# 1980 NCAA Division III basketball tournament

The 1980 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the sixth annual single-elimination tournament, held during March 1980, to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States.
The tournament field included 32 teams with the national championship rounds contested at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois.
Two-time defending champions North Park defeated Upsala, 83–76, in the championship game to claim their third overall title.

## Bracket
### Regionals

| First round | First round | First round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Longwood | Longwood | 73 | | | |
| Framingham State | Framingham State | 63 | | | |
| Framingham State | Framingham State | 63 | Longwood | Longwood | 70 |
| | | | Clark (MA) | Clark (MA) | 60 |
| Clark (MA) | Clark (MA) | 90 | Clark (MA) | Clark (MA) | 60 |
| Salem State | Salem State | 71 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Framingham State | Framingham State | 82 |
| | | | Salem State | Salem State | 84 |
| First round | First round | First round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Potsdam | Potsdam | 93 | | | |
| Stony Brook | Stony Brook | 75 | | | |
| Stony Brook | Stony Brook | 75 | Potsdam | Potsdam | 87 |
| | | | Albany | Albany | 72 |
| Albany | Albany | 75 | Albany | Albany | 72 |
| St. Lawrence | St. Lawrence | 66 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Stony Brook | Stony Brook | 85 |
| | | | St. Lawrence | St. Lawrence | 70 |
| First round | First round | First round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| North Park | North Park | 91 | | | |
| Ripon | Ripon | 73 | | | |
| Ripon | Ripon | 73 | North Park | North Park | 72 |
| | | | Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 60 |
| Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 76 | Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 60 |
| Central | Central | 74 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Ripon | Ripon | 81 |
| | | | Central | Central | 71 |
| First round | First round | First round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Jersey City State | Jersey City State | 66 | | | |
| Beloit | Beloit | 55 | | | |
| Beloit | Beloit | 55 | Jersey City State | Jersey City State | 74 |
| | | | Humboldt State | Humboldt State | 73 |
| Humboldt State | Humboldt State | 66 | Humboldt State | Humboldt State | 73 |
| Occidental | Occidental | 54 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Beloit | Beloit | 69 |
| | | | Occidental | Occidental | 57 |
| First round | First round | First round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Upsala | Upsala | 78 | | | |
| Washington & Lee | Washington & Lee | 70 | | | |
| Washington & Lee | Washington & Lee | 70 | Upsala | Upsala | 104 |
| | | | William Paterson | William Paterson | 79 |
| William Paterson | William Paterson | 81 | William Paterson | William Paterson | 79 |
| Allegheny | Allegheny | 74 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Washington & Lee | Washington & Lee | 80 |
| | | | Allegheny | Allegheny | 103 |
| First round | First round | First round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Albright | Albright | 88 | | | |
| Ursinus | Ursinus | 72 | | | |
| Ursinus | Ursinus | 72 | Albright | Albright | 81 |
| | | | Scranton | Scranton | 73 |
| Scranton | Scranton | 51 | Scranton | Scranton | 73 |
| Dickinson | Dickinson | 48 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Ursinus | Ursinus | 64 |
| | | | Dickinson | Dickinson | 77 |
| First round | First round | First round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 76 | | | |
| Wabash | Wabash | 68 | | | |
| Wabash | Wabash | 68 | Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 59 |
| | | | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern | 51 |
| Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern | 92 | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern | 51 |
| Calvin | Calvin | 80 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Wabash | Wabash | 76 |
| | | | Calvin | Calvin | 88 |
| First round | First round | First round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Lane | Lane | 57 | | | |
| Southwestern (TN) | Southwestern (TN) | 54 | | | |
| Southwestern (TN) | Southwestern (TN) | 54 | Lane | Lane | 87 |
| | | | Savannah State | Savannah State | 70 |
| Savannah State | Savannah State | 61 | Savannah State | Savannah State | 70 |
| UNC Greensboro | UNC Greensboro | 58 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Southwestern (TN) | Southwestern (TN) | 88 |
| | | | UNC Greensboro | UNC Greensboro | 80 |

### National finals

* Site: Rock Island, Illinois
| National quarterfinals | National quarterfinals | National quarterfinals | National semifinals | National semifinals | National semifinals | National championship | National championship | National championship |
| Longwood | Longwood | 78 | | | | | | |
| Potsdam | Potsdam | 61 | | | | | | |
| Potsdam | Potsdam | 61 | Longwood | Longwood | 55 | | | |
| | | | North Park | North Park | 57 | | | |
| North Park | North Park | 86 | North Park | North Park | 57 | | | |
| Jersey City State | Jersey City State | 63 | | | | | | |
| Jersey City State | Jersey City State | 63 | | | | North Park | North Park | 83 |
| | | | | | | Upsala | Upsala | 76 |
| Upsala | Upsala | 71 | | | | | | | Upsala | Upsala | 76 |
| Albright | Albright | 58 | | | |
| Albright | Albright | 58 | Upsala | Upsala | 67 | National third-place game | National third-place game | National third-place game |
| | | | Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 63 |
| Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 69 | Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 63 | Longwood | Longwood | 47 |
| Lane | Lane | 59 | | | | Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 48 |