1981_NCAA_Division_II_basketball_tournament
1981 NCAA Division II basketball tournament
Edition of USA college basketball tournament
The 1981 NCAA Division II basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1980–81 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Florida Southern College and Florida Southern's John Ebeling was the Most Outstanding Player.
Quick Facts Teams, Finals site ...
| Teams | 32 | ||||
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| Finals site | Springfield, Massachusetts | ||||
| Champions | Florida Southern Moccasins (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (2nd title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Hal Wissel (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | John Ebeling (Florida Southern) | ||||
| Attendance | 64,659 | ||||
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More information School, Outcome ...
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheyney | Third Place | |
| Elizabeth City State | Runner-up | |
| Mount St. Mary's | Regional Champion | |
| Randolph–Macon | Fourth Place | |
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More information School, Outcome ...
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana State–Evansville | Fourth Place | |
| Northern Michigan | Regional Champion | |
| Western Illinois | Runner-up | |
| Wright State | Third Place | |
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More information School, Outcome ...
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Central Missouri State | Fourth Place | |
| Green Bay | Regional Champion | |
| North Dakota | Runner-up | |
| North Dakota State | Third Place | |
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More information School, Outcome ...
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville State | Third Place | |
| Lincoln (MO) | Fourth Place | |
| North Alabama | Regional Champion | |
| NE Missouri State | Runner-up | |
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More information School, Outcome ...
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Chico State | Fourth Place | |
| Cal State Dominguez Hills | Runner-up | |
| Eastern Montana | Third Place | |
| Puget Sound | Regional Champion | |
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More information School, Outcome ...
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Southern | Regional Champion | |
| Morehouse | Fourth Place | |
| UCF | Runner-up | |
| West Georgia | Third Place | |
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More information School, Outcome ...
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Bloomsburg | Fourth Place | |
| Cal Poly | Regional Champion | |
| Clarion | Runner-up | |
| Monmouth | Third Place | |
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More information School, Outcome ...
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire College | Regional Champion | |
| Sacred Heart | Runner-up | |
| Springfield | Fourth Place | |
| Stonehill | Third Place | |
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*denotes tie
South Atlantic - Emmitsburg, Maryland
Location: Memorial Gym Host: Mount Saint Mary's College and Seminary
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7 | ||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 81 | ||||||||
| Cheyney | 75 | ||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 78 | ||||||||
| Elizabeth City State | 76 | ||||||||
| Elizabeth City State | 54 | ||||||||
| Randolph–Macon | 53 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Cheyney 76, Randolph-Macon 67
Great Lakes - Macomb, Illinois
Location: Western Hall Host: Western Illinois University
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7 | ||||||||
| Western Illinois | 80 | ||||||||
| Indiana State–Evansville | 73 | ||||||||
| Western Illinois | 87 | ||||||||
| Northern Michigan | 93 | ||||||||
| Northern Michigan | 70 | ||||||||
| Wright State | 69 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Wright State 96, Indiana State–Evansville 89
North Central - Green Bay, Wisconsin
Location: Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena Host: University of Wisconsin at Green Bay
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7 | ||||||||
| Green Bay | 82 | ||||||||
| North Dakota State | 76 | ||||||||
| Green Bay | 72 | ||||||||
| North Dakota | 60 | ||||||||
| North Dakota | 87 | ||||||||
| Central Missouri State | 80 | ||||||||
- Third Place - North Dakota State 95, Central Missouri State 87
South Central - Florence, Alabama
Location: Flowers Hall Host: University of North Alabama
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 5 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 6 | ||||||||
| North Alabama | 67 | ||||||||
| Lincoln | 53 | ||||||||
| North Alabama | 63 | ||||||||
| NE Missouri State | 59 | ||||||||
| NE Missouri State | 82 | ||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 78 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Jacksonville State 84, Lincoln 66
West - Billings, Montana
Location: Alterowitz Gym Host: Eastern Montana College
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7 | ||||||||
| Puget Sound | 62 | ||||||||
| Chico State | 60 | ||||||||
| Puget Sound | 72 | ||||||||
| Cal State Dominguez Hills | 54 | ||||||||
| Cal State Dominguez Hills | 61 | ||||||||
| Eastern Montana | 52 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Eastern Montana 54, Chico State 49
South - Orlando, Florida
Location: UCF Fieldhouse Host: University of Central Florida
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7 | ||||||||
| UCF | 94 | ||||||||
| Morehouse | 77 | ||||||||
| UCF | 71 | ||||||||
| Florida Southern | 73 | ||||||||
| Florida Southern | 70 | ||||||||
| West Georgia | 59 | ||||||||
- Third Place - West Georgia 102, Morehouse 76
East - West Long Branch, New Jersey
Location: William T. Boylan Gymnasium Host: Monmouth College
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7 | ||||||||
| Clarion | 80 | ||||||||
| Monmouth | 78 | ||||||||
| Clarion | 61 | ||||||||
| Cal Poly | 84 | ||||||||
| Cal Poly | 71 | ||||||||
| Bloomsburg | 43 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Monmouth 79, Bloomsburg 64
New England - Manchester, New Hampshire
Location: NHC Fieldhouse Host: New Hampshire College
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7 | ||||||||
| New Hampshire College | 76 | ||||||||
| Springfield | 75 | ||||||||
| New Hampshire College | 81 | ||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 80 | ||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 89 | ||||||||
| Stonehill | 86 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Stonehill 79, Springfield 78
*denotes each overtime played
| Quarterfinal - Emmitsburg, MD Elite Eight March 14 | ||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 88 | |||
| Northern Michigan | 74 | |||
| Quarterfinal - Green Bay, WI Elite Eight March 14 | ||||
| North Alabama | 39 | |||
| Wisconsin-Green Bay | 65 | |||
| Quarterfinal - San Luis Obispo, CA Elite Eight March 14 | ||||
| New Hampshire College | 73 | |||
| Cal Poly-SLO | 77 | |||
| Quarterfinal - Tacoma, WA Elite Eight March 14 | ||||
| Florida Southern | 56 | |||
| Puget Sound | 55 | |||
National Finals - Springfield, Massachusetts
Location: Springfield Civic Center Hosts: American International College and Springfield College
| National semifinals Final Four March 20 | National Championship March 21 | ||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 76 | ||||||||
| Green Bay | 60 | ||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 68 | ||||||||
| Florida Southern | 73 | ||||||||
| Florida Southern | 54 | ||||||||
| Cal Poly | 51 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Cal Poly 62, Green Bay 61**
*denotes each overtime played
- Jay Bruchak (Mount Saint Mary's)
- John Ebeling (Florida Southern)
- Mike Hayes (Florida Southern)
- Durelle Lewis (Mount Saint Mary's)
- Jim Rowe (Mount Saint Mary's)