1981 Ncaa Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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1981 Ncaa Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Indiana , coached by Bob Knight , won the national title with a 63-50 victory in the final game over North Carolina , coached by Dean Smith . Isiah Thomas of Indiana was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player .

LOCATIONS

TEAMS

BRACKET

East region

	RD1-team01	Houston
	RD1-score01	72
	RD1-seed02	9
	RD1-team02	'''Villanova'''
	RD1-score02	90
	RD1-seed07	5
	RD1-team07	'''Virginia Commonwealth'''
	RD1-score07	85
	RD1-seed08	12
	RD1-team08	Long Island
	RD1-score08	69
	RD1-seed09	6
	RD1-team09	'''BYU'''
	RD1-score09	60
	RD1-seed10	11
	RD1-team10	Princeton
	RD1-score10	51
	RD1-seed15	7
	RD1-team15	Georgetown
	RD1-score15	55
	RD1-seed16	10
	RD1-team16	'''James Madison'''
	RD1-score16	61
	RD2-seed01	9
	RD2-team01	Villanova
	RD2-score01	50
	RD2-seed02	1
	RD2-team02	'''Virginia'''
	RD2-score02	54
	RD2-seed03	4
	RD2-team03	'''Tennessee'''
	RD2-score03	58
	RD2-seed04	5
	RD2-team04	Virginia Commonwealth
	RD2-score04	56
	RD2-seed05	6
	RD2-team05	'''BYU'''
	RD2-score05	78
	RD2-seed06	3
	RD2-team06	UCLA
	RD2-score06	55
	RD2-seed07	2
	RD2-team07	'''Notre Dame'''
	RD2-score07	54
	RD2-seed08	10
	RD2-team08	James Madison
	RD2-score08	45
	RD3-seed01	1
	RD3-team01	'''Virginia'''
	RD3-score01	62
	RD3-seed02	4
	RD3-team02	Tennessee
	RD3-score02	48
	RD3-seed03	6
	RD3-team03	'''BYU'''
	RD3-score03	51
	RD3-seed04	2
	RD3-team04	Notre Dame
	RD3-score04	50
	RD4-seed01	1
	RD4-team01	'''Virginia'''
	RD4-score01	74
	RD4-seed02	6
	RD4-team02	BYU
	RD4-score02	60

West region

	RD1-team01	'''Kansas State'''
	RD1-score01	64
	RD1-seed02	9
	RD1-team02	San Francisco
	RD1-score02	60
	RD1-seed07	5
	RD1-team07	'''Wyoming'''
	RD1-score07	78
	RD1-seed08	12
	RD1-team08	Howard
	RD1-score08	43
	RD1-seed09	6
	RD1-team09	Fresno State
	RD1-score09	53
	RD1-seed10	11
	RD1-team10	'''Northeastern'''
	RD1-score10	55
	RD1-seed15	7
	RD1-team15	Idaho
	RD1-score15	69
	RD1-seed16	10
	RD1-team16	'''Pittsburgh'''
	RD1-score16	70
	RD2-seed01	8
	RD2-team01	'''Kansas State'''
	RD2-score01	50
	RD2-seed02	1
	RD2-team02	Oregon State
	RD2-score02	48
	RD2-seed03	4
	RD2-team03	'''Illinois'''
	RD2-score03	67
	RD2-seed04	5
	RD2-team04	Wyoming
	RD2-score04	65
	RD2-seed05	11
	RD2-team05	Northeastern
	RD2-score05	69
	RD2-seed06	3
	RD2-team06	'''Utah'''
	RD2-score06	94
	RD2-seed07	2
	RD2-team07	'''North Carolina'''
	RD2-score07	74
	RD2-seed08	10
	RD2-team08	Pittsburgh
	RD2-score08	57
	RD3-seed01	8
	RD3-team01	'''Kansas State'''
	RD3-score01	57
	RD3-seed02	4
	RD3-team02	Illinois
	RD3-score02	52
	RD3-seed03	3
	RD3-team03	Utah
	RD3-score03	56
	RD3-seed04	2
	RD3-team04	'''North Carolina'''
	RD3-score04	61
	RD4-seed01	8
	RD4-team01	Kansas State
	RD4-score01	68
	RD4-seed02	2
	RD4-team02	'''North Carolina'''
	RD4-score02	82

Mideast region

	RD1-team01	Creighton
	RD1-score01	57
	RD1-seed02	9
	RD1-team02	'''St Joseph's'''
	RD1-score02	59
	RD1-seed07	5
	RD1-team07	'''Boston College'''
	RD1-score07	93
	RD1-seed08	12
	RD1-team08	Ball State
	RD1-score08	90
	RD1-seed09	6
	RD1-team09	'''Maryland'''
	RD1-score09	81
	RD1-seed10	11
	RD1-team10	Tennessee-Chattanooga
	RD1-score10	69
	RD1-seed15	7
	RD1-team15	'''UAB'''
	RD1-score15	93
	RD1-seed16	10
	RD1-team16	Western Kentucky
	RD1-score16	68
	RD2-seed01	9
	RD2-team01	'''St Joseph's'''
	RD2-score01	49
	RD2-seed02	1
	RD2-team02	DePaul
	RD2-score02	48
	RD2-seed03	4
	RD2-team03	Wake Forest
	RD2-score03	64
	RD2-seed04	5
	RD2-team04	'''Boston College'''
	RD2-score04	67
	RD2-seed05	6
	RD2-team05	Maryland
	RD2-score05	64
	RD2-seed06	3
	RD2-team06	'''Indiana'''
	RD2-score06	99
	RD2-seed07	2
	RD2-team07	Kentucky
	RD2-score07	62
	RD2-seed08	7
	RD2-team08	'''UAB'''
	RD2-score08	69
	RD3-seed01	9
	RD3-team01	'''St Joseph's'''
	RD3-score01	42
	RD3-seed02	5
	RD3-team02	Boston College
	RD3-score02	41
	RD3-seed03	3
	RD3-team03	'''Indiana'''
	RD3-score03	87
	RD3-seed04	7
	RD3-team04	UAB
	RD3-score04	72
	RD4-seed01	9
	RD4-team01	St Joseph's
	RD4-score01	46
	RD4-seed02	3
	RD4-team02	'''Indiana'''
	RD4-score02	78

Midwest region

	RD1-team01	'''Lamar'''
	RD1-score01	71
	RD1-seed02	9
	RD1-team02	Missouri
	RD1-score02	67
	RD1-seed07	5
	RD1-team07	'''Arkansas'''
	RD1-score07	73
	RD1-seed08	12
	RD1-team08	Mercer
	RD1-score08	67
	RD1-seed09	6
	RD1-team09	'''Wichita State'''
	RD1-score09	95
	RD1-seed10	11
	RD1-team10	Southern-BR
	RD1-score10	70
	RD1-seed15	7
	RD1-team15	'''Kansas'''
	RD1-score15	69
	RD1-seed16	10
	RD1-team16	Mississippi
	RD1-score16	66
	RD2-seed01	8
	RD2-team01	Lamar
	RD2-score01	78
	RD2-seed02	1
	RD2-team02	'''LSU'''
	RD2-score02	100
	RD2-seed03	4
	RD2-team03	Louisville
	RD2-score03	73
	RD2-seed04	5
	RD2-team04	'''Arkansas'''
	RD2-score04	74
	RD2-seed05	6
	RD2-team05	'''Wichita State'''
	RD2-score05	60
	RD2-seed06	3
	RD2-team06	Iowa
	RD2-score06	56
	RD2-seed07	2
	RD2-team07	Arizona State
	RD2-score07	71
	RD2-seed08	7
	RD2-team08	'''Kansas'''
	RD2-score08	88
	RD3-seed01	1
	RD3-team01	'''LSU'''
	RD3-score01	72
	RD3-seed02	5
	RD3-team02	Arkansas
	RD3-score02	56
	RD3-seed03	6
	RD3-team03	'''Wichita State'''
	RD3-score03	66
	RD3-seed04	7
	RD3-team04	Kansas
	RD3-score04	65
	RD4-seed01	1
	RD4-team01	'''LSU'''
	RD4-score01	96
	RD4-seed02	6
	RD4-team02	Wichita State
	RD4-score02	85

Final Four

	RD1-team1	Virginia
	RD1-score1	65
	RD1-seed2	2
	RD1-team2	'''North Carolina'''
	RD1-score2	78
	RD1-seed3	3
	RD1-team3	'''Indiana'''
	RD1-score3	67
	RD1-seed4	1
	RD1-team4	LSU
	RD1-score4	49
	RD2-seed1	2
	RD2-team1	North Carolina
	RD2-score1	50
	RD2-seed2	3
	RD2-team2	'''Indiana'''
	RD2-score2	63

EXTERNAL LINKS

1981 NCAA Basketball Tournament on Shrp Sports (source for the bracket)

HoopsTournament.Net , source for much of the information on this page.