1980_NAIA_Division_I_men's_basketball_tournament

1980 NAIA basketball tournament

1980 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament

The 1980 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 43rd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. Cameron became the champions.[1]

Quick Facts Teams, Finals site ...

Awards and honors

  • Leading scorer:
  • Leading rebounder:
  • Player of the Year: est. 1994[2]

1980 NAIA bracket

First round Second round Elite Eight NAIA national semifinals NAIA national championship
               
1 Alabama State 103
- Dowling (N.Y.) 57
1 Alabama State 103
- South Carolina-Aiken 78
- South Carolina-Aiken 74
16 Hampton Institute (Va.) 73
1 Alabama State 67
TOP TIER
- Central Arkansas 53
9 Rockhurst (Mo.) 78
- Defiance (Ohio) 69
9 Rockhurst 53
- Central Arkansas 54
- Central Arkansas 67
8 Augsburg (Minn) 61
1 Alabama State 72
- Huron 58
5 Kearney State (Neb.) 85
- Franklin (Ind.) 86
- Franklin 71
- Huron 73
- Huron (S.D.) 82
12 Paul Quinn (Tex.) 72
- Huron 61
TOP TIER
- Clarion State 52
13 Hawaii-Hilo 70
- Loras (Iowa) 72
- Loras 71
- Clarion State 79
- Clarion State (Pa.) 83
4 Grand Canyon (Ariz.) 75
1 Alabama State 77
3 Cameron 84
3 Cameron (Okla.) 72
- Saginaw Valley (Mich.) 69
3 Cameron 120
14 St. Augustine's 86
- Southern Tech (Ga.) 63
14 St. Augustine's (N.C.) 66
3 Cameron 76
BOTTOM TIER
- LeMoyne-Owen 65
11 Fairmont State (W.Va.) 82
- LeMoyne-Owen (Tenn.) 84*
- LeMoyne-Owen 56
6 Abilene Christian 55
- Illinois Wesleyan 55
6 Abilene Christian (Tex.) 75
3 Cameron 71
2 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 64
7 Central Washington 89
- Moorhead State (Minn.) 73
7 Central Washington 66
10 Biola 64
- Franklin Pierce (N.H.) 64
10 Biola (Calif.) 76
7 Central Washington 61
BOTTOM TIER
2 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 68*
15 Marymount (Kan.) 99*
- Dillard (La.) 88
15 Marymount 49
2 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 56
- Cumberland (Ky.) 61
2 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 84
  •  * denotes overtime.

Third-place game

The third-place game featured the losing national semifinalist teams to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988.

NAIA third-place game
   
- Huron 59
2 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 54

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  2. [2]
    NAIA Championship History Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
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