The 1980 Tournament

All-Tournament Team
 Michael Thomas, North Park 
Ellonya Green, Upsala 
Steve Keenan, Upsala 
Tyrone Curtis, Wittenberg 
Keith French, North Park.

The North Park Vikings joined elite company with an 83-76 victory over Upsala that gave them their third consecutive Division III basketball championship. With the title, North Park joined UCLA as the only NCAA teams to capture three national championships in a row. Michael Thomas, named the tournament's most outstanding player, scored five points in a 13-2 second half outburst that allowed the Vikings to take control of the game. North Park led by six points at halftime, but Upsala had rallied to close the gap to four at 49-45 before the Viking spurt. Guard Modzel Greer led North Park with 18 points in the championship game while Thomas had 17. All-America center Michael Harper missed almost half the game for the champions with foul trouble but still managed 16 points and five rebounds. Steve Keenan, the top scorer in the entire tournament with 105 total points, scored 19 in the title game to lead Upsala.

Results

Regionals
Northeast (at Worcester, Mass.): Longwood 73, Framingham State 63; Clark 91, Salem State 71; Third place-Salem State 84, Framingham State 82; Championship-Longwood 70, Clark 60.
East (at Potsdam, N.Y.): Potsdam State 93, Stony Brook 75; Albany State (N.Y.) 75, St. Lawrence 66; Third place-Stony Brook 85, St. Lawrence 70; Championship-Potsdam State 87, Albany State (N.Y.) 72.
West (at Arcata, Cal.): Humboldt State 64, Occidental 54; Jersey City State 66, Beloit 55; Third place-Beloit 69, Occidental 57; Championship-Jersey City State 74, Humboldt 73.
Midwest (at Chicago): North Park 91, Ripon 73; Augustana (Ill.) 76, Central (Iowa) 74; Third place-Ripon 81, Central (Iowa) 71; Championship-North Park 72, Augustana 60.
Middle Atlantic (at Reading, Pa.): Albright 88, Ursinus 72; Scranton 51, Dickinson 48; Third place-Dickinson 77, Ursinus 64; Championship-Albright 81, Scranton 73.
South Atlantic (at East Orange, N.J.): Upsala 78, Washington & Lee 70; William Paterson 81, Allegheny 74; Third place-Allegheny 103, Washington & Lee 80; Championship-Upsala 104, William Paterson 79.
Great Lakes (at Springfield, Ohio): Ohio Northern 92, Calvin 90; Wittenberg 76, Wabash 68; Third place-Calvin 88, Wabash 76; Championship-Wittenberg 59, Ohio Northern 51.
South (at Memphis): Savannah State 61, NC-Greensboro 58; Lane 57, Southwestern (Tenn.) 54; Third place-Southwestern (Tenn.) 88, NC-Greensboro 80; Championship-Lane 87, Savannah State 70.

Quarterfinals
At Hampden-Sydney, Va. Longwood 78, Potsdam State 61
At Jersey City, N.J. North Park 86, Jersey City 63
At Reading, Pa. Upsala 71, Albright 58
At Springfield, Ohio. Wittenberg 69, Lane 59

National Championship
At Rock Island, Ill.
Semifinals
North Park 57, Longwood 55
Upsala 67, Wittenberg 63

Third Place
Wittenberg 48, Longwood 47

Championship
North Park 83, Upsala 76