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The 1981 '''[[Big East Men's Basketball Tournament]]''' took place at the [[Carrier Dome]] in [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse, NY]]. It was a [[single-elimination tournament]] with three rounds. [[Boston College Eagles|Boston College]] had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed. |
The 1981 '''[[Big East Men's Basketball Tournament]]''' took place at the [[Carrier Dome]] in [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse, NY]]. It was a [[single-elimination tournament]] with three rounds. [[Boston College Eagles|Boston College]] had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed. |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 1980–81 |
Teams | 8 |
Site | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
Champions | Syracuse (1st title) |
Winning coach | Jim Boeheim (1st title) |
MVP | Leo Rautins (Syracuse) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse † | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1981 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[1] |
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.
Syracuse defeated Villanova in the championship game 87–81.
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
- Alex Bradley, Villanova
- Tony Bruin, Syracuse
- Eric Floyd, Georgetown
- John Pinone, Villanova
- Leo Rautins, Syracuse
- Erich Santifer, Syracuse
External links
- 2008-09 Big East Media Guide (PDF). pp. 136–138.