The 1980 NCAA Division II basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1979–80 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Virginia Union University and Virginia Union's Keith Valentine was the Most Outstanding Player. Regional participants *denotes tie Regionals South Atlantic - Catonsville, Maryland Location: UMBC Fieldhouse Host: University of Maryland, Baltimore County Third Place - Mount St. Mary's 84, Benedict 82 New England - Smithfield, Rhode Island Location: Bryant Gymnasium Host: Bryant College Third Place - Quinnipiac 102, Bryant 97 North Central - Brookings, South Dakota Location: Frost Arena Host: South Dakota State University Third Place - Stonehill 70, North Dakota 57 South - Lakeland, Florida Location: Jenkins Fieldhouse Host: Florida Southern College Third Place - West Georgia 75, Bethune-Cookman 63 West - Tacoma, Washington Location: Memorial Fieldhouse Host: University of Puget Sound Third Place - Puget Sound 93, San Francisco State 86 South Central - Warrensburg, Missouri Location: CMSU Fieldhouse Host: Central Missouri State University Third Place - Central Missouri State 112, Jacksonville State 91 East - Erie, Pennsylvania Location: Hammermill Center Host: Gannon University Third Place - Cheyney 87, Gannon 86 Great Lakes - Dayton, Ohio Location: Physical Education Building Host: Wright State University Third Place - Wright State 88, Indiana State–Evansville 85 *denotes each overtime played National Quarterfinals National Finals - Springfield, Massachusetts Location: Springfield Civic Center Hosts: American International College and Springfield College Third Place - Florida Southern 68, North Alabama 67 *denotes each overtime played All-tournament team Johnny Buckman (North Alabama) John Ebeling (Florida Southern) Larry Holmes (Virginia Union) Bobby Jones (New York Tech) Keith Valentine (Virginia Union) See also 1980 NCAA Division I basketball tournament 1980 NCAA Division III basketball tournament 1980 NAIA Basketball Tournament References Sources 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship 1980 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament Tournament NCAA Division II basketball tournament NCAA Division II basketball tournament NCAA Division II basketball tournament