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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 6, 1980, and ended with the championship game on March 24 at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis. A total of 48 games were played, including a ...
The game was played on March 24, 1980, at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, and featured the Midwest Regional Champion, #2-seeded Louisville and the West Regional Champion, #8-seeded UCLA. The Cardinals narrowly defeated the Bruins to win their first national championship in program history.
Oregon won the inaugural tournament, defeating Ohio State 46–33 in the first championship game. Before the 1941 tournament, control of the event was given to the NCAA. [11] In the early years of the tournament, it was considered less important than the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), a New York City-based event.
Here’s a look at what most of the 1980 Purdue men’s basketball team is up to since that magical Final Four run 44 years ago.
The 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 17, 1979, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1980 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship game on March 24, 1980, at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis.
In this March 17, 1980, file photo, tickets to the NCAA Basketball Tournament Final Four at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis are held. Each ticket book cost $30, $15 per game. (Credit: Journal ...
The 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 28, 1980, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship game on March 30, 1981, at The Spectrum in Philadelphia.
University of Dayton Arena, in Dayton, Ohio, has hosted more tournament games than any other venue (131 as of 2023). Los Angeles Sports Arena Patten Gymnasium, in Evanston, Illinois, hosted the first championship game in 1939. Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Freedom Hall in Louisville Six Final Fours have been at New Orleans' Caesars Superdome.