1981 NCAA Division III basketball tournament

The 1981 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the seventh annual single-elimination tournament, held during March 1981, to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States.

1981 NCAA Division III
basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteRock Island, Illinois
ChampionsPotsdam State Bears (1st title)
Runner-upAugustana Vikings (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJerry Welsh (Potsdam State)
NCAA Division III men's tournaments
«1980 1982»

The tournament field included 32 teams with the national championship rounds contested at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois.[1]

SUNY Potsdam defeated hosts Augustana (IL), 67–65 (in overtime), in the championship game to claim their first national title.

Bracket

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Regionals

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National finals

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National quarterfinals National semifinals National championship
         
Clark (MA) 81
Potsdam State 87
Potsdam State 63
Ursinus 61
Ursinus 71
Upsala 69
Potsdam State 67*
Augustana (IL) 65
Augustana (IL) 69
Whittier 67
Augustana (IL) 93 National third-place game
Otterbein 81
Otterbein 67* Ursinus 82
Savannah State 64 Otterbein 79

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 17. Retrieved March 20, 2017.