High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1979–80 NCAA Division I men`s basketball season began on November 17, 1979, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1980 NCAA Men`s Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 24, 1980 at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Louisville Cardinals won their first NCAA national championship with a 59–54 victory over the UCLA Bruins.