1980 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1980 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, the 33rd such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 22 and 29, 1980, and concluded with North Dakota defeating Northern Michigan 5-2. The first round game was held at the home team venue while all succeeding games were played at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island.
==Qualifying teams==
The NCAA gave four teams automatic bids into the tournament. The two ECAC teams that reached the ECAC tournament final received bids as did the two WCHA co-champions. The NCAA also had the ability to add up to 4 additional teams as it saw fit and chose to include the CCHA tournament champion as well.
East	East 	East 	East 	East 	East 	East 	West 	West 	West 	West 	West 	West 	West
Seed	School 	Conference 	Record 	Berth type 	Appearance	Last bid	Seed 	School 	Conference	Record 	Berth type 	Appearance	Last bid
1 	Cornell 	ECAC Hockey	16–13–0	Tournament champion	7th 	1973 	1 	North Dakota 	WCHA 	29–8–1 	Tournament co-champion	8th 	1979
2 	Dartmouth	ECAC Hockey	18–10–1	Tournament finalist	4th 	1979 	2 	Minnesota 	WCHA 	26–14–0 	Tournament co-champion	9th 	1979
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	At-Large	At-Large 	At-Large 	At-Large	At-Large 	At-Large 	At-Large
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Seed 	School 	Conference	Record 	Berth type 	Appearance	Last bid
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	A 	Northern Michigan	CCHA 	32–5–1 	Tournament champion 	1st 	Never
==Format==
The four automatic qualifiers were seeded according to pre-tournament finish. The ECAC champion was seeded as the top eastern team while the WCHA co-champion that finished highest in the regular season was given the top western seed. The second eastern seed was slotted to play the top western seed and vice versa. Because an at-large bid was offered to a western school they were placed in a first round game with the second western seed to determine the final semifinalist. The first round game was played at the home venue of the second seed while all succeeding games were played at the Providence Civic Center. All matches were Single-game eliminations with the semifinal winners advancing to the national championship game and the losers playing in a consolation game.
==Tournament Bracket==
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
===First Round===
====(W2) Minnesota vs. (A) Northern Michigan====
===Semifinal===
====(W1) North Dakota vs. (E2) Dartmouth====
====(E1) Cornell vs. (A) Northern Michigan====
===Third Place Game===
====(E1) Cornell vs. (E2) Dartmouth====
===National Championship===
====(W1) North Dakota vs. (A) Northern Michigan====
==All-Tournament Team==
*G: Steve Weeks (Northern Michigan)
*D: Marc Chorney (North Dakota)
*D: Tom Laidlaw (Northern Michigan)
*F: Roy Kerling (Cornell)
*F: Doug Smail* (North Dakota)
*F: Phil Sykes (North Dakota)
* Most Outstanding Player(s)
==See also==
*1980 Frozen Four
==References==
Category:1980 in hockey
Category:NCAA Division I Tournaments
Category:NCAA Tournaments