1981 National Invitation Tournament

The National Invitation Tournament is an annual US basketball competition.

Selected teams

Participants
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
UTEP
Toledo
Tulsa
West Virginia

Brackets/Results

	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	57
												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 - Purdue 75, West Virginia 72