1980 NCAA Division II basketball tournament
The 1980 [NCAA NCAA Division II|Division II Men's Basketball Championship|NCAA Division II basketball tournament] involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1979–80 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Virginia Union University and Virginia Union's Keith Valentine was the Most Outstanding Player.
Regional participants
Regionals
South Atlantic - [Catonsville, Maryland]
Location: UMBC Fieldhouse Host: University of Maryland, Baltimore County- Third Place - Mount St. Mary's 84, Benedict 82
New England - [Smithfield, Rhode Island]
Location: Bryant Gymnasium Host: Bryant College- Third Place - Quinnipiac 102, Bryant 97
North Central - [Brookings, South Dakota]
Location: Frost Arena Host: South Dakota State University- Third Place - Stonehill 70, North Dakota 57
South - [Lakeland, Florida]
Location: Jenkins Fieldhouse Host: Florida Southern College- Third Place - West Georgia 75, Bethune-Cookman 63
West - [Tacoma, Washington]
Location: Memorial Fieldhouse Host: University of Puget Sound- Third Place - Puget Sound 93, San Francisco State 86
South Central - [Warrensburg, Missouri]
Location: CMSU Fieldhouse Host: Central Missouri State University- Third Place - Central Missouri State 112, Jacksonville State 91
East - [Erie, Pennsylvania]
Location: Hammermill Center Host: Gannon University- Third Place - Cheyney 87, Gannon 86
Great Lakes - [Dayton, Ohio]
Location: Physical Education Building Host: Wright State University- Third Place - Wright State 88, Indiana State–Evansville 85
National Finals - [Springfield, Massachusetts]
Location: Springfield Civic Center Hosts: American International College and Springfield College- Third Place - Florida Southern 68, North Alabama 67
All-tournament team
- Johnny Buckman
- John Ebeling
- Larry Holmes
- Bobby Jones
- Keith Valentine