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1981 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA college basketball competition

Annual NCAA college basketball competition

FieldValue
Year1981
Teams32
FinalFourArenaMadison Square Garden
FinalFourCityNew York City
ChampionsTulsa Golden Hurricane
TitleCount1st
RunnerUp[Syracuse Orange](1980-81-syracuse-orangemen-basketball-team)
GameCount1st
Semifinal1[Purdue Boilermakers](1980-81-purdue-boilermakers-men-s-basketball-team)
SemifinalCount3rd
Semifinal2West Virginia Mountaineers
SemifinalCount24th
CoachNolan Richardson
CoachCount1st
MOPGreg Stewart
MOPTeamTulsa

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.

Bracket

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Syracuse | RD1-score1=88 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Marquette | RD1-score2=81

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Holy Cross | RD1-score3=56 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Southern Miss | RD1-score4=54

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Michigan | RD1-score5=74 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Duquesne | RD1-score6=58

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Toledo | RD1-score7=91 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=American | RD1-score8=83

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Syracuse | RD2-score1=77 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Holy Cross | RD2-score2=57

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Michigan | RD2-score3=80 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Toledo | RD2-score4=68

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Syracuse | RD3-score1=91 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Michigan | RD3-score2=76

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Purdue | RD1-score1=84 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Rhode Island | RD1-score2=58

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Dayton | RD1-score3=66 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Fordham | RD1-score4=65

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Duke | RD1-score5=79 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=North Carolina A&T | RD1-score6=69

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Alabama | RD1-score7=73 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=St. John's | RD1-score8=69

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Purdue | RD2-score1=50 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Dayton | RD2-score2=46

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Duke | RD2-score3=75 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Alabama | RD2-score4=70

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Purdue | RD3-score1=81 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Duke | RD3-score2=69

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Connecticut | RD1-score1=65 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=South Florida | RD1-score2=55

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Minnesota | RD1-score3=90 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Drake | RD1-score4=77

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=West Virginia | RD1-score5=67 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Penn | RD1-score6=64

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Temple | RD1-score7=90 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Clemson | RD1-score8=82

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Connecticut | RD2-score1=66 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Minnesota | RD2-score2=84

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=West Virginia | RD2-score3=77 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Temple | RD2-score4=76

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Minnesota | RD3-score1=69 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=West Virginia | RD3-score2=80

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Tulsa | RD1-score1=81 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Pan American | RD1-score2=71

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=UTEP | RD1-score3=57 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=San Jose State | RD1-score4=53

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Georgia | RD1-score5=74 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Old Dominion | RD1-score6=60

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=South Alabama | RD1-score7=74 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Texas–Arlington | RD1-score8=71

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Tulsa | RD2-score1=76 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=UTEP | RD2-score2=72

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Georgia | RD2-score3=72 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=South Alabama | RD2-score4=73

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Tulsa | RD3-score1=69 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=South Alabama | RD3-score2=68

Semifinals & finals

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Syracuse | RD1-score1=70 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Purdue | RD1-score2=63 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=West Virginia | RD1-score3=87 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Tulsa | RD1-score4=89 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Syracuse | RD2-score1=84 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Tulsa | RD2-score2=86

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Purdue | RD1-score1=75 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=West Virginia | RD1-score2=72

References

References

  1. [http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1980s.html Tournament Results (1980's)] at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090430044300/http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1980s.html Archived] 11/7/09
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