1980 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

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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]

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 RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Harvard7
East Carolina3
Harvard5
St. John's (NY)9
St. John's (NY)6
Maine4
St. John's (NY)
Harvard
Lower round 1Lower final
Harvard7
East Carolina1Maine5
Maine2

West Regional

Games played in Tucson, Arizona.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Gonzaga3
Cal St.-Fullerton2
Gonzaga9
Arizona13
Arizona5
Fresno St.4
Arizona
Gonzaga
Lower round 1Lower final
Cal St.-Fullerton8
Cal St.-Fullerton10Gonzaga10
Fresno St.2

South Regional

Games played in Tallahassee, Florida.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Florida St.10
New Orleans0
Florida St.19
Western Kentucky7
Western Kentucky15
Vanderbilt4
Florida St.
Western Kentucky
Lower round 1Lower final
Western Kentucky4
New Orleans8New Orleans3
Vanderbilt2

Central Regional

Games played in Austin, Texas.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Hawaii8
Texas-Pan American4
Hawaii2
Louisiana Tech1
Louisiana Tech4
Texas3
Hawaii
Texas
Lower round 1Lower final
Louisiana Tech6
Texas-Pan American4Texas7
Texas7

Atlantic Regional

Games played in Clemson, South Carolina.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
South Carolina7
Georgia Southern2
South Carolina2
Clemson6
Clemson22
East Tennessee St.4
Clemson
South Carolina
Lower round 1Lower final
South Carolina8
Georgia Southern1East Tennessee St.5
East Tennessee St.2

East Regional

Games played in Miami, Florida.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
James Madison11
Delaware10
James Madison3
Miami10
Miami15
South Alabama6
Miami
Delaware
Lower round 1Lower final
James Madison1
Delaware5Delaware6
South Alabama4

Mideast Regional

Games played in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Michigan9
Central Michigan4
Michigan7
Nebraska0
Nebraska12
Brigham Young0
Michigan
Nebraska
Lower round 1Lower final
Nebraska12
Central Michigan0Brigham Young4
Brigham Young9

Midwest Regional

Games played in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
UNLV3
California2UNLV4
Oral Roberts0
Missouri5UNLV10
Wichita St.4Missouri2
Missouri6UNLV20
Arkansas0California612
Arkansas3Missouri1
Oral Roberts2Arkansas1California2
California5California7
Wichita St.1

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)