1980 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

1980 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
Season1980
Teams34
Finals site
ChampionsArizona (2nd title)
Runner-upHawaii (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coachJerry Kindall (2nd title)
MOPTerry Francona (Arizona)

The 1980 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1980 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its thirty fourth year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Seven regions held a four team, double-elimination tournament while one region included six teams, resulting in 34 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.[1] The thirty-fourth tournament's champion was Arizona, coached by Jerry Kindall. The Most Outstanding Player was Terry Francona of the Arizona.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  2. ^ "1980 National Collegiate Baseball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 22, 2018.
  3. ^ "Home - CWS of Omaha, Inc". CWS of Omaha, Inc. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  4. ^ "University of Arizona Wildcats Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on August 6, 2010. Retrieved August 6, 2010. (timeline of Arizona athletics. Mentions the Wildcats' accomplishments during the 1980 season)
  5. ^ "UH Sports Circle of Honor". Hawaii Athletics.? (mentions Hawaii's head baseball coach Les Murakami and the team's CWS appearance)