1980 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament

The 1980 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament was held in Wichita, KS. Wichita State University defeated Southern Illinois University for the title.

Participating Teams

School	Overall Record*	Head Coach
Bradley University	25-30	Chuck Buescher
Creighton University	26-20-1	Jerry Bartee
Indiana State University	38-19	Bob Warn
New Mexico State University	30-27	Jim Kwasny
Southern Illinois University	34-16	Richard "Itch" Jones
University of Tulsa	28-25	Gene Shell
Wichita State University	53-12-1	Gene Stephenson

* Teams did not play a conference schedule. Records are final season records.

Results

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round					Finals
	Winner's Bracket
							Indiana State	4
							Wichita State	7
		Wichita State	12
		Creighton	3
												Wichita State	18
												Bradley	17
		Bradley	8
		Tulsa	5
							Bradley	7
							Southern Illinois	5
		Southern Illinois	24
		New Mexico State	6																			Wichita State	12	x
																						Southern Illinois	1	x
	Loser's Bracket
		Tulsa	5
		New Mexico State	14				Indiana State	6
							New Mexico State	5
												Indiana State	12
												Southern Illinois	14				Bradley	5
							Southern Illinois	18									Southern Illinois	18
							Creighton	4

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Bradley University	8-5	University of Tulsa
Game 2	Southern Illinois University	24-6	New Mexico State University
Game 3	Wichita State University	12-3	Creighton University
Game 4	Bradley University	7-5	Southern Illinois University
Game 5	Wichita State University	7-4	Indiana State University
Game 6	New Mexico State University	14-5	University of Tulsa	Tulsa eliminated
Game 7	Southern Illinois University	18-4	Creighton University	Creighton eliminated
Game 8	Indiana State University	6-5	New Mexico State University	New Mexico State eliminated
Game 9	Wichita State University	18-17	Bradley University
Game 10	Southern Illinois University	14-12	Indiana State University	Indiana State eliminated
Game 11	Southern Illinois University	18-5	Bradley University	Bradley eliminated
Game 12	Wichita State University	12-1	Southern Illinois University	Wichita State advances to NCAA tournament