# 1980 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1980 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1980. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1980 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirty fourth time in 1980, consisted of one team from each of eight regional competitions and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Arizona claimed the championship for the second time.

## Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1980 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Seven regionals of four teams and one of six each competed in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 21 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 13 teams earned at-large selections.
| Conference | Regular season Winner | Conference tournament | Tournament venue • city | Tournament winner |
| ACC | North Carolina | 1980 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | Clemson |
| Big 8 | East - Nebraska West - Oklahoma State | 1980 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament | All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | Missouri |
| Big Ten | Michigan | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Eastern 8 | | 1980 Eastern 8 Conference baseball tournament | The Ellipse • Washington, DC | UMass |
| EIBL | Harvard | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Metro | | 1980 Metro Conference baseball tournament | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | Florida State |
| MAC | Central Michigan | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Pac-10 | North - Washington State South - Arizona/California | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| SEC | East - Florida West - Auburn | 1980 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament | Perry Field • Gainesville, FL | Vanderbilt |
| SoCon | East Tennessee State | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| SWC | Texas | 1980 Southwest Conference baseball tournament | Olsen Field • College Station, TX | Texas |
| TAAC | N/A | 1980 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Luther Williams Field • Macon, GA | Georgia Southern |
| WAC | North - BYU South - Hawaii | 1980 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Championship Series | UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI | | Hawaii |

## Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1980 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings :
| 1980 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT North Carolina ‍†‍‍ 11–1 .91739–17 .696 Maryland ‍‍‍ 9–4 .69224–10 .706 No. 8 Clemson ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 6–5 .54538–21 .644 NC State ‍‍‍ 7–6 .53821–12 .636 Virginia ‍‍‍ 6–6 .50021–13 .618 Wake Forest ‍‍‍ 5–8 .38517–13 .567 Georgia Tech ‍‍‍ 3–10 .2318–19 .296 Duke ‍‍‍ 2–9 .18217–11 .607 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1980 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1980 Big Ten Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 6 Michigan ‍†‍‍$^y$ 14–2–0 .87536–18–1 .664 Minnesota ‍‍‍ 14–4–0 .77833–13–0 .717 Iowa ‍‍‍ 11–5–0 .68831–14–0 .689 Wisconsin ‍‍‍ 10–8–0 .55623–24–1 .490 Purdue ‍‍‍ 7–9–0 .43827–24–0 .529 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .37518–25–0 .419 Indiana ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .37517–25–0 .405 Illinois ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .37518–33–1 .356 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 5–11–0 .31320–21–1 .488 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 3–13–0 .18815–35–0 .300 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1980 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1980 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 4 Miami (FL) ‍‍‍$^y$ – –59–12 .831 No. 7 Florida State ‍‍‍$^y$ – –51–12 .810 Notre Dame ‍‍‍ – –29–8 .784 Air Force ‍‍‍ – –27–9 .750 No. 10 Gonzaga ‍‍‍$^y$ – –39–15 .722 Stetson ‍‍‍ – –34–18 .654 Louisville ‍‍‍ – –38–21 .644 Detroit ‍‍‍ – –32–21 .604 Campbell ‍‍‍ – –18–18 .500 Lafayette ‍‍‍ – –11–13 .458 Northern Iowa ‍‍‍ – –12–16 .429 Hofstra ‍‍‍ – –7–28 .200 y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1980 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1980 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Northern Washington State $^x$‍‍‍ 11–3 .78636–10 .783 Oregon State ‍‍‍ 8–9 .47133–16 .673 Washington ‍‍‍ 6–9 .40033–20 .623 Oregon ‍‍‍ 6–10 .37519–21 .475 Southern No. 1 Arizona $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 17–13 .56745–21 .682 No. 3 California $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 17–13 .56744–23 .657 Arizona State ‍‍‍ 15–15 .50038–25 .603 UCLA ‍‍‍ 15–15 .50031–22 .585 Stanford ‍‍‍ 13–17 .43329–24 .547 Southern California ‍‍‍ 13–17 .43327–24 .529 x – Division champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1980 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1980 Southeastern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Eastern Division Florida $^x$‍‍‍ 16–8 .66740–16 .714 Vanderbilt ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 13–9 .59134–21 .618 Georgia ‍‍‍ 9–10 .47433–12 .733 Kentucky ‍‍‍ 8–11 .42125–21 .543 Tennessee ‍‍‍ 6–14 .30023–21 .523 Western Division Auburn $^x$‍‍‍ 15–8 .65227–24 .529 Ole Miss ‍‍‍ 9–9 .50024–22 .522 Mississippi State ‍‍‍ 10–11 .47631–19 .620 LSU ‍‍‍ 8–9 .47123–19 .548 Alabama ‍‍‍ 8–13 .38118–28 .391 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1980 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1980 Southern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 22 East Tennessee State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 14–1 .93339–7 .848 Marshall ‍‍‍ 10–3 .76917–11 .607 Appalachian State ‍‍‍ 10–5 .66717–19 .472 Western Carolina ‍‍‍ 8–5 .61522–15 .595 The Citadel ‍‍‍ 9–6 .60023–14 .622 Davidson ‍‍‍ 7–8 .46715–24 .385 Furman ‍‍‍ 2–10 .1677–22 .241 Chattanooga ‍‍‍ 1–11 .08312–20 .375 VMI ‍‍‍ 0–12 .0004–22 .154 y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1980 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1980 Southwest Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 11 Texas ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 18–6 .75053–13 .803 No. 28 Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 17–6 .73938–14 .731 No. 19 Arkansas ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–8 .65244–22 .667 Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58328–23 .549 Baylor ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50025–19 .568 Rice ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33314–29 .326 TCU ‍‍‍ 7–14 .33319–28 .404 SMU ‍‍‍ 7–15 .31821–22 .488 Houston ‍‍‍ 6–17 .26117–28 .378 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1980 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1980 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Georgia Southern ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 0–0 –38–21 .644 Mercer ‍‍‍ 0–0 –31–18 .633 Centenary ‍‍‍ 0–0 –34–19 .642 Northeast Louisiana ‍‍‍ 0–0 –20–15 .571 Hardin–Simmons ‍‍‍ 0–0 –25–25 .500 Northwestern State ‍‍‍ 0–0 –23–23 .500 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1980 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1980 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT North BYU $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 14–3 .82441–18 .695 Wyoming ‍‍‍ 11–6 .64723–20 .535 Utah ‍‍‍ 5–12 .29417–19 .472 Colorado State ‍‍‍ 4–13 .23517–37 .315 South No. 2 Hawaii $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 19–5 .79260–18 .769 New Mexico ‍‍‍ 16–8 .66743–20 .683 San Diego State ‍‍‍ 11–12 .47840–26 .606 UTEP ‍‍‍ 1–22 .04322–39 .361 x – Division champion ‡ – Championship Series champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of 18 November 2016 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |

## College World Series

The 1980 season marked the thirty fourth NCAA baseball tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Arizona claiming their second championship with a 5–3 win over Hawaii in the final.
| 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |