Claim: 1980 National Invitation Tournament had 32 teams in it and the Virginia Cavaliers won the tournament with coach Terry Holland.
Evidence: 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.