1980 NAIA District Tournaments

The field of teams in the 1980 NAIA Baseball Championship is broken down into 31 geographically based District Tournaments. The 4, 5, and 6 team District tournaments are a double elimination format, while the 2 team tournaments are best of three format. The top team in each bracket advances to one of eight Area Tournaments.

District 1

• Lewiston, ID

May 17

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Eastern Washington University	0-2	2nd
	Lewis-Clark State College	2-0	Advances to Area 1 Tournament

District 2

• LaGrande, OR

May 15-17

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Chaminade University of Honolulu	0-2	4th
	Eastern Oregon State College	1-2	3rd
	University of Hawaii at Hilo	2-2	2nd
	Linfield College	3-0	Advances to Area 1 Tournament

District 3

• La Mirada, CA

May 15-17

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Biola College	2-2	2nd
	California Lutheran College	1-2	3rd
	University of La Verne	4-0	Advances to Area 1 Tournament
	Point Loma College	1-2	4th
	Westmont College	0-2	5th

District 4

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	St. Mary's University	0-2	2nd
	Sam Houston State University	2-0	Advances to Area 2 Tournament

District 5

May 12

Seed	School	Results	Finish
1	Castleton State College	1-0	advances to District finals
4	Western New England College	0-1

May 12

Seed	School	Results	Finish
2	University of Southern Maine	1-0	advances to District finals
3	Nasson College	0-1

• Castleton, VT

May 14-15

Seed	School	Results	Finish
1	Castleton State College	2-1	Advances to Area 8 Tournament
2	University of Southern Maine	1-2	2nd

District 6

• Sumter, SC

May 2-4

Seed	School	Results	Finish
1	Winthrop College	2-2	2nd
2	University of South Carolina Coastal Carolina College	4-1	Advances to Area 7 Tournament
3	University of South Carolina Aiken	1-2	3rd
4	Francis Marion College	0-2	4th

District 7

• Phoenix, AZ

May 15-17

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	University of Denver	0-2	4th
	Grand Canyon College	3-0	Advances to Area 2 Tournament
	Mesa State College	1-2	3rd
	University of Southern Colorado	2-2	2nd

District 8

May 15-18

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Dallas Baptist College	1-2	4th
2	Lubbock Christian College	3-0	Advances to Area 2 Tournament
	Midwestern State University	2-2	3rd
	Paul Quinn College	0-1	5th
	Prairie View A&M University	0-1	5th
1	Texas Wesleyan College	2-2	2nd

*Rain washed out games on May 16 and Paul Quinn went home citing financial difficulties. The tournament proceeded on May 17 with 4 teams, eliminating Prairie View.

District 9

• Oklahoma City, OK

May 6-8

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Oklahoma Christian College	1-2	3rd
	Phillips University	0-2	4th
	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	3-1	Advances to Area 3 Tournament
	Southwestern Oklahoma State University	3-2	2nd

District 10

• Hays, KS

May 15-18

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Bethany College	0-2	4th
	Emporia State University	3-1	Advances to Area 3 Tournament
	Fort Hays State University	3-2	2nd
	Kansas Newman College	1-2	3rd

District 11

• Kearney, NE

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Dana College		Advances to Area 3 Tournament
	Kearney State College
	Wayne State College
	??

District 12

• Mayville, ND

May 17-19

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Black Hills State College	3-0	Advances to Area 3 Tournament
	Huron College	0-2	4th
	Mayville State College	1-2	3rd
	Valley City State College	2-2	2nd

District 13

• St. Peter, MN

May 16

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Gustavus Adolphus College	2-0	Advances to Area 4 Tournament
	St. Cloud State University	0-2	4th

District 14

• Kenosha, WI

May 17-18

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire	0-2	2nd
	University of Wisconsin-Parkside	2-0	Advances to Area 4 Tournament

District 15

• Carroll, IA

May 8-9

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Briar Cliff College	4-1	Advances to Area 4 Tournament
	Loras College	1-2	3rd
	Northwestern College	0-2	4th
	St. Ambrose College	2-2	2nd

District 16

Seed	School	Results	Finish
1	William Jewell College		Advances to Area 4 Tournament
2	Missouri Southern State College	1-2	3rd
3	Evangel College	1-2	4th
4	Missouri Western State College		2nd
5	The School of the Ozarks	1-2	4th
6	Westminster College	0-2	6th

District 17

• Conway, AR

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	University of Central Arkansas	2-2	2nd
	John Brown University	4-1	Advances to Area 5 Tournament
	Ouachita Baptist University	1-2	3rd
	Southern Arkansas University	0-2	4th

District 18

• Freeport, PA

May 16-17

Seed	School	Results	Finish
1	Point Park College	3-0	Advances to Area 8 Tournament
2	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	2-2	2nd
3	Pennsylvania State University Erie, the Behrend College	1-2	3rd
4	Westminster College	0-2	4th

District 19

• Norfolk, VA

May 14-15

Seed	School	Results	Finish
4	Bowie State College	0-2	4th
1	Norfolk State University	4-1	Advances to Area 8 Tournament
	Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science	1-2	3rd
	Wilmington College	2-2	2nd

District 20

• Romeoville, IL & Joliet, IL

May 13-16

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Aurora College	0-2	5th
	Greenville College	0-2	5th
	Lewis University	3-1	Advances to Area 6 Tournament
	McKendree College	2-2	4th
	College of St. Francis	2-2	3rd
	Saint Xavier College	4-2	2nd

District 21

• Anderson, IN

May 12-13

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Bethel College	0-1
	Manchester College	0-1
	Marian College	1-1
	Marion College	2-0	advances to District finals

• Anderson, IN

May 15-17

Seed	School	Results	Finish
1	Anderson College		Advances to Area 6 Tournament
	Huntington College	0-2	4th
	Indiana University Southeast	1-2	3rd
4	Marion College		2nd

District 22

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Malone College		Advances to Area 6 Tournament
	Mount Vernon Nazarene College		2nd
	??
	??

District 23

• Grand Rapids, MI

May 15-18

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Aquinas College	3-2	2nd
	Ferris State College	1-2	4th
	Grand Valley State College	4-1	Advances to Area 6 Tournament
	Northwood Institute	2-2	3rd
	Siena Heights College	0-2	6th
	Spring Arbor College	1-2	4th

District 24

• Milligan College, TN

May 14-16

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Lincoln Memorial University	0-2	4th
	Milligan College	3-1	Advances to Area 5 Tournament
	Tennessee Wesleyan College	3-2	2nd
	Trevecca Nazarene College	1-2	3rd

District 25

May 15-17

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Georgia College	1-2	3rd
	Georgia Southwestern College	3-2	2nd
	Shorter College	3-1	Advances to Area 5 Tournament
	West Georgia College	0-2	4th

District 26

May 7-?

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Atlantic Christian College	1-2	3rd
	Lenoir-Rhyne College	2-2	2nd
	Pfeiffer College	4-1	Advances to Area 7 Tournament
	Saint Augustine's College	0-2	4th

District 27

• Birmingham, AL

May 15-18

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Birmingham-Southern College	2-0	Advances to Area 5 Tournament
	Huntingdon College	1-1	3rd
	University of Montevallo	0-2	4th
	Spring Hill College	1-1	2nd

* Rain forced the tournament to be changed to single elimination.

District 28

Davis & Elkins College represented District 28 in Area 7 Tournament. Details unavailable at present.

District 30

• Hattiesburg, MS

May 14-15

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Mississippi Valley State University	0-2	2nd
	William Carey College	2-0	Advances to Area 2 Tournament

District 31

• Mahwah, NJ

May 9

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Bloomfield College	2-0	Advances to Area 8 Tournament
	St. Thomas Aquinas College	0-2	2nd

District 32

Cumberland College represented District 32 in Area 5 Tournament. Details unavailable at present.