1980 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1980 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament was held in Raleigh, North Carolina from April 22 through April 26. Clemson won the tournament and earned the Atlantic Coast Conference's automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The tournament was the first held since 1978, as conflicts with exams caused the cancellation of the 1979 tournament.

1980 Atlantic Coast Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatEight-team double-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsClemson (3rd title)
Winning coachBill Wilhelm (3rd title)
MVP,
Attendance9,980
1980 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Carolina   111 .917  3917 .696
Maryland   94 .692  2410 .706
No. 8 Clemson  y 65 .545  3821 .644
NC State   76 .538  2112 .636
Virginia   66 .500  2113 .618
Wake Forest   58 .385  1713 .567
Georgia Tech   310 .231  819 .296
Duke   29 .182  1711 .607
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1980[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Tournament

  Play-In Rd. (Single Elim.)     Round 2     Round 3     Championship  
                                       
  Winner's Bracket
  8  Duke 6  
  1  North Carolina 13    
      4  NC State 3  
      1  North Carolina 1    
  4  NC State 3          
  5  Virginia 1        
      4  NC State 4  
        3  Clemson 5    
  6  Wake Forest 0              
  3  Clemson 4                
      3  Clemson 9            
      2  Maryland 4         3  Clemson 12
  7  Georgia Tech 2           1  North Carolina 3
  2  Maryland 9        
     
Loser's Bracket    
    1  North Carolina 8    
  2  Maryland 2     4  NC State 4  
  1  North Carolina 1  

See also

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1980". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
2. 2007 ACC Baseball Media Guide
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