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    1980 NCAA Tournament (March Madness)

    

Play In Round    Round of 64    Round of 32    Sweet 16   Elite 8   Final 4

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Winning Team highlighted in Green Box

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

The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1980 tournament:

First and Second Rounds

 

First Round6 and 8

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East REGIONAL
Favorite Site Seed Team Seed Team Score  
Thurs

Greensboro Memorial Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina

 5
 Iowa 		12 Virginia Commonwealth 86-72  
Friday Iona  65 Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island 6  Iona 11 Holy Cross 84-78  
Thurs Greensboro Memorial Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina 7  Tennessee 10 Furman 80-69  
Friday Mars 2

 

 8  Villanova 9 Marquette 77-59  

 Mideast REGIONAL
Favorite Site Seed Team Seed Team  Score
Thursday Results west Lafayette, Ind. Thursday Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana 5
Washington State 		12 Penn 62-55
Thursday Results Thursday Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana 6  Purdue 11 La Salle 90-82
  Friday E.A. Diddle Arena, Bowling Green, Kentucky 7 Virginia Tech 10 Western Kentucky 89-85 (OT)
 

Friday

E.A. Diddle Arena, Bowling Green, Kentucky		 8  Florida State 9 Toledo 94-91  

Midwest REGIONAL
Favorite Site Seed Team Seed Team  Score  
  Thursday

Lincoln, Neb.

 5   Missouri 12 San Jose State 61-51  
  FridayUNT Coliseum, Denton, Texas 6 Texas A&M 11 Bradley 55-53  
  Thursday Lincoln, Neb.  7 Kansas State 10 Arkansas 71-53  
  Friday UNT Coliseum, Denton, Texas 8 Alcorn State 9 South Alabama 70-62  

West  REGIONAL
Favorite Site Seed Team Seed Team  Score  
Arizona State135 FridayASU Activity Center, Tempe, Arizona 5
#5 Arizona State 		12  Loyola Marymount 99-71
  ThursdayDee Events Center, Ogden, Utah 6 #6 Clemson 11 Utah State 76-73
  ThursdayDee Events Center, Ogden, Utah 7 Weber State 10 Lamar 87-86
 UCLA 5 FridayASU Activity Center, Tempe, Arizona 8  UCLA  9 Old Dominion 87-74  

Round of 32

East  REGIONAL
Favorite Site Seed Team Seed Team  Score Star Efforts
1  Syracuse 8 Villanova 97-83  
2 Maryland 7 Tennessee 86-75  
    3 Georgetown 6 Iona 74-71  
    4 North Carolina State 5 Iowa 77-64  

 Mideast  REGIONAL
Favorite Site Seed Team Seed Team  Score Star Efforts
1

Kentucky

8 Florida State 97-78
2  Indiana 7 Virginia Tech 68-59
  west Lafayette, Ind.  3 St. John's 6 Purdue 87-72  
  Lafayette, Indiana  4 Duke 12

Penn

 52-42  

 Midwest REGIONAL
Favorite Site Seed Team Seed Team  Score Star Efforts
    1  
 Louisiana State		 8  Alcorn State 98-88  
2 Louisville 7 Kansas State 71-69 (OT)  
    3  North Carolina 6 Texas A&M 78-61 (2 OT)  
    4  Notre Dame

5

  Missouri 87-84 (OT)  

West REGIONAL
Favorite Site Seed Team Seed Team

 Score

Star Efforts
1  DePaul 8  UCLA 77-71
    2  Oregon 10 Lamar 81-77
    3  Brigham Young 6 Clemson 71-66
    4  Ohio State 5 Arizona State 89-75  

Sweet 16

 East REGIONAL at The Spectrum, Philadelphia,March 14 and 16
Favorite Seed Team Seed Team  Score Star Efforts
1


 88, Syracuse 77
 5 Iowa 88-77  
2  74, Maryland 68
 (OT) 		3 Georgetown 74-68  (OT)  

    Mideast REGIONAL at  Rupp Arena, Lexington, KentuckyMarch 13 and 15
Favorite Seed Team Seed Team  Score Star Efforts
1

 Kentucky

4

Duke

 55-54  
2  Indiana 6 Purdue 76-69  

Midwest  REGIONAL at  The Summit, HoustonMarch 14 and 16
Favorite Seed Team Seed Team  Score Star Efforts
  1 Louisiana State 5 Missouri 68-63  
  2  Louisville
6  Texas A&M   66-55  

 West  REGIONAL at  McKale Center, Tucson, ArizonaMarch 13 and 15
Favorite Seed Team Seed Team  Score Star Efforts
  4  Ohio State
8 UCLA 72-68  
  6 Clemson 10 Lamar 74-66  

 

 

Elite 8

 East  REGIONAL at

Favorite Seed Team Seed Team  Score Star Efforts
  3 81, Georgetown 80


5 Iowa

81-80

  

 Mideast REGIONAL atMarch 13 and 15
Favorite Seed Team Seed Team

Score

 Star Efforts
4

Duke

6 Purdue

68-60

  

  Midwest REGIONAL at

Favorite Seed Team Seed Team Score Star Efforts
  1  Louisville 2 Louisville

86-66

 West REGIONAL at March 13 and 15
Favorite Seed Team Seed Team Score Star Efforts
  6 Clemson  8 UCLA

85-74

  

 

Final 4

Market Square Arenaat Indianapolis March 22 and 24

NATIONAL SEMI-FINALS
Favorite Seed Team Seed Team  Score Star Efforts
1

Louisville

5 , Iowa

80-72

  
  6 Purdue 8 UCLA

67-62

  

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

at Indianapolis March  24

National Third Place
Purdue 75, Iowa 58

 
Favorite Seed Team Seed Team  Score Star Efforts
1 Louisville 8 UCLA 59-54  

 

NCAA Results
First Round


 


Louisville leaders: Darrell Griffith, Sr., G; Derek Smith, So., F; Wiley Brown, So., C-F; Rodney McCray, Fr., C-F; Jerry Eaves, So., G
Top 10 Teams
Rank Team W-L Post-Season Result
1. DePaul 26-2 Lost NCAA regionals
2. Louisville 31-3 NCAA 1st Place
3 LSU 26-6 Lost NCAA regionals
4. Kentucky 29-6 Lost NCAA regionals
5. Oregon State 26-4 Lost NCAA regionals
6. Syracuse 26-4 Lost NCAA regionals
7. Indiana 21-8 Lost NCAA regionals
8. Maryland 24-7 Lost NCAA regionals
9. Notre Dame 22-6 Lost NCAA regionals
10. Ohio State 21-8 Lost NCAA regionals
All-America Team
Pos Name Cl. School
F Mark Aguirre So. DePaul
F Michael Brooks Sr. LaSalle
C Jo Barry Carroll Sr. Purdue
G Darrell Griffith Sr. Louisville
G Kyle Macy Sr. Kentucky


All NCAA Tournament Team
Name Cl. Pos Team
Kiki Vandeweghe Sr. F UCLA
Rodney McCray Fr. F-C Louisville
Joe Barry Carroll Sr. C Purdue
Rod Foster Fr. G UCLA
Darrell Griffith Sr. G Louisville
Team Offense

Alcorn State, 91.0
Notes
  • LaSalle’s Michael Brooks scored a national-high 51 points vs. BYU.
  • South Carolina coach Frank McGuire retired after 30 years in the college ranks. McGuire’s record was 550-235. He previously coached at St. John’s and North Carolina.
  • Ralph Sampson-led Virginia (24-10) def. Minnesota to win the NIT title.
Team Defense

St. Peter's, 50.4
Individual Scoring
1. Tony Murphy Southern 32.1
2. Lewis Lloyd Drake 30.2
3. Harry Kelly Texas Southern 29.0
4. Kenny Page New Mexico 28.0
5. James Tillman E. Kentucky 27.2
6. Earl Belcher St. Bonaventure 26.9
Individual Rebounding
1. Larry Smith Alcorn State 15.1
2. Lewis Lloyd Drake 15.0
3. Rickey Brown Miss. State 14.4

 

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