The 1980 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1980 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the fifth national champion of college baseball at the NCAA Division III level. The tournament concluded with four teams competing at Pioneer Park in Marietta, Ohio, for the championship. Four regional tournaments were held to determine the participants in the World Series. Regional tournaments were contested in double-elimination format, with all four regions consisting of six teams, for a total of 24 teams participating in the tournament. The tournament champion was , who defeated for the championship.
Bids The 24 competing teams were: School Nickname Location ConferenceTournamentappearanceLastappearance Consecutivetournamentappearances Previous bestperformance Alma College Scots Alma, MI Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1st Debut 1 Debut Brandeis University Judges Waltham, MA Independent 5th 1979 5 World Series Runner-Up (1977) Buena Vista College Beavers Storm Lake, IA Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut Stanislaus State College Warriors Turlock, CA Independent 5th 1979 5 National Champion (1976, 1977) Eastern Connecticut State College Warriors Willimantic, CT Independent 5th 1979 5 Regional Runner-Up (1979) Elmhurst College Blue Jays Elmhurst, IL College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin 1st Debut 1 Debut Illinois Benedictine College Eagles Lisle, IL Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut Ithaca College Bombers Ithaca, NY Inedependent College Athletic Conference 5th 1979 5 World Series Runner-Up (1976) Johns Hopkins University Blue Jays Baltimore, MD Independent 2nd 1976 1 Regional Fourth place (1976) Juniata College Eagles Huntingdon, PA Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference 2nd 1978 1 Regional Fifth place (1978) Mansfield State College Mountaineers Mansfield, PA Independent/Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference(NCAA D-II) 3rd 1979 2 World Series Third place (1979) Marietta College Pioneers Marietta, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 5th 1979 5 World Series Runner-Up (1978) North Adams State College Mohawks North Adams, MA Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference 3rd 1977 1 Regional Fourth place (1977) Ohio Northern University Polar Bears Ada, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 2nd 1976 1 Regional Fourth place (1976) Ramapo College of New Jersey Roadrunners Mahwah, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut Rhode Island College Anchormen Providence, RI Independent 3rd 1979 3 World Series Fourth place (1979) University of Rochester Yellowjackets Rochester, NY Independent 1st Debut 1 Debut Glassboro State College Profs Glassboro, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 5th 1979 5 National Champion (1978, 1979) Salisbury State College Sea Gulls Salisbury, MD Independent 3rd 1978 1 Regional Third place (1977, 1978) St. Olaf College Oles Northfield, MN Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 4th 1979 4 Regional Third place (1977, 1979) The College of Wooster Fighting Scots Wooster, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 4th 1979 4 Regional Runner-Up (1978, 1979) Lynchburg College Hornets Lynchburg, VA Old Dominion Athletic Conference 5th 1979 5 Regional Runner-Up (1977, 1978) Upsala College Vikings East Orange, NJ Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference 4th 1979 3 Regional Third place (1976, 1979) University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Titans Oshkosh, WI Wisconsin State University Conference 2nd 1979 2 Regional Fourth place (1979)
Regionals
South Regional
Northeast Regional
Mideast Regional
West Regional
World Series
Participants School Nickname Location ConferenceWorld SeriesappearanceLastappearance ConsecutiveWorld Seriesappearances Previous bestperformance Ithaca College Bombers Ithaca, NY Inedependent College Athletic Conference 3rd 1978 1 Runner-Up (1976) Marietta College Pioneers Marietta, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 3rd 1978 1 Runner-Up (1978) Upsala College Vikings East Orange, NJ Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Titans Oshkosh, WI Wisconsin State University Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut
Bracket Pioneer Park-Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College)
See also 1980 NCAA Division I baseball tournament 1980 NCAA Division II baseball tournament 1980 NAIA World Series
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