| Teams | 32 | ||||
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| Finals site | Springfield, Massachusetts | ||||
| Champions | Virginia Union Panthers (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | New York Tech Bears (1st title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Dave Robbins (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Keith Valentine (Virginia Union) | ||||
| Attendance | 44,815 | ||||
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The 1980 NCAA Division II basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1979–80 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Virginia Union University and Virginia Union's Keith Valentine was the Most Outstanding Player.
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Springfield
1980 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Quarterfinals (orange) Final Four (red)