1980 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA college basketball competition

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.^[1]

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

Brackets

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.^[1]

See also

• 1980 NCAA Division I basketball tournament
• 1980 NCAA Division II basketball tournament
• 1980 NCAA Division III basketball tournament
• 1980 NAIA basketball tournament
• 1980 National Women's Invitational Tournament

References

1. Tournament Results (1980's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09