The 1980 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at

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. The 43rd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. Cameron became the champions.

Awards and honors

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1980 NAIA bracket

* * denotes overtime.

Third-place game

The third-place game featured the losing national semifinalist teams to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988.

References

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Awards and honors

1980 NAIA bracket

Third-place game

See also

References