1981 NCAA Division II basketball tournament

1981 NCAA Division II
basketball tournament
Teams	32
Finals site	Springfield, Massachusetts
Champions	Florida Southern Moccasins (1st title)
Runner-up	Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Cal Poly Mustangs (1st Final Four); Green Bay Phoenix (3rd Final Four);
Winning coach	Hal Wissel (1st title)
MOP	John Ebeling (Florida Southern)
Attendance	64,659
NCAA Division II men's tournaments
«1980	1982»

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.

Emmitsburg

W. Long Br.

Manchester

Green Bay

Florence

Macomb

San Luis Obispo

Billings

Tacoma

Orlando

Springfield

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1981 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Quarterfinals (orange) Final Four (red)

Regional participants


School	Outcome
Cheyney	Third Place
Elizabeth City State	Runner-up
Mount St. Mary's	Regional Champion
Randolph–Macon	Fourth Place


School	Outcome
Indiana State–Evansville	Fourth Place
Northern Michigan	Regional Champion
Western Illinois	Runner-up
Wright State	Third Place


School	Outcome
Central Missouri State	Fourth Place
Green Bay	Regional Champion
North Dakota	Runner-up
North Dakota State	Third Place


School	Outcome
Jacksonville State	Third Place
Lincoln (MO)	Fourth Place
North Alabama	Regional Champion
NE Missouri State	Runner-up


School	Outcome
Chico State	Fourth Place
Cal State Dominguez Hills	Runner-up
Eastern Montana	Third Place
Puget Sound	Regional Champion


School	Outcome
Florida Southern	Regional Champion
Morehouse	Fourth Place
UCF	Runner-up
West Georgia	Third Place


School	Outcome
Bloomsburg	Fourth Place
Cal Poly	Regional Champion
Clarion	Runner-up
Monmouth	Third Place


School	Outcome
New Hampshire College	Regional Champion
Sacred Heart	Runner-up
Springfield	Fourth Place
Stonehill	Third Place

*denotes tie

Regionals

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

National Quarterfinals

	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**