1981 NCAA Division II basketball tournament

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1981 NCAA Division II
basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals site Springfield, Massachusetts
Champions Florida Southern Moccasins (1st title)
Runner-up Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Hal Wissel (1st title)
MOPJohn Ebeling (Florida Southern)
Attendance64,659
NCAA Division II men's tournaments
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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.

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

Regional participants

SchoolOutcome
Cheyney Third Place
Elizabeth City State Runner-up
Mount St. Mary's Regional Champion
Randolph–Macon Fourth Place
SchoolOutcome
Indiana State–Evansville Fourth Place
Northern Michigan Regional Champion
Western Illinois Runner-up
Wright State Third Place
SchoolOutcome
Central Missouri State Fourth Place
Green Bay Regional Champion
North Dakota Runner-up
North Dakota State Third Place
SchoolOutcome
Jacksonville State Third Place
Lincoln (MO) Fourth Place
North Alabama Regional Champion
NE Missouri State Runner-up
SchoolOutcome
Chico State Fourth Place
Cal State Dominguez Hills Runner-up
Eastern Montana Third Place
Puget Sound Regional Champion
SchoolOutcome
Florida Southern Regional Champion
Morehouse Fourth Place
UCF Runner-up
West Georgia Third Place
SchoolOutcome
Bloomsburg Fourth Place
Cal Poly Regional Champion
Clarion Runner-up
Monmouth Third Place
SchoolOutcome
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's81
Cheyney 75
Mount St. Mary's78
Elizabeth City State 76
Elizabeth City State54
Randolph–Macon 53

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 Illinois80
Indiana State–Evansville 73
Western Illinois 87
Northern Michigan93
Northern Michigan70
Wright State 69

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 Bay82
North Dakota State 76
Green Bay72
North Dakota 60
North Dakota87
Central Missouri State 80

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 Alabama67
Lincoln 53
North Alabama63
NE Missouri State 59
NE Missouri State82
Jacksonville State 78

West - Billings, Montana

Location: Alterowitz Gym Host: Eastern Montana College

Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 6
Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 7
      
Puget Sound62
Chico State 60
Puget Sound72
Cal State Dominguez Hills 54
Cal State Dominguez Hills61
Eastern Montana 52

South - Orlando, Florida

Location: UCF Fieldhouse Host: University of Central Florida

Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 6
Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 7
      
UCF94
Morehouse 77
UCF 71
Florida Southern73
Florida Southern70
West Georgia 59

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
      
Clarion80
Monmouth 78
Clarion 61
Cal Poly84
Cal Poly71
Bloomsburg 43

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 College76
Springfield 75
New Hampshire College81
Sacred Heart 80
Sacred Heart89
Stonehill 86

*denotes each overtime played

National Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal - Emmitsburg, MD
Elite Eight
March 14
   
Mount St. Mary's88
Northern Michigan 74
Quarterfinal - Green Bay, WI
Elite Eight
March 14
   
North Alabama 39
Wisconsin-Green Bay65
Quarterfinal - San Luis Obispo, CA
Elite Eight
March 14
   
New Hampshire College 73
Cal Poly-SLO77
Quarterfinal - Tacoma, WA
Elite Eight
March 14
   
Florida Southern56
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's76
Green Bay 60
Mount St. Mary's 68
Florida Southern73
Florida Southern54
Cal Poly 51

*denotes each overtime played

All-tournament team

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