1980 National Invitation Tournament

1980 National Invitation Tournament

Season	1979–80
Teams	32
Finals site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	Virginia (1st title)
Runner-up	Minnesota (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Illinois (1st semifinal) UNLV (1st semifinal)
Winning coach	Terry Holland (1st title)
MVP	Ralph Sampson (Virginia)
National Invitation Tournaments «1979 1981»

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.

Participants
Alabama
Alabama-Birmingham
Boston College
Boston University
Bowling Green
Connecticut
Duquesne
Grambling
Illinois
Illinois State
Jacksonville
Lafayette
Long Beach State
Louisiana-Lafayette
Loyola (IL)
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Murray State
Nebraska
Penn State
Pepperdine
Pittsburgh
St. Joseph's
Saint Peter's
Texas
UTEP
UNLV
Virginia
Washington
West Texas State
Wichita State

Brackets/Results

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.

	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
												Louisiana-Lafayette	73
		Texas	70
		St. Joseph's	61
							Texas	76
							Louisiana-Lafayette	77
		Louisiana-Lafayette	74
		Alabama-Birmingham	72

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
		Illinois	105
		Loyola	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

	Semifinals					Finals
		UNLV	71
		Virginia	90
							Virginia	58
							Minnesota	55
		Minnesota	65
		Illinois	63

• Third Place - Illinois 84, UNLV 74