1981 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1981 NCAA Division II Men's 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 1980-1 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.
Regional participants
*denotes tie
Regionals
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Mount St. Mary's
| 81
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| Cheyney
| 75
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| | Mount St. Mary's
| 78
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| | Elizabeth City State
| 76
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| Elizabeth City State
| 54
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| Randolph-Macon
| 53
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- Third Place - Cheyney 76, Randolph-Macon 67
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Western Illinois
| 80
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| Southern Indiana
| 73
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| | Western Illinois
| 87
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| | Northern Michigan
| 93
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| Northern Michigan
| 70
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| Wright State
| 69
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- Third Place - Wright State 96, Southern Indiana 89
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Green Bay
| 82
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| North Dakota State
| 76
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| | Green Bay
| 72
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| | North Dakota
| 60
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| North Dakota
| 87
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| Central Missouri
| 80
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- Third Place - North Dakota State 95, Central Missouri 87
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| North Alabama
| 67
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| Lincoln
| 53
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| | North Alabama
| 63
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| | Truman State
| 59
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| Truman State
| 82
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| Jacksonville State
| 78
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- Third Place - Jacksonville State 84, Lincoln 66
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Puget Sound
| 62
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| Cal State Chico
| 60
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| | Puget Sound
| 72
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| | Cal State Dominguez Hills
| 54
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| Cal State Dominguez Hills
| 61
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| MSU-Billings
| 52
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- Third Place - MSU-Billing 54, Cal State Chico 49
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| UCF
| 94
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| Morehouse
| 77
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| | UCF
| 71
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| | Florida Southern
| 73
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| Florida Southern
| 70
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| West Georgia
| 59
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- Third Place - West Georgia 102, Morehouse 76
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Clarion
| 80
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| Monmouth
| 78
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| | Clarion
| 61
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| | Cal Poly
| 84
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| Cal Poly
| 71
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| Bloomsburg
| 43
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- Third Place - Monmouth 79, Bloomsburg 64
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Southern New Hampshire
| 76
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| Springfield
| 75
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| | Southern New Hampshire
| 81
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| | Sacred Heart
| 80
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| Sacred Heart
| 89
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| Stonehill
| 86
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- Third Place - Stonehill 79, Springfield 78
*denotes each overtime played
National Finals
| Quarterfinals
| | | Semifinals
| | | Final
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| Mount St. Mary's
| 88
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| Northern Michigan
| 74
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| | Mount St. Mary's
| 76
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| | Green Bay
| 60
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| Green Bay
| 65
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| North Alabama
| 39
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| | Mount St. Mary's
| 68
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| | Florida Southern
| 73
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| Puget Sound
| 55
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| Florida Southern
| 56
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| | Florida Southern
| 54
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| | Cal Poly
| 51
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| Cal Poly
| 77
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| Southern New Hampshire
| 73
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- Third Place - Cal Poly 62, Green Bay 61**
*denotes each overtime played
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