# 1980 AIAW National Division I Basketball Championship

The 1980 AIAW National Division I Basketball Championship was held on March 12–23, 1980. Twenty-four teams were invited, with eight teams receiving first round byes. First round games were played at on-campus locations. Old Dominion University was crowned national champion at the conclusion of the tournament, for the second straight season. The championship game was broadcast live on NBC.
The host site for the Final Four was Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.

## Opening rounds
### East Regional

| First Round March 12, 1980 | First Round March 12, 1980 | First Round March 12, 1980 | Second Round March 16, 1980 | Second Round March 16, 1980 | Second Round March 16, 1980 | Quarterfinals March 17, 1980 | Quarterfinals March 17, 1980 | Quarterfinals March 17, 1980 |
| Brigham Young | Brigham Young | 92 | | | | | | |
| San Francisco | San Francisco | 58 | Brigham Young | Brigham Young | 66 | | | |
| | | | Old Dominion | Old Dominion | 88 | | | |
| | | | | | | Old Dominion | Old Dominion | 84 |
| | | | | | | Rutgers | Rutgers | 62 |
| | | | Providence | Providence | 54 | | | |
| Rutgers | Rutgers | 87 | Rutgers | Rutgers | 70 | | | |
| Central Missouri State | Central Missouri State | 75 | | | | | | |

### Central Regional

| First Round March 12, 1980 | First Round March 12, 1980 | First Round March 12, 1980 | Second Round March 15, 1980 | Second Round March 15, 1980 | Second Round March 15, 1980 | Quarterfinals March 18, 1980 | Quarterfinals March 18, 1980 | Quarterfinals March 18, 1980 |
| Cheyney State | Cheyney State | 66 | | | | | | |
| Kansas | Kansas | 75 | Kansas | Kansas | 73 | | | |
| | | | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | 81 | | | |
| | | | | | | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | 96 |
| | | | | | | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 70 |
| | | | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 86 | | | |
| North Carolina State | North Carolina State | 70 | North Carolina State | North Carolina State | 72 | | | |
| Detroit | Detroit | 61 | | | | | | |

### South Regional

| First Round March 12, 1980 | First Round March 12, 1980 | First Round March 12, 1980 | Second Round March 15, 1980 | Second Round March 15, 1980 | Second Round March 15, 1980 | Quarterfinals March 18, 1980 | Quarterfinals March 18, 1980 | Quarterfinals March 18, 1980 |
| Kansas State | Kansas State | 72 | | | | | | |
| Boston | Boston | 68 | Kansas State | Kansas State | 64 | | | |
| | | | Tennessee | Tennessee | 84 | | | |
| | | | | | | Tennessee | Tennessee | 93 |
| | | | | | | Maryland | Maryland | 76 |
| | | | Maryland | Maryland | 68 | | | |
| Texas | Texas | 81 | Texas | Texas | 63 | | | |
| Mercer | Mercer | 80 | | | | | | |

### West Regional

| First Round March 12, 1980 | First Round March 12, 1980 | First Round March 12, 1980 | Second Round March 15, 1980 | Second Round March 15, 1980 | Second Round March 15, 1980 | Quarterfinals March 18, 1980 | Quarterfinals March 18, 1980 | Quarterfinals March 18, 1980 |
| Oregon | Oregon | 86 | | | | | | |
| Kentucky | Kentucky | 81 | Oregon | Oregon | 53 | | | |
| | | | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin | 76 | | | |
| | | | | | | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin | 56 |
| | | | | | | South Carolina | South Carolina | 63 |
| | | | Northwestern | Northwestern | 61 | | | |
| South Carolina | South Carolina | 81 | South Carolina | South Carolina | 64 | | | |
| Southern California | Southern California | 60 | | | | | | |

### Final Four – Mount Pleasant, MI

| Semifinals March 21, 1980 | Semifinals March 21, 1980 | Final March 23, 1980 | Final March 23, 1980 |
| Old Dominion | 73 |
| Louisiana Tech | 59 | | |
| Louisiana Tech | 59 | Old Dominion | 68 |
| | | Tennessee | 53 |
| Tennessee | 75 | Tennessee | 53 |
| South Carolina | 72 | | |
| South Carolina | 72 | Third place | Third place |
| | | Louisiana Tech | 69 |
| | | South Carolina | 77 |