The 1980 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at
Kemper Arena
The Hy-Vee Arena, previously known as Kemper Arena, is an indoor arena located in Kansas City, Missouri. Prior to conversion to a youth sports and community gymnasium facility, Kemper Arena was previously a 19,500-seat professional sports arena ...
in
Kansas City, Missouri. The 43rd annual
NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.
Awards and honors
*Leading scorer:
*Leading rebounder:
*Player of the Year: est. 1994
NAIA Championship History
1980 NAIA bracket
* * denotes overtime.
Third-place game
The third-place game featured the losing teams from the national semifinalist to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988.
See also
*1980 NCAA Division I basketball tournament
The 1980 NCAA Division I basketball tournament involved 48 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 6th, 1980, and ended with the championship g ...
*1980 NCAA Division II basketball tournament
The 1980 NCAA Division II basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1979–80 NCAA Div ...
*1980 NCAA Division III basketball tournament
The 1980 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship, NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the sixth annual single-elimination tournament, held during March 1980, to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athlet ...
References
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NAIA Men's Basketball Championship
Tournament
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...
NAIA men's basketball tournament
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Sports
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NAIA men's basketball tournament
Naia or NAIA may refer to:
Sports
* National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
* NAIA Softball Championship
* NAIA Volleyball Championship
* NAIA World Series
* NAIA Wrestling Championship
* NAIA lacrosse
Other
* Naia (skeleton), a Pale ...
College basketball tournaments in Missouri
Basketball competitions in Kansas City, Missouri