1980 NAIA Area Tournaments

The winners of the 1980 NAIA District Tournaments advanced to one of 8 Area Tournaments. As with the District Tournaments, the Area Tournaments are geographically grouped. The 4 team brackets are double elimination format. The top team in each bracket advances to the 1980 NAIA College World Series.

Area 1

• Lewiston, ID

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	University of La Verne	3		2nd
	Lewis-Clark State College	1		Advances to CWS
	Linfield College	2	0-2	3rd

Area 2

• Huntsville, TX

May 21-23

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	Grand Canyon College	7	3-2	earns at-large berth to CWS
	Lubbock Christian College	8	3-1	Advances to CWS
	Sam Houston State University	4	1-2	3rd
	William Carey College	30	0-2	4th

Area 3

• Jamestown, ND

May 21-23

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	Black Hills State College	12	1-2	3rd
	Dana College	11	0-2	4th
	Emporia State University	10	2-2	2nd
	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	9	4-1	Advances to CWS

Area 4

May 23-24

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	Briar Cliff College	15	2-2	2nd
	Gustavus Adolphus College	13	0-2	4th
	William Jewell College	16		Advances to CWS
	University of Wisconsin-Parkside	14	1-2	3rd

Area 5

• Chattanooga, TN

May 21-?

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	Birmingham-Southern College	27	1-2	3rd
	John Brown University	17		Advances to CWS
	Milligan College	24		2nd
	Shorter College	25	0-2	4th

Area 6

• Canton, OH

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	Anderson College	21	2-2	2nd
	Grand Valley State College	23	0-2	4th
	Lewis University	20	3-0	Advances to CWS
	Malone College	22	1-2	3rd

Area 7

• Bluefield, WV

May 15-17

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	University of South Carolina Coastal Carolina College	6	3-0	Advances to CWS
	Cumberland College	32	2-2	2nd
	Davis & Elkins College	28	0-2	4th
	Pfeiffer College	26	1-2	3rd

Area 8

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	Bloomfield College	31		2nd
	Castleton State College	5	0-2	4th
	Norfolk State University	19	1-2	3rd
	Point Park College	18		Advances to CWS