The 1980 NCAA Division II baseball tournament was the postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of baseball among its Division II colleges and universities at the end of the 1980 NCAA Division II baseball season.
Cal Poly Pomona defeated New Haven, 13–6, in the championship game of the double-elimination tournament, capturing the Broncos' second national title and first since 1976. Cal Poly Pomona was coached by John Scolinos.
Regionals The regionals consisted of 18 teams in six groupings. Four regionals consisted of a 4-team bracket while the remaining two played a best of five series. All brackets were double elimination format. The top team in each bracket advanced to the 1980 Division II College World Series.
New England Regional Team Wins Losses 3 0 2 2 1 2 0 2
South Atlantic Regional
Team Wins Losses 3 0 2 2 1 2 0 2
South Regional Team Wins Losses 3 2 2 3
Central Regional Team Wins Losses 4 1 2 2 1 2 0 2
Midwest Regional Team Wins Losses 4 1 2 2 1 2 0 2
West Regional Team Wins Losses 3 2 2 3
Finals Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach Previous finals appearances Best finals finish Finals record CCAA 42–25–1 John Scolinos 2 (last: 1979) 1st 5–3 Independent 41–14 Danny Price 0 (last: none) None 0–0 Sunshine State 45–11 (11–4) Joe Arnold 8 (last: 1979) 1st 20–12 Northern Intercollegiate 36–21–1 (13–3) Dean Bowyer 2 (last: 1979) 4th 0–4 Independent 29–7 Frank Vieira 4 (last: 1979) 3rd 8–8 Gulf South 30–12 (12–2) Chase Riddle 0 (last: none) None 0–0
Results Bracket
Game Results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes May 24 Game 1 12–9 Game 2 8–2 Game 3 6–4 May 25 Game 4 6–3 Florida Southern eliminated Game 5 3–1 Game 6 12–2 May 26 Game 7 8–3 FIU eliminated Game 8 15–7 Troy State eliminated Game 9 10–4 Mankato State eliminated May 27 Game 10 13–6 Cal Poly Pomona wins National Championship
See also 1980 NCAA Division I baseball tournament 1980 NCAA Division III baseball tournament 1980 NAIA World Series
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