1981 ECAC North Men's Basketball Tournament

1981 America East Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 1980–81
Champions Northeastern (1 title)
Winning coach Jim Calhoun (1 title)
MVP Perry Moss (Northeastern)
America East Men's Basketball Tournaments
«1980  1982»

The 1981 America East Men's Basketball Tournament was hosted by the higher seeds in head-to-head matchups. Canisius, New Hampshire, Niagara and Rhode Island did not qualify for the 1981 tournament. The final was held at The Cabot Center on the campus of the Northeastern University. Northeastern gained its first overall America East Conference Championship and an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament with its win over Holy Cross. Northeastern was given the 11th seed in the West Regional of the NCAA Tournament and won in the first round against Fresno 55–53, but lost in the second round to Utah 94–69. Holy Cross and Rhode Island both gained bids to the NIT and lost within the first two rounds to Syracuse and Purdue respectively.

Bracket and Results

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Finals
                           
       Northeastern 76*  
   Vermont 85**      Vermont 69    
   Boston U. 84          Northeastern 81*
       Holy Cross 79
       Holy Cross 63    
   Maine 87      Maine 54  
   Colgate 83  
* Game Ended in Overtime
** Game Ended in Triple-Overtime

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