1981 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament

1981 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 198081
Teams 8
Site Carrier Dome
Syracuse, NY
Champions Syracuse (1st title)
Winning coach Jim Boeheim (1st title)
MVP Leo Rautins (Syracuse)
Big East Men's Basketball Tournaments
«1980  1982»
1980–81 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
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
As of March 30, 1981[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

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 8781.

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

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