User:Dantheox/NCAA 1980

The 1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 48 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 6, 1980, and ended with the championship game on March 24 in Indianapolis, Indiana. A total of 48 games were played.

Louisville, coached by Denny Crum, won the national title with a 59-54 victory in the final game over UCLA, coached by Larry Brown. Darrell Griffith of Louisville was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Bracket
 8 Villanova       77 9 Marquette       59  8 Villanova        83  1 Syracuse        97  1 Syracuse         77 4 N.C. State      64  5 Iowa             88  5 Iowa             81  5 Iowa            86  5 Iowa             77 12 Virginia Common 72 EAST REGION  6 Iona            84 11 Holy Cross      78  6 Iona             71  3 Georgetown      74  3 Georgetown       74  3 Georgetown       80  2 Maryland        86  2 Maryland         68  7 Tennessee       80  7 Tennessee        75 10 Furman          69

 8 Alcorn St       70 9 South Alabama   62  8 Alcorn St        88  1 LSU             98  1 LSU              68 4 Notre Dame      84  5 Missouri         63  1 LSU              66  5 Missouri        61  5 Missouri         87 12 San Jose St     51 MIDWEST REGION  6 Texas A&M       55 11 Bradley         53  6 Texas A&M        78 3 North Carolina  61  6 Texas A&M        55  2 Louisville       86  2 Louisville      71  2 Louisville       66  7 Kansas St       71  7 Kansas St        69 10 Arkansas        53

 8 Florida St      94 9 Toledo          91  8 Florida St       78  1 Kentucky        97  1 Kentucky         54  4 Duke            52  4 Duke             55  4 Duke             60 5 Washington St   55 12 Pennsylvania     42 12 Pennsylvania    62 MIDEAST REGION  6 Purdue          90 11 La Salle        82  6 Purdue           87 3 St Johns        72  6 Purdue           76  6 Purdue           68  2 Indiana         68  2 Indiana          69  7 Virginia Tech   89  7 Virginia Tech    59 10 Western Kentuck 85

 8 UCLA            87 9 Old Dominion    74  8 UCLA             77 1 DePaul          71  8 UCLA             72  4 Ohio St         89  4 Ohio St          68  8 UCLA             85  5 Arizona St      99  5 Arizona St       75 12 Loyola-CA       71 WEST REGION  6 Clemson         76 11 Utah St         73  6 Clemson          71 3 BYU             66  6 Clemson          74  6 Clemson          74 2 Oregon St       77 10 Lamar            66 7 Weber St        86 10 Lamar            81 10 Lamar           87

FINAL FOUR 5 Iowa            72  2 Louisville      80  2 Louisville       59 6 Purdue          62  8 UCLA             54  8 UCLA            67