1980 College Basketball Final AP Top 20
Writers' poll taken before tournament.
Before NCAAs | Head Coach | Final Record | ||
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1 | DePaul | 26–1 | Ray Meyer | 26–2 |
2 | Louisville | 28–3 | Denny Crum | 33–3 |
3 | LSU | 24–5 | Dale Brown | 26–6 |
4 | Kentucky | 28–5 | Joe B. Hall | 29–6 |
5 | Oregon St. | 26–3 | Ralph Miller | 26–4 |
6 | Syracuse | 25–3 | Jim Boeheim | 26–4 |
7 | Indiana | 20–7 | Bob Knight | 21–8 |
8 | Maryland | 23–6 | Lefty Driesell | 24–7 |
9 | Notre Dame | 20–7 | Digger Phelps | 20–8 |
10 | Ohio St. | 24–5 | Eldon Miller | 21–8 |
11 | Georgetown | 24–5 | John Thompson | 26–6 |
12 | BYU | 24–4 | Frank Arnold | 24–5 |
13 | St. John's | 24–4 | Lou Carnesecca | 24–5 |
14 | Duke | 22–8 | Bill Foster | 24–9 |
15 | North Carolina | 21–7 | Dean Smith | 21–8 |
16 | Missouri | 23–5 | Norm Stewart | 25–6 |
17 | Weber St. | 26–2 | Neil McCarthy | 26–3 |
18 | Arizona St. | 21–6 | Ned Wulk | 22–7 |
19 | Iona | 28–4 | Jim Valvano | 29–5 |
20 | Purdue | 19–9 | Lee Rose | 23–10 |
Note: Louisville won the NCAAs.
1980 College Basketball Recap | Major Conference Champions |
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