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Revision as of 08:35, 16 July 2024
| Season | 1980–81 | ||||
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| Teams | 32 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Syracuse Orange (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Nolan Richardson (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Greg Stewart (Tulsa) | ||||
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The 1981 National Invitation Tournament was the 1981 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
- Alabama
- American
- Clemson
- Connecticut
- Dayton
- Drake
- Duke
- Duquesne
- Fordham
- Georgia
- Holy Cross
- Marquette
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- North Carolina A&T
- Old Dominion
- Pan American
- Penn
- Purdue
- Rhode Island
- St. John's
- San Jose State
- South Alabama
- South Florida
- Southern Miss
- Syracuse
- Temple
- Texas–Arlington
- Toledo
- Tulsa
- UTEP
- West Virginia
Bracket
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[1]
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 88 | |||||||||||||
| Marquette | 81 | |||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 77 | |||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 57 | |||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 56 | |||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 54 | |||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 91 | |||||||||||||
| Michigan | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Michigan | 74 | |||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 58 | |||||||||||||
| Michigan | 80 | |||||||||||||
| Toledo | 68 | |||||||||||||
| Toledo | 91 | |||||||||||||
| American | 83 | |||||||||||||
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| Purdue | 84 | |||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 58 | |||||||||||||
| Purdue | 50 | |||||||||||||
| Dayton | 46 | |||||||||||||
| Dayton | 66 | |||||||||||||
| Fordham | 65 | |||||||||||||
| Purdue | 81 | |||||||||||||
| Duke | 69 | |||||||||||||
| Duke | 79 | |||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 69 | |||||||||||||
| Duke | 75 | |||||||||||||
| Alabama | 70 | |||||||||||||
| Alabama | 73 | |||||||||||||
| St. John's | 69 | |||||||||||||
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 65 | |||||||||||||
| South Florida | 55 | |||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 66 | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 84 | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 90 | |||||||||||||
| Drake | 77 | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 69 | |||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 80 | |||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 67 | |||||||||||||
| Penn | 64 | |||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 77 | |||||||||||||
| Temple | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Temple | 90 | |||||||||||||
| Clemson | 82 | |||||||||||||
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 81 | |||||||||||||
| Pan American | 71 | |||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 76 | |||||||||||||
| UTEP | 72 | |||||||||||||
| UTEP | 57 | |||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 53 | |||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 69 | |||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 68 | |||||||||||||
| Georgia | 74 | |||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 60 | |||||||||||||
| Georgia | 72 | |||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 73 | |||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 74 | |||||||||||||
| Texas–Arlington | 71 | |||||||||||||
Semifinals & finals
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| Syracuse | 70 | ||||||||
| Purdue | 63 | ||||||||
| Syracuse | 84 | ||||||||
| Tulsa | 86 | ||||||||
| West Virginia | 87 | ||||||||
| Tulsa | 89 | ||||||||
| Third place game | ||||
| Purdue | 75 | |||
| West Virginia | 72 | |||
See also
- 1981 NCAA Division I basketball tournament
- 1981 NCAA Division II basketball tournament
- 1981 NCAA Division III basketball tournament
- 1981 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 1981 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 1981 National Women's Invitational Tournament
References
- ^ a b Tournament Results (1980's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09