1981 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

August 2023 1981 Division II Riverside Sports Complex California Riverside, California 1981 Florida Southern Mocs Florida Southern 5th 1981 Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois 1st Joe Arnold 2nd Joe Sickles (OF) Florida Southern 10,644 NCAA Division II Baseball Championship The 1981 NCAA Division II baseball tournament was the postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of baseball among its Division II colleges and universities at the end of the 1981 NCAA Division II baseball season.DIVISION II BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_champs_records/2022/D2.pdf NCAA.org NCAA 13 May 2023 For the second consecutive year, the final tournament was played at the Riverside Sports Complex in Riverside, California. Florida Southern defeated Eastern Illinois, 9–0, in the championship game of the double-elimination tournament, capturing the Moccasins' fifth national title and first since 1978. Florida Southern was coached by Joe Arnold. Regionals The regionals consisted of 18 teams in six groupings. Four regionals consisted of a 4-team bracket while the remaining two played a best of five series. All brackets were double elimination format. The top team in each bracket advanced to the 1981 Division II College World Series.https://s3.amazonaws.com/fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_RB/D2champs.pdf Division II Baseball Championships Record Book NCAA 13 January 11, 2026 Northeast Regional Team Wins Losses 1981 Le Moyne Dolphins Le Moyne 3 0 1981 Adelphi Panthers Adelphi 2 2 1981 UMass Lowell River Hawks UMass Lowell 1 2 1981 New Haven Chargers New Haven 0 2 South Regional Team Wins Losses 1981 Florida Southern Mocs Florida Southern 3 1 1981 Eckerd Tritons Eckerd 1 3 Midwest Regional Team Wins Losses 1981 Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois 4 1 1981 Omaha Mavericks Omaha 2 2 1981 Lewis Flyers Lewis 1 2 1981 Central Missouri Mules Central Missouri 0 2 South Atlantic Regional Team Wins Losses 1981 Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge 4 1 1981 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State 2 2 1981 Columbus State Cougars Columbus State 1 2 1981 Shippensburg Raiders Shippensburg 0 2 Central Regional Team Wins Losses 1981 Troy State Trojans Troy State 3 0 1981 Delta State Statesmen Delta State 2 2 1981 Northern Kentucky Norse Northern Kentucky 1 2 1981 Indianapolis Greyhounds Indianapolis 0 2 West Regional Team Wins Losses 1981 UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside 3 1 1981 San Francisco State Gators San Francisco State 1 3 Finals Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach Previous finals appearances Best finals finish Finals record 1981 Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge CCAA 38–29 (17–13) Bob Hiegert 3 (last: 1975) 1st 6–5 1981 Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois Independent 36–14 Tom McDevitt 2 (last: 1978) 2nd 3–4 1981 Florida Southern Mocs Florida Southern Sunshine State 55–8 (10–5) Joe Arnold 9 (last: 1980) 1st 20–14 1981 Le Moyne Dolphins Le Moyne Independent 27–6 Dick Rockwell 2 (last: 1979) 2nd 3–4 1981 Troy State Trojans Troy State Gulf South 37–10 (12–0) Chase Riddle 1 (last: 1980) 3rd 1–2 1981 UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside CCAA 39–23 (17–13) Jack Smitheran 1 (last: 1977) 1st 5–1 Results Bracket First Round Second Round Semifinals Championship no 160 30 high 1981 Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge 10 1981 Le Moyne Dolphins Le Moyne 5 1981 Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois 3 1981 Troy State Trojans Troy State 12 1981 UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside 4 1981 Florida Southern Mocs Florida Southern 6 UC Riverside 12 Cal State Northridge 14 Troy State 1 Florida Southern 5 Le Moyne 5 Eastern Illinois 7 Cal State Northridge 1 Florida Southern 6 Troy State 3 Eastern Illinois 8 Cal State Northridge 2 Eastern Illinois 3 Florida Southern 9 Eastern Illinois 0 Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes May 23 Game 1 1981 Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge 10–5 1981 Le Moyne Dolphins Le Moyne Game 2 1981 Troy State Trojans Troy State 12–3 1981 Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois Game 3 1981 Florida Southern Mocs Florida Southern 6–4 1981 UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside May 24 Game 4 1981 Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois 7–5 1981 Le Moyne Dolphins Le Moyne Le Moyne eliminated Game 5 1981 Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge 14–12 1981 UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside UC Riverside eliminated Game 6 1981 Florida Southern Mocs Florida Southern 5–1 1981 Troy State Trojans Troy State May 25 Game 7 1981 Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois 8–3 1981 Troy State Trojans Troy State Troy State eliminated Game 8 1981 Florida Southern Mocs Florida Southern 6–1 1981 Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge Game 9 1981 Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois 3–2 1981 Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge Cal State Northridge eliminated May 27 Game 10 1981 Florida Southern Mocs Florida Southern 0–9 1981 Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois Florida Southern wins National Championship See also 1981 NCAA Division I baseball tournament 1981 NCAA Division III baseball tournament 1981 NAIA World Series References NCAA Division II tournament Category:NCAA Division II baseball tournament NCAA Division II baseball tournament