The 1980 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the 33rd such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 22 and 29, 1980, and concluded with North Dakota defeating Northern Michigan 5 to 2. The first round game was held at the home team venue while all succeeding games were played at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. The NCAA gave four teams automatic bids into the tournament. The two ECAC teams that reached the ECAC tournament final received bids as did the two WCHA co-champions. The NCAA also had the ability to add up to 4 additional teams as it saw fit and chose to include the CCHA tournament champion in the West seeding.