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1980 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA college basketball competition

Annual NCAA college basketball competition

Field	Value
Year	1980
Teams	32
FinalFourArena	Madison Square Garden
FinalFourCity	New York City
Champions	[Virginia Cavaliers](1979-80-virginia-cavaliers-men-s-basketball-team)
TitleCount	1st
RunnerUp	[Minnesota Golden Gophers](1979-80-minnesota-golden-gophers-men-s-basketball-team)
GameCount	1st
Semifinal1	[Illinois Fighting Illini](1979-80-illinois-fighting-illini-men-s-basketball-team)
SemifinalCount	1st
Semifinal2	UNLV Runnin' Rebels
SemifinalCount2	1st
Coach	Terry Holland
CoachCount	1st
MOP	Ralph Sampson
MOPTeam	Virginia

The 1980 National Invitation Tournament was the 1980 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.

Brackets

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=UNLV | RD1-score1=93 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Washington | RD1-score2=73

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Long Beach State | RD1-score3=104 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Pepperdine | RD1-score4=87

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Duquesne | RD1-score5=65 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Pittsburgh | RD1-score6=63

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Saint Peter's | RD1-score7=71 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Connecticut | RD1-score8=56

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=UNLV | RD2-score1=90 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Long Beach State | RD2-score2=81

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Duquesne | RD2-score3=33 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Saint Peter's | RD2-score4=34

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=UNLV | RD3-score1=67 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Saint Peter's | RD3-score2=63

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Virginia | RD1-score1=67 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Lafayette | RD1-score2=56

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Boston College | RD1-score3=95 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Boston University | RD1-score4=74

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Michigan | RD1-score5=76 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Nebraska | RD1-score6=69

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=UTEP | RD1-score7=58 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Wichita State | RD1-score8=56

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Virginia | RD2-score1=57 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Boston College | RD2-score2=55

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Michigan | RD2-score3=75 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=UTEP | RD2-score4=65

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Virginia | RD3-score1=79 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Michigan | RD3-score2=68

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Minnesota | RD1-score1=64 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Bowling Green | RD1-score2=50

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Mississippi | RD1-score3=76 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Grambling | RD1-score4=74

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Texas | RD1-score5=70 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Saint Joseph's | RD1-score6=61

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Southwestern Louisiana | RD1-score7=74 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=UAB | RD1-score8=72

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Minnesota | RD2-score1=58 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Mississippi | RD2-score2=56

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Texas | RD2-score3=76 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Southwestern Louisiana | RD2-score4=77

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Minnesota | RD3-score1=94 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Southwestern Louisiana | RD3-score2=73

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Illinois | RD1-score1=105 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Loyola (IL) | RD1-score2=87

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Illinois State | RD1-score3=80 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=West Texas State | RD1-score4=63

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Alabama | RD1-score5=53 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Penn State | RD1-score6=49

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Murray State | RD1-score7=53 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Jacksonville | RD1-score8=49

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Illinois | RD2-score1=75 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Illinois State | RD2-score2=65

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Alabama | RD2-score3=62 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Murray State | RD2-score4=70

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Illinois | RD3-score1=65 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Murray State | RD3-score2=63

Semifinals & finals

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=UNLV | RD1-score1=71 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Virginia | RD1-score2=90 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Minnesota | RD1-score3=65 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Illinois | RD1-score4=63 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Virginia | RD2-score1=58 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Minnesota | RD2-score2=55

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=UNLV | RD1-score1=74 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Illinois | RD1-score2=84

References

References

[http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1980s.html Tournament Results (1980's)] at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090430044300/http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1980s.html Archived] 11/7/09

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