1981 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
[edit] Final Four
| Logo | School | Seed/Region | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 
| Indiana Hoosiers | #3 Mideast |
| Runner-up | 
| North Carolina Tar Heels | #2 West |
| Third Place | 
| Virginia Cavaliers | #1 East |
| Fourth Place | 
| LSU Tigers | #1 Midwest |
[edit] All-Tournament Team
| Player | School |
|---|---|
| Isiah Thomas (Most Outstanding) | Indiana |
| Jim Thomas | Indiana |
| Landon Turner | Indiana |
| Al Wood | North Carolina |
| Jeff Lamp | Virginia |
[edit] East Region
[edit] First Round
| (8) Houston | 72-90 | (9) Villanova |
| (5) Virginia Commonwealth | 85-69 | (12) LIU-Brooklyn |
| (6) BYU | 60-51 | (11) Princeton |
| (7) Georgetown | 55-61 | (10) James Madison |
[edit] Second Round
| (1) Virginia | 54-50 | (9) Villanova |
| (4) Tennessee | 58-56 (OT) | (5) Virginia Commonwealth |
| (3) UCLA | 55-78 | (6) BYU |
| (2) Notre Dame | 54-45 | (10) James Madison |
[edit] Semifinals
| (1) Virginia | 62-48 | (4) Tennessee |
| (6) BYU | 51-50 | (2) Notre Dame |
[edit] Final
| (1) Virginia | 74-60 | (6) BYU |
[edit] West Region
[edit] First Round
| (8) Kansas State | 64-60 | (9) San Francisco |
| (5) Wyoming | 78-43 | (12) Howard |
| (6) Fresno State | 53-55 | (11) Northeastern |
| (7) Idaho | 69-72 (OT) | (10) Pittsburgh |
[edit] Second Round
| (1) Oregon State | 48-50 | (8) Kansas State |
| (4) Illinois | 67-65 | (5) Wyoming |
| (3) Utah | 94-69 | (11) Northeastern |
| (2) North Carolina | 74-57 | (10) Pittsburgh |
[edit] Semifinals
| (8) Kansas State | 57-52 | (4) Illinois |
| (3) Utah | 56-61 | (2) North Carolina |
[edit] Final
| (8) Kansas State | 68-82 | (2) North Carolina |
[edit] Mideast Region
[edit] First Round
| (8) Creighton | 57-59 | (9) St. Joseph's |
| (5) Boston College | 93-90 | (12) Ball State |
| (6) Maryland | 81-69 | (11) Chattanooga |
| (7) UAB | 93-68 | (10) Western Kentucky |
[edit] Second Round
| (1) DePaul | 48-49 | (9) St. Joseph's |
| (4) Wake Forest | 64-67 | (5) Boston College |
| (3) Indiana | 99-64 | (6) Maryland |
| (2) Kentucky | 62-69 | (7) UAB |
[edit] Semifinals
| (9) St. Joseph's | 42-41 | (5) Boston College |
| (3) Indiana | 87-72 | (7) UAB |
[edit] Final
| (9) St. Joseph's | 46-78 | (3) Indiana |
[edit] Midwest Region
[edit] First Round
| (8) Lamar | 71-67 | (9) Missouri |
| (5) Arkansas | 73-67 | (12) Mercer |
| (6) Wichita State | 95-70 | (11) Southern |
| (7) Kansas | 69-66 | (10) Mississippi |
[edit] Second Round
| (1) LSU | 100-78 | (8) Lamar |
| (4) Louisville | 73-74 | (5) Arkansas |
| (3) Iowa | 56-60 | (6) Wichita State |
| (2) Arizona State | 71-88 | (7) Kansas |
[edit] Semifinals
| (1) LSU | 72-56 | (5) Arkansas |
| (6) Wichita State | 66-65 | (7) Kansas |
[edit] Final
| (1) LSU | 96-85 | (6) Wichita State |
[edit] National Semifinals
| (1) Virginia | 65-78 | (2) North Carolina |
| (3) Indiana | 67-49 | (1) LSU |
[edit] Championship Game
| (2) North Carolina | 50-63 | (3) Indiana |
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