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 FieldRaleigh, NCClemson
Big 8East - Nebraska
West - Oklahoma State
1980 Big Eight Conference Baseball TournamentAll Sports StadiumOklahoma City, OKMissouri
Big TenMichiganNo Tournament
Eastern 81980 Eastern 8 Conference Baseball TournamentThe EllipseWashington, DCUMass
EIBLHarvardNo Tournament
MACCentral MichiganNo Tournament
Pac-10North - Washington State
South - Arizona/California
No Tournament
SECEast - Florida
West - Auburn
1980 Southeastern Conference Baseball TournamentPerry FieldGainesville, FLVanderbilt
SoConEast Tennessee StateNo Tournament
SWCTexas1980 Southwest Conference Baseball TournamentOlsen FieldCollege Station, TXTexas
TAACN/A1980 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentLuther Williams FieldMacon, 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   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[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 1420 .875  36181 .664
Minnesota   1440 .778  33130 .717
Iowa   1150 .688  31140 .689
Wisconsin   1080 .556  23241 .490
Purdue   790 .438  27240 .529
Ohio State   6100 .375  18250 .419
Indiana   6100 .375  17250 .405
Illinois   6100 .375  18331 .356
Northwestern   5110 .313  20211 .488
Michigan State   3130 .188  15350 .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    5912 .831
No. 7 Florida State  y    5112 .810
Notre Dame      298 .784
Air Force      279 .750
No. 10 Gonzaga  y    3915 .722
Stetson      3418 .654
Louisville      3821 .644
Detroit      3221 .604
Campbell      1818 .500
Lafayette      1113 .458
Northern Iowa      1216 .429
Hofstra      728 .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 113 .786  3610 .783
Oregon State   89 .471  3316 .673
Washington   69 .400  3320 .623
Oregon   610 .375  1921 .475
Southern
No. 1 Arizona  xy 1713 .567  4521 .682
No. 3 California  xy 1713 .567  4423 .657
Arizona State   1515 .500  3825 .603
UCLA   1515 .500  3122 .585
Stanford   1317 .433  2924 .547
Southern California   1317 .433  2724 .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 168 .667  4016 .714
Vanderbilt  y 139 .591  3421 .618
Georgia   910 .474  3312 .733
Kentucky   811 .421  2521 .543
Tennessee   614 .300  2321 .523
Western Division
Auburn  x 158 .652  2724 .529
Ole Miss   99 .500  2422 .522
Mississippi State   1011 .476  3119 .620
LSU   89 .471  2319 .548
Alabama   813 .381  1828 .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 141 .933  397 .848
Marshall   103 .769  1711 .607
Appalachian State   105 .667  1719 .472
Western Carolina   85 .615  2215 .595
The Citadel   96 .600  2314 .622
Davidson   78 .467  1524 .385
Furman   210 .167  722 .241
Chattanooga   111 .083  1220 .375
VMI   012 .000  422 .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 00   3821 .644
Mercer  00   3118 .633
Centenary  00   3419 .642
Northeast Louisiana  00   2015 .571
Hardin–Simmons  00   2525 .500
Northwestern State  00   2323 .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 143 .824  4118 .695
Wyoming   116 .647  2320 .535
Utah   512 .294  1719 .472
Colorado State   413 .235  1737 .315
South
No. 2 Hawaii  xy 195 .792  6018 .769
New Mexico   168 .667  4320 .683
San Diego State   1112 .478  4026 .606
UTEP   122 .043  2239 .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

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

References

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