1980 NCAA Division I
basketball tournament
Season1979–80
Teams48
Finals siteMarket Square Arena
Indianapolis, Indiana
ChampionsLouisville Cardinals (1st title, 1st title game,
4th Final Four)
Runner-upUCLA Bruins (Vacated) (11th title game,
14th Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coachDenny Crum (1st title)
MOPDarrell Griffith (Louisville)
Attendance321,260
Top scorerJoe Barry Carroll (Purdue)
(160 points)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
«1979 1981»

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.

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:

  1. An unlimited number of at-large teams could come from any conference. (From 1975 to 1979, conferences were allowed only one at-large entry.)
  2. The bracket was seeded to make each region as evenly competitive as possible. (Previously, geographic considerations had trumped this.)
  3. All teams were seeded solely based on the subjective judgment of the committee. (In 1979, seeding was partially based on the prior performance of a conference winner's conference.)

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.

UCLA would forfeit its second place in the standings in 1981 after players representing the school were declared ineligible by the NCAA.[2]

Schedule and venues

1980 NCAA Division I basketball tournament is located in the United States
Greensboro
Greensboro
Denton
Denton
Bowling Green
Bowling Green
Lincoln
Lincoln
Ogden
Ogden
Providence
Providence
Tempe
Tempe
West Lafayette
West Lafayette
1980 sites for first and second round games
1980 NCAA Division I basketball tournament is located in the United States
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Lexington
Lexington
Houston
Houston
Tucson
Tucson
Indianapolis
Indianapolis
1980 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

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)

Teams

RegionSeedTeamCoachConferenceFinishedFinal OpponentScore
East
East1SyracuseJim BoeheimBig EastSweet 165 IowaL 88–77
East2MarylandLefty DriesellAtlantic CoastSweet Sixteen3 GeorgetownL 74–68
East3GeorgetownJohn ThompsonBig EastRegional Runner-up5 IowaL 81–80
East4NC StateNorm SloanAtlantic CoastRound of 325 IowaL 77–64
East5IowaLute OlsonBig Ten4th Place2 PurdueL 75-58
East6IonaJim ValvanoECAC MetroRound of 323 GeorgetownL 74–71
East7TennesseeDon DeVoeSoutheasternRound of 322 MarylandL 86-75
East8VillanovaRollie MassiminoEasternRound of 321 SyracuseL 97-83
East9MarquetteHank RaymondsIndependentRound of 488 VillanovaL 77–59
East10FurmanEddie HolbrookSouthernRound of 487 TennesseeL 80–69
East11Holy CrossGeorge BlaneyECAC NorthRound of 486 IonaL 84–78
East12VCUJ. D. BarnettSun BeltRound of 485 IowaL 86–72
Mideast
Mideast1KentuckyJoe B. HallSoutheasternSweet Sixteen4 DukeL 55–54
Mideast2IndianaBob KnightBig TenSweet Sixteen6 PurdueL 76–69
Mideast3St. John'sLou CarneseccaBig EastRound of 326 PurdueL 87-72
Mideast4DukeBill E. FosterAtlantic CoastRegional Runner-up6 PurdueL 68–60
Mideast5Washington StateGeorge RavelingPacific-10Round of 4812 PennL 62–55
Mideast6PurdueLee RoseBig Ten3rd Place5 IowaW 75–58
Mideast7Virginia TechCharles MoirMetroRound of 322 IndianaL 68–59
Mideast8Florida StateJoe WilliamsMetroRound of 321 KentuckyL 97–78
Mideast9ToledoBob NicholsMid-AmericanRound of 488 Florida StateL 94–91
Mideast10Western KentuckyGene KeadyOhio ValleyRound of 487 Virginia TechL 89–85
Mideast11La SalleLefty ErvinEast CoastRound of 486 PurdueL 90–82
Mideast12PennBob WeinhauerIvy LeagueRound of 324 DukeL 52–42
Midwest
Midwest1LSUDale BrownSoutheasternRegional Runner-up2 LouisvilleL 86–66
Midwest2LouisvilleDenny CrumMetroChampion8 UCLAW 59–54
Midwest3North CarolinaDean SmithAtlantic CoastRound of 326 Texas A&ML 78–61
Midwest4Notre DameDigger PhelpsIndependentRound of 325 MissouriL 87–84
Midwest5MissouriNorm StewartBig EightSweet Sixteen1 LSUL 68–63
Midwest6Texas A&MShelby MetcalfSouthwestSweet Sixteen2 LouisvilleL 66–55
Midwest7Kansas StateJack HartmanBig EightRound of 322 LouisvilleL 71–69
Midwest8Alcorn StateDavey WhitneySouthwest AthleticRound of 321 LSUL 98–88
Midwest9South AlabamaCliff EllisSun BeltRound of 488 Alcorn StateL 70–62
Midwest10ArkansasEddie SuttonSouthwestRound of 487 Kansas StateL 71–53
Midwest11BradleyDick VersaceMissouri ValleyRound of 486 Texas A&ML 55–53
Midwest12San Jose StateBill BerryPacific CoastRound of 485 MissouriL 61–51
West
West1DePaulRay MeyerIndependentRound of 328 UCLAL 77–71
West2Oregon StateRalph MillerPacific-10Round of 3210 LamarL 81–77
West3BYUFrank ArnoldWestern AthleticRound of 326 ClemsonL 71–66
West4Ohio StateEldon MillerBig TenSweet Sixteen8 UCLAL 72–68
West5Arizona StateNed WulkPacific-10Round of 324 Ohio StateL 89–75
West6ClemsonBill FosterAtlantic CoastRegional Runner-up8 UCLAL 85–74
West7Weber StateNeil McCarthyBig SkyRound of 4810 LamarL 87–86
West8UCLALarry BrownPacific-10Runner Up2 LouisvilleL 59–54
West9Old DominionPaul WebbECAC SouthRound of 488 UCLAL 87–74
West10LamarBilly TubbsSouthlandSweet Sixteen6 ClemsonL 74–66
West11Utah StateRod TuellerPacific CoastRound of 486 ClemsonL 76–73
West12Loyola MarymountRon JacobsWest CoastRound of 485 Arizona StateL 99–71

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period.

East region

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

Midwest region

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

Mideast region

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*

West region

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

Final Four

National semifinals National Championship
      
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

Announcers

  • Dick Enberg, Billy Packer, and Al McGuire – Mideast Regional Final at Lexington, Kentucky; Midwest Regional Final at Houston, Texas; Final Four at Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Don Criqui and Gary Thompson – East Regional Final at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; West Regional Final at Tucson, Arizona
  • Bill O'Donnell and Bucky Waters – East Regional semifinals at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Fred White and Larry Conley – Mideast Regional semifinals at Lexington, Kentucky
  • Jay Randolph and Jeff Mullins – Midwest Regional semifinals at Houston, Texas
  • Dick Enberg and Al McGuire – second round at Lincoln, Nebraska (Louisville–Kansas State, Notre Dame–Missouri); Second Round at Tempe, Arizona (DePaul–UCLA, Ohio State–Arizona State)
  • Don Criqui and Billy Packer – second round at West Lafayette, Indiana (St. John's–Purdue, Duke–Pennsylvania); Second Round at Bowling Green, Kentucky (Indiana–Virginia Tech, Kentucky–Florida State)
  • Merle Harmon and Joe Dean – second round at Greensboro, North Carolina (North Carolina State–Iowa, Maryland–Tennessee)
  • Bob Costas and Bucky Waters – second round at Providence, Rhode Island (Georgetown–Iona, Syracuse–Villanova)
  • Charlie Jones and Lynn Shackelford – second round at Ogden, Utah (Brigham Young–Clemson, Oregon State–Lamar)
  • Jay Randolph and Gary Thompson – first round at Lincoln, Nebraska (Kansas State–Arkansas, Missouri–San Jose State); Second Round at Denton, Texas (LSU–Alcorn State, North Carolina–Texas A&M)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA 2008 Final 4 – San Antonio". Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
  2. ↑ U.C.L.A. ON PROBATION IN BASKETBALL - New York Times (UPI) December 9, 1981
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