1981 National Invitation Tournament
The 1981 National Invitation Tournament was the 1981 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Brackets/Results
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[1]
| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Quarterfinals
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| Syracuse
| 88
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| Marquette
| 81
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| Syracuse
| 77
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| Holy Cross
| 57
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| Holy Cross
| 56
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| Southern Mississippi
| 54
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| Syracuse
| 91
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| Michigan
| 76
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| Michigan
| 74
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| Duquesne
| 58
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| Michigan
| 80
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| Toledo
| 68
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| Toledo
| 91
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| American
| 83
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| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Quarterfinals
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| Purdue
| 84
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| Rhode Island
| 58
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| Purdue
| 50
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| Dayton
| 46
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| Dayton
| 66
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| Fordham
| 65
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| Purdue
| 81
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| Duke
| 69
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| Duke
| 79
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| North Carolina A&T
| 69
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| Duke
| 75
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| Alabama
| 70
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| Alabama
| 73
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| St. John's
| 69
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| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Quarterfinals
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| Connecticut
| 65
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| South Florida
| 55
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| Connecticut
| 66
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| Minnesota
| 84
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| Minnesota
| 90
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| Drake
| 77
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| Minnesota
| 69
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| West Virginia
| 80
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| West Virginia
| 67
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| Penn
| 64
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| West Virginia
| 77
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| Temple
| 76
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| Temple
| 90
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| Clemson
| 82
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| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Quarterfinals
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| Tulsa
| 81
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| Pan American
| 71
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| Tulsa
| 76
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| UTEP
| 72
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| UTEP
| 57
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| San Jose State
| 53
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| Tulsa
| 69
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| South Alabama
| 68
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| Georgia
| 74
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| Old Dominion
| 60
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| Georgia
| 72
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| South Alabama
| 73
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| South Alabama
| 74
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| Texas-Arlington
| 71
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Semifinals & Finals
| Semifinals
| | | Finals
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| Syracuse
| 70
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| Purdue
| 63
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| Syracuse
| 84
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| Tulsa
| 86
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| West Virginia
| 87
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| Tulsa
| 89
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- Third Place - Purdue 75, West Virginia 72
References
- 1 2 Tournament Results (1980's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09