| Season | 1979–80 | ||||
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| Teams | 32 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Virginia Cavaliers (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Minnesota Golden Gophers (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Terry Holland (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Ralph Sampson (Virginia) | ||||
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The 1980 National Invitation Tournament was the 1980 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament. [1]
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket. [1]
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| UNLV | 93 | |||||||||||||
| Washington | 73 | |||||||||||||
| UNLV | 90 | |||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 81 | |||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 104 | |||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 87 | |||||||||||||
| UNLV | 67 | |||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 63 | |||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 65 | |||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 63 | |||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 33 | |||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 34 | |||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 71 | |||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 56 | |||||||||||||
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| Virginia | 67 | |||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 56 | |||||||||||||
| Virginia | 57 | |||||||||||||
| Boston College | 55 | |||||||||||||
| Boston College | 95 | |||||||||||||
| Boston University | 74 | |||||||||||||
| Virginia | 79 | |||||||||||||
| Michigan | 68 | |||||||||||||
| Michigan | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 69 | |||||||||||||
| Michigan | 75 | |||||||||||||
| UTEP | 65 | |||||||||||||
| UTEP | 58 | |||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 56 | |||||||||||||
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 64 | |||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 50 | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 58 | |||||||||||||
| Mississippi | 56 | |||||||||||||
| Mississippi | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Grambling | 74 | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 94 | |||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 73 | |||||||||||||
| Texas | 70 | |||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's | 61 | |||||||||||||
| Texas | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 77 | |||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 74 | |||||||||||||
| UAB | 72 | |||||||||||||
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| Illinois | 105 | |||||||||||||
| Loyola (IL) | 87 | |||||||||||||
| Illinois | 75 | |||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 65 | |||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 80 | |||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 63 | |||||||||||||
| Illinois | 65 | |||||||||||||
| Murray State | 63 | |||||||||||||
| Alabama | 53 | |||||||||||||
| Penn State | 49 | |||||||||||||
| Alabama | 62 | |||||||||||||
| Murray State | 70 | |||||||||||||
| Murray State | 53 | |||||||||||||
| Jacksonville | 49 | |||||||||||||
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| UNLV | 71 | ||||||||
| Virginia | 90 | ||||||||
| Virginia | 58 | ||||||||
| Minnesota | 55 | ||||||||
| Minnesota | 65 | ||||||||
| Illinois | 63 | ||||||||
| Third place game | ||||
| UNLV | 74 | |||
| Illinois | 84 | |||
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