1981 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1981 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament took place at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, NY. It was a single-elimination tournament with three rounds. Boston College had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed.

1981 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198081
Teams8
SiteCarrier Dome
Syracuse, NY
ChampionsSyracuse (1st title)
Winning coachJim Boeheim (1st title)
MVPLeo Rautins (Syracuse)
1980–81 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Boston College104 .714  237  .767
Georgetown95 .643  2012  .625
St. John's86 .571  1711  .607
Villanova86 .571  2011  .645
Connecticut86 .571  209  .690
Syracuse68 .429  2212  .647
Seton Hall410 .286  1116  .407
Providence311 .214  1018  .357
1981 Big East Tournament winner
As of March 30, 1981[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Syracuse defeated Villanova in the championship game by a score of 8380 in triple overtime.

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game
         
1 Boston College 65
8 Providence 67
8 Providence 49
4 Villanova 58OT
4 Villanova 65
5 Connecticut 54
4 Villanova 80
6 Syracuse 833OT
2 Georgetown 58
7 Seton Hall 52
2 Georgetown 53
6 Syracuse 67
3 St. John's 66
6 Syracuse 71

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Leo Rautins, Syracuse

All Tournament Team

References

  • 2008-09 Big East Media Guide (PDF). pp. 136–138. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-04.
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