The 1980 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1980. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1980 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirty fourth time in 1980, consisted of one team from each of eight regional competitions and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Arizona claimed the championship for the second time.
Conference winners This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1980 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Seven regionals of four teams and one of six each competed in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 21 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 13 teams earned at-large selections. ConferenceRegular season winnerConference tournamentTournament venue • cityTournament winner ACC 1980 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Doak Field • Raleigh, NC Clemson Big 8 East - West - 1980 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK Big Ten Michigan No tournament Eastern 8 1980 Eastern 8 Conference baseball tournament The Ellipse • Washington, DC EIBL No tournament Metro 1980 Metro Conference baseball tournament Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL Florida State MAC No tournament Pac-10 North - South - Arizona/ No tournament SEC East - West - 1980 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Perry Field • Gainesville, FL SoCon No tournament SWC 1980 Southwest Conference baseball tournament Olsen Field • College Station, TX TAAC N/A 1980 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament Luther Williams Field • Macon, GA WAC North - South - Hawaii 1980 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Championship Series UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI Hawaii
Conference standings The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
College World Series
The 1980 season marked the thirty fourth NCAA baseball tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Arizona claiming their second championship with a 5–3 win over Hawaii in the final.
Award winners
All-America team
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