Type: | NIT |
Year: | 1981 |
Teams: | 32 |
Finalfourarena: | Madison Square Garden |
Finalfourcity: | New York City |
Champions: | Tulsa Golden Hurricane |
Titlecount: | 1st |
Runnerup: | Syracuse Orange |
Gamecount: | 1st |
Semifinal1: | Purdue Boilermakers |
Semifinalcount: | 3rd |
Semifinal2: | West Virginia Mountaineers |
Semifinalcount2: | 4th |
Coach: | Nolan Richardson |
Coachcount: | 1st |
Mop: | Greg Stewart |
Mopteam: | Tulsa |
The 1981 National Invitation Tournament was the 1981 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.