1980 National Invitation Tournament

Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.^[1]

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

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	UNLV		93
	Washington		73
						UNLV		90
						Long Beach State		81
	Long Beach State		104
	Pepperdine		87
											UNLV		67
											Saint Peter's		63
	Duquesne		65
	Pittsburgh		63
						Duquesne		33
						Saint Peter's		34
	Saint Peter's		71
	Connecticut		56

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	Virginia		67
	Lafayette		56
						Virginia		57
						Boston College		55
	Boston College		95
	Boston University		74
											Virginia		79
											Michigan		68
	Michigan		76
	Nebraska		69
						Michigan		75
						UTEP		65
	UTEP		58
	Wichita State		56

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	Minnesota		64
	Bowling Green		50
							Minnesota	58
							Mississippi	56
	Mississippi		76
	Grambling		74
											Minnesota		94
											Southwestern Louisiana		73
	Texas		70
	Saint Joseph's		61
						Texas		76
						Southwestern Louisiana		77
	Southwestern Louisiana		74
	UAB		72

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	Illinois		105
	Loyola (IL)		87
						Illinois		75
						Illinois State		65
	Illinois State		80
	West Texas State		63
											Illinois		65
											Murray State		63
	Alabama		53
	Penn State		49
						Alabama		62
						Murray State		70
	Murray State		53
	Jacksonville		49

Semifinals & finals

	Semifinals					Finals
	UNLV		71
	Virginia		90
						Virginia		58
						Minnesota		55
	Minnesota		65
	Illinois		63

	Third place game
	UNLV		74
	Illinois		84

• 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