# 1980 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

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. The thirty-fourth tournament's champion was Arizona, coached by Jerry Kindall. The Most Outstanding Player was Terry Francona of the Arizona.

## Regionals

Seven of the eight regionals were played as 4-team double-elimination tournaments. One regional was played as a 6-team double-elimination tournament. The winner of each regional moved onto the College World Series.

### Northeast Regional

Games played in Orono, Maine.
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Harvard | Harvard | 7 | | | | | | | |
| East Carolina | East Carolina | 3 | | | | | | | |
| East Carolina | East Carolina | 3 | Harvard | Harvard | 5 | | | | |
| | | | St. John's | St. John's | 9 | | | | |
| St. John's | St. John's | 6 | St. John's | St. John's | 9 | | | | |
| Maine | Maine | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Maine | Maine | 4 | | | | St. John's | St. John's | 6 | — |
| | | | | | | Harvard | Harvard | 3 | — |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Harvard | Harvard | 3 | — |
| | | | Harvard | Harvard | 7 | | | | |
| East Carolina | East Carolina | 1 | Maine | Maine | 5 | | | | |
| Maine | Maine | 2 | | | | | | | |

### West Regional

Games played in Tucson, Arizona.
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Gonzaga | Gonzaga | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 2 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga | 9 | | | | |
| | | | Arizona | Arizona | 13 | | | | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 5 | Arizona | Arizona | 13 | | | | |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 4 | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 8 | — |
| | | | | | | Gonzaga | Gonzaga | 5 | — |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Gonzaga | Gonzaga | 5 | — |
| | | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 8 | | | | |
| Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 10 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga | 10 | | | | |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 2 | | | | | | | |

### South Regional

Games played in Tallahassee, Florida.
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Florida State | Florida State | 10 | | | | | | | |
| New Orleans | New Orleans | 0 | | | | | | | |
| New Orleans | New Orleans | 0 | Florida State | Florida State | 19 | | | | |
| | | | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky | 7 | | | | |
| Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky | 15 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky | 7 | | | | |
| Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 4 | | | | Florida State | Florida State | 10 | — |
| | | | | | | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky | 5 | — |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky | 5 | — |
| | | | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky | 4 | | | | |
| New Orleans | New Orleans | 8 | New Orleans | New Orleans | 3 | | | | |
| Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 2 | | | | | | | |

### Central Regional

Games played in Austin, Texas.
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Hawaii | Hawaii | 8 | | | | | | | |
| Texas–Pan American | Texas–Pan American | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Texas–Pan American | Texas–Pan American | 4 | Hawaii | Hawaii | 2 | | | | |
| | | | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | 1 | | | | |
| Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | 4 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | 1 | | | | |
| Texas | Texas | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Texas | Texas | 3 | | | | Hawaii | Hawaii | 7 | — |
| | | | | | | Texas | Texas | 3 | — |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Texas | Texas | 3 | — |
| | | | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | 6 | | | | |
| Texas–Pan American | Texas–Pan American | 4 | Texas | Texas | 7 | | | | |
| Texas | Texas | 7 | | | | | | | |

### Atlantic Regional

Games played in Clemson, South Carolina.
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| South Carolina | South Carolina | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | 2 | South Carolina | South Carolina | 2 | | | | |
| | | | Clemson | Clemson | 6 | | | | |
| Clemson | Clemson | 22 | Clemson | Clemson | 6 | | | | |
| East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State | 4 | | | | | | | |
| East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State | 4 | | | | Clemson | Clemson | 17 | — |
| | | | | | | South Carolina | South Carolina | 12 | — |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | South Carolina | South Carolina | 12 | — |
| | | | South Carolina | South Carolina | 8 | | | | |
| Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | 1 | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State | 5 | | | | |
| East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State | 2 | | | | | | | |

### East Regional

Games played in Miami, Florida.
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| James Madison | James Madison | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Delaware | Delaware | 10 | | | | | | | |
| Delaware | Delaware | 10 | James Madison | James Madison | 3 | | | | |
| | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 10 | | | | |
| Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 15 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 10 | | | | |
| South Alabama | South Alabama | 6 | | | | | | | |
| South Alabama | South Alabama | 6 | | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 10 | — |
| | | | | | | Delaware | Delaware | 1 | — |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Delaware | Delaware | 1 | — |
| | | | James Madison | James Madison | 1 | | | | |
| Delaware | Delaware | 5 | Delaware | Delaware | 6 | | | | |
| South Alabama | South Alabama | 4 | | | | | | | |

### Mideast Regional

Games played in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Michigan | Michigan | 9 | | | | | | | |
| Central Michigan | Central Michigan | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Central Michigan | Central Michigan | 4 | Michigan | Michigan | 7 | | | | |
| | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 0 | | | | |
| Nebraska | Nebraska | 12 | Nebraska | Nebraska | 0 | | | | |
| BYU | BYU | 0 | | | | | | | |
| BYU | BYU | 0 | | | | Michigan | Michigan | 12 | — |
| | | | | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 3 | — |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Nebraska | Nebraska | 3 | — |
| | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 12 | | | | |
| Central Michigan | Central Michigan | 0 | BYU | BYU | 4 | | | | |
| BYU | BYU | 9 | | | | | | | |

### Midwest Regional

Games played in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| UNLV | UNLV | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| California | California | 2 | UNLV | UNLV | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Missouri | Missouri | 5 | | | | UNLV | UNLV | 10 | | | | | | |
| Wichita State | Wichita State | 4 | | | | Missouri | Missouri | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Missouri | Missouri | 6 | | | | | | | UNLV | UNLV | 2 | 0 |
| | | | Arkansas | Arkansas | 0 | | | | | | | California | California | 6 | 12 |
| Arkansas | Arkansas | 3 | | | | | | | Missouri | Missouri | 1 | | | | |
| Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts | 2 | | | | Arkansas | Arkansas | 1 | California | California | 2 | | | | |
| | | | California | California | 5 | California | California | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Wichita State | Wichita State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

## College World Series
### Participants

| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record |
| Arizona | Pac-10 | 40–20–1 (17–13) | Jerry Kindall | 11 (last: 1979) | 1st (1976) | 22–21 |
| California | Pac-10 | 41–21–1 (17–13) | Bob Milano | 2 (last: 1957) | 1st (1947, 1957) | 7–0 |
| Clemson | ACC | 38–19 (6–5) | Bill Wilhelm | 4 (last: 1977) | 5th (1958, 1959, 1976) | 4–8 |
| Florida State | Metro | 51–10 (n/a) | Mike Martin | 6 (last: 1975) | 2nd (1970) | 8–12 |
| Hawaii | WAC | 57–16 (19–5) | Les Murakami | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Miami (FL) | n/a | 57–10 (n/a) | Ron Fraser | 3 (last: 1979) | 2nd (1974) | 5–6 |
| Michigan | Big 10 | 35–16–1 (14–2) | Bud Middaugh | 3 (last: 1978) | 1st (1953) | 9–3 |
| St. John's | Eastern Collegiate | 29–9 (n/a) | Joe Russo | 5 (last: 1978) | 4th (1949, 1966, 1968) | 5–10 |

### Results
#### Bracket

| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Final | Final | Final |
| St. John's | St. John's | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 1 | St. John's | St. John's | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Hawaii | Hawaii | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hawaii | Hawaii | 7 | Hawaii | Hawaii | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Florida State | Florida State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Florida State | Florida State | 6 | | | | Hawaii | Hawaii | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 13 | | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 13 | | | | | | | Hawaii | Hawaii | 4 | | | | | | |
| Clemson | Clemson | 5 | | | | | | | Hawaii | Hawaii | 4 | | | | | | |
| Clemson | Clemson | 5 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 3 | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 6$^{11}$ | | | | | | |
| | | | Michigan | Michigan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michigan | Michigan | 9$^{11}$ | Michigan | Michigan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| California | California | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hawaii | Hawaii | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 10 | Arizona | Arizona | 5 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | California | California | 9 | | | |
| | | | | | | Michigan | Michigan | | | | | | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | Arizona | Arizona | 5 | Arizona | Arizona | | | | | | 8 | | | | | |
| | | | Arizona | Arizona | 5 | Arizona | Arizona | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 3 | | 8 | | | | | |
| | | | Florida State | Florida State | 3 | | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Florida State | Florida State | 3 | | | | California | California | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | St. John's | St. John's | | California | California | 4 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Clemson | Clemson | 4 | California | California | | | | | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | California | California | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Game results

| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
| May 30 | Game 1 | St. John's | 6–1 | Arizona | |
| May 30 | Game 2 | Hawaii | 7–6 | Florida State | |
| May 31 | Game 3 | Miami (FL) | 13–5 | Clemson | |
| May 31 | Game 4 | Michigan | 9–8 (11 innings) | California | |
| June 1 | Game 5 | Arizona | 5–3 | Florida State | Florida State eliminated |
| June 1 | Game 6 | California | 6–4 | Clemson | Clemson eliminated |
| June 1 | Game 7 | Hawaii | 7–2 | St. John's | |
| June 2 | Game 8 | Miami (FL) | 3–2 | Michigan | |
| June 2 | Game 9 | California | 8–5 | St. John's | St. John's eliminated |
| June 2 | Game 10 | Arizona | 8–0 | Michigan | Michigan eliminated |
| June 3 | Game 11 | Hawaii | 9–3 | Miami (FL) | |
| June 4 | Game 12 | California | 4–3 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) eliminated |
| June 4 | Game 13 | Arizona | 6–4 (11 innings) | Hawaii | |
| June 5 | Game 14 | Arizona | 10-9 | California | California eliminated |
| June 6 | Final | Arizona | 5–3 | Hawaii | Arizona wins CWS |

### All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
| Position | Player | School |
| P | Greg Barger | Arizona |
| P | Craig Lefferts | Arizona |
| C | Collin Tanabe | Hawaii |
| 1B | Wes Clements | Arizona |
| 2B | Paul Hundhammer | Miami (FL) |
| 3B | Kimo Perkins | Hawaii |
| SS | Eric Tokunaga | Hawaii |
| OF | Terry Francona (MOP) | Arizona |
| OF | Lyle Brackenridge | California |
| OF | Jim Paciorek | Michigan |
| DH | Paul Maruffi | St. John's |

### Notable players

* Arizona: Greg Bargar, Casey Candaele, Terry Francona, Craig Lefferts, John Moses, Dwight Taylor, Ed Vosberg, Kevin Ward
* California: Chuck Cary, Rod Booker, Chuck Hensley, Bob Melvin
* Clemson: Mike Brown, Jimmy Key, Danny Sheaffer, Tim Teufel
* Florida State: Mike Fuentes, Jim Weaver
* Hawaii: Chuck Crim
* Miami (FL): Neal Heaton, Ross Jones, Mike Pagliarulo
* Michigan: Steve Ontiveros, Jim Paciorek
* St. John's: John Franco, Frank Viola