1980 National Invitation Tournament
The 1980 National Invitation Tournament was the 1980 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Brackets/Results
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[1]
| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Quarterfinals
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| UNLV
| 93
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| Washington
| 73
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| UNLV
| 90
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| Long Beach State
| 81
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| Long Beach State
| 104
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| Pepperdine
| 87
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| UNLV
| 67
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| Saint Peter's
| 63
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| Duquesne
| 65
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| Pittsburgh
| 63
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| Duquesne
| 33
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| Saint Peter's
| 34
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| Saint Peter's
| 71
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| Connecticut
| 56
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| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Quarterfinals
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| Virginia
| 67
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| Lafayette
| 56
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| Virginia
| 57
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| Boston College
| 55
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| Boston College
| 95
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| Boston University
| 74
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| Virginia
| 79
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| Michigan
| 68
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| Michigan
| 76
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| Nebraska
| 69
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| Michigan
| 75
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| UTEP
| 65
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| UTEP
| 58
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| Wichita State
| 56
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| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Quarterfinals
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| Minnesota
| 64
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| Bowling Green
| 50
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| Minnesota
| 58
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| Mississippi
| 56
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| Mississippi
| 76
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| Grambling
| 74
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| Minnesota
| 94
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| Louisiana-Lafayette
| 73
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| Texas
| 70
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| St. Joseph's
| 61
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| Texas
| 76
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| Louisiana-Lafayette
| 77
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| Louisiana-Lafayette
| 74
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| Alabama-Birmingham
| 72
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| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Quarterfinals
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| Illinois
| 105
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| Loyola
| 87
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| Illinois
| 75
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| Illinois State
| 65
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| Illinois State
| 80
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| West Texas State
| 63
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| Illinois
| 65
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| Murray State
| 63
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| Alabama
| 53
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| Penn State
| 49
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| Alabama
| 62
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| Murray State
| 70
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| Murray State
| 53
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| Jacksonville
| 49
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Semifinals & Finals
| Semifinals
| | | Finals
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| UNLV
| 71
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| Virginia
| 90
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| Virginia
| 58
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| Minnesota
| 55
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| Minnesota
| 65
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| Illinois
| 63
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- Third Place - Illinois 84, UNLV 74
References
- 1 2 Tournament Results (1980's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09