimo Perkins | |
| SS | Eric Tokunaga | |
| OF | Terry Francona | Arizona |
| OF | Lyle Brackenridge | California |
| OF | Jim Paciorek | Michigan |
| DH | Paul Maruffi |