1980 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament


The 1980 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1980 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its thirty fourth year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Seven regions held a four team, double-elimination tournament while one region included six teams, resulting in 34 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. The thirty-fourth tournament's champion was Arizona, coached by Jerry Kindall. The Most Outstanding Player was Terry Francona of the Arizona.

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.

West Regional

Games played in Tucson, Arizona.

South Regional

Games played in Tallahassee, Florida.

Central Regional

Games played in Austin, Texas.

Atlantic Regional

Games played in Clemson, South Carolina.

East Regional

Games played in Miami, Florida.

Mideast Regional

Games played in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Midwest Regional

Games played in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

College World Series

Participants

Results

Bracket

Game results

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

Notable players