1980 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

The 1980 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held in 1980 at various locations across the United States. 34 NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament. The tournament culminated with 8 teams in the College World Series at historic Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.[1][2][3][4]

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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.

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
 Harvard 7  
 East Carolina 3  
   Harvard 5  
   St. John's (NY) 9  
 St. John's (NY) 6
 Maine 4  
   St. John's (NY) 6
   Harvard 3
 East Carolina 1  
 Maine 2  
   Harvard 7
   Maine 5  

West Regional

Games played in Tucson, Arizona.

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
 Gonzaga 3  
 Cal St.-Fullerton 2  
   Gonzaga 9  
   Arizona 13  
 Arizona 5
 Fresno St. 4  
   Arizona 8 -
   Gonzaga 5 -
 Cal St.-Fullerton 10  
 Fresno St. 2  
   Cal St.-Fullerton 8
   Gonzaga 10  

South Regional

Games played in Tallahassee, Florida.

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
 Florida St. 10  
 New Orleans 0  
   Florida St. 19  
   Western Kentucky 7  
 Western Kentucky 15
 Vanderbilt 4  
   Florida St. 10 -
   Western Kentucky 5 -
 New Orleans 8  
 Vanderbilt 2  
   Western Kentucky 4
   New Orleans 3  

Central Regional

Games played in Austin, Texas.

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
 Hawaii 8  
 Texas-Pan American 4  
   Hawaii 2  
   Louisiana Tech 1  
 Louisiana Tech 4
 Texas 3  
   Hawaii 7 -
   Texas 3 -
 Texas-Pan American 4  
 Texas 7  
   Louisiana Tech 6
   Texas 7  

Atlantic Regional

Games played in Clemson, South Carolina.

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
 South Carolina 7  
 Georgia Southern 2  
   South Carolina 2  
   Clemson 6  
 Clemson 22
 East Tennessee St. 4  
   Clemson 17 -
   South Carolina 12 -
 Georgia Southern 1  
 East Tennessee St. 2  
   South Carolina 8
   East Tennessee St. 5  

East Regional

Games played in Miami, Florida.

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
 James Madison 11  
 Delaware 10  
   James Madison 3  
   Miami 10  
 Miami 15
 South Alabama 6  
   Miami 10 -
   Delaware 1 -
 Delaware 5  
 South Alabama 4  
   James Madison 1
   Delaware 6  

Mideast Regional

Games played in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
 Michigan 9  
 Central Michigan 4  
   Michigan 7  
   Nebraska 0  
 Nebraska 12
 Brigham Young 0  
   Michigan 12 -
   Nebraska 3 -
 Central Michigan 0  
 Brigham Young 9  
   Nebraska 12
   Brigham Young 4  

Midwest Regional

Games played in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

  First Round Second Round Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                                 
   UNLV 3  
   California 2      UNLV 4  
     Oral Roberts 0    
   Missouri 5          UNLV 10            
   Wichita St. 4            Missouri 2              
       Missouri 6            UNLV 2 0
       Arkansas 0          California 6 12
   Arkansas 3          Missouri 1    
   Oral Roberts 2        Arkansas 1      California 2  
   California 5      California 7  
   Wichita St. 1  

College World Series

Main article: 1980 College World Series

See also

References

  1. ^ http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/archives/baseball/d1/1980/290013.pdf
  2. ^ http://www.cwsomaha.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58198&Itemid=1
  3. ^ http://www.arizonawildcats.com/trads/sports-history.html (timeline of Arizona athletics. Mentions the Wildcats' accomplishments during the 1980 season)
  4. ^ http://www.hawaiiathletics.com/sports/2010/2/10/GEN_0210103049.aspx? (mentions Hawaii's head baseball coach Les Murakami and the team's CWS appearance)
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