1980 National Invitation Tournament had 32 teams in it and the Virginia Cavaliers won the tournament with coach Terry Holland.
The 1980 NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 197980 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Virginia Union University and Virginia Union's Keith Valentine was the Most Outstanding Player. 
