1980 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1980 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1980. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1980 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirty fourth time in 1980, consisted of one team from each of eight regional competitions and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Arizona claimed the championship for the second time.[1]

1980 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams249
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsArizona (2nd title)
Runners-upHawaii (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachJerry Kindall (2nd title)
MOPTerry Francona (Arizona)
Seasons

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1980 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Seven regionals of four teams and one of six each competed in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 21 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 13 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
ACCNorth Carolina1980 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball TournamentDoak Field • Raleigh, NCClemson
Big 8East - Nebraska
West - Oklahoma State		1980 Big Eight Conference Baseball TournamentAll Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OKMissouri
Big TenMichiganNo Tournament
Eastern 81980 Eastern 8 Conference Baseball TournamentThe Ellipse • Washington, DCUMass
EIBLHarvardNo Tournament
MACCentral MichiganNo Tournament
Pac-10North - Washington State
South - Arizona/California		No Tournament
SECEast - Florida
West - Auburn		1980 Southeastern Conference Baseball TournamentPerry Field • Gainesville, FLVanderbilt
SoConEast Tennessee StateNo Tournament
SWCTexas1980 Southwest Conference Baseball TournamentOlsen Field • College Station, TXTexas
TAACN/A1980 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentLuther Williams Field • Macon, GAGeorgia Southern
WACNorth - BYU
South - Hawaii		1980 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Championship SeriesHawaii

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1980 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Carolina  ‍†‍‍ 11–1 .917  39–17 .696
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 9–4 .692  24–10 .706
No. 8 Clemson  ‍‍‡‍y 6–5 .545  38–21 .644
NC State  ‍‍‍ 7–6 .538  21–12 .636
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 6–6 .500  21–13 .618
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 5–8 .385  17–13 .567
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 3–10 .231  8–19 .296
Duke  ‍‍‍ 2–9 .182  17–11 .607
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1980[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1980 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 6 Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 14–2–0 .875  36–18–1 .664
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 14–4–0 .778  33–13–0 .717
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 11–5–0 .688  31–14–0 .689
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 10–8–0 .556  23–24–1 .490
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 7–9–0 .438  27–24–0 .529
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .375  18–25–0 .419
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .375  17–25–0 .405
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .375  18–33–1 .356
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 5–11–0 .313  20–21–1 .488
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 3–13–0 .188  15–35–0 .300
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1980[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1980 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y – –  59–12 .831
No. 7 Florida State  ‍‍‍y – –  51–12 .810
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ – –  29–8 .784
Air Force  ‍‍‍ – –  27–9 .750
No. 10 Gonzaga  ‍‍‍y – –  39–15 .722
Stetson  ‍‍‍ – –  34–18 .654
Louisville  ‍‍‍ – –  38–21 .644
Detroit  ‍‍‍ – –  32–21 .604
Campbell  ‍‍‍ – –  18–18 .500
Lafayette  ‍‍‍ – –  11–13 .458
Northern Iowa  ‍‍‍ – –  12–16 .429
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ – –  7–28 .200
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1980[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1980 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
Washington State  x‍‍‍ 11–3 .786  36–10 .783
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 8–9 .471  33–16 .673
Washington  ‍‍‍ 6–9 .400  33–20 .623
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 6–10 .375  19–21 .475
Southern
No. 1 Arizona  x‍‍‍y 17–13 .567  45–21 .682
No. 3 California  x‍‍‍y 17–13 .567  44–23 .657
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 15–15 .500  38–25 .603
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 15–15 .500  31–22 .585
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .433  29–24 .547
Southern California  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .433  27–24 .529
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1980[7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1980 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern Division
Florida  x‍‍‍ 16–8 .667  40–16 .714
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‡‍y 13–9 .591  34–21 .618
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 9–10 .474  33–12 .733
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 8–11 .421  25–21 .543
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 6–14 .300  23–21 .523
Western Division
Auburn  x‍‍‍ 15–8 .652  27–24 .529
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 9–9 .500  24–22 .522
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 10–11 .476  31–19 .620
LSU  ‍‍‍ 8–9 .471  23–19 .548
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 8–13 .381  18–28 .391
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1980[8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1980 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 22 East Tennessee State  ‍†‍‍y 14–1 .933  39–7 .848
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 10–3 .769  17–11 .607
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 10–5 .667  17–19 .472
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 8–5 .615  22–15 .595
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 9–6 .600  23–14 .622
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 7–8 .467  15–24 .385
Furman  ‍‍‍ 2–10 .167  7–22 .241
Chattanooga  ‍‍‍ 1–11 .083  12–20 .375
VMI  ‍‍‍ 0–12 .000  4–22 .154
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1980[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1980 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Georgia Southern ‍‍‡‍y 0–0 –  38–21 .644
Mercer ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  31–18 .633
Centenary ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  34–19 .642
Northeast Louisiana ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  20–15 .571
Hardin–Simmons ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  25–25 .500
Northwestern State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  23–23 .500
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1980[10]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1980 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
BYU  x‍‍‍y 14–3 .824  41–18 .695
Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 11–6 .647  23–20 .535
Utah  ‍‍‍ 5–12 .294  17–19 .472
Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 4–13 .235  17–37 .315
South
No. 2 Hawaii  x‍‍‡‍y 19–5 .792  60–18 .769
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 16–8 .667  43–20 .683
San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 11–12 .478  40–26 .606
UTEP  ‍‍‍ 1–22 .043  22–39 .361
x – Division champion
‡ – Championship Series champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of 18 November 2016; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series
Main article: 1980 College World Series

The 1980 season marked the thirty fourth NCAA Baseball Tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Arizona claiming their second championship with a 5–3 win over Hawaii in the final.[1]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  St. John's 6  
  Arizona 1    
      St. John's 2  
      Hawaii 7    
  Hawaii 7          
  Florida State 6        
      Hawaii 9
      Miami (FL) 3
  Miami (FL) 13        
  Clemson 5          
      Miami (FL) 3    
      Michigan 2  
  Michigan 911    
  California 8  
  Loser's Bracket
  Arizona 5  
  Florida State 3     Michigan 0
    Arizona 8
  Clemson 4  
  California 6     St. John's 5
    California 8
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Hawaii 4       Hawaii 3
  Arizona 611           Arizona 5
      Arizona 10    
      California 9  
  Miami (FL) 3    
  California 4  

Award winners

All-America team
Main article: 1980 College Baseball All-America Team

References
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  4. 2019 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
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