1981 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 1981 Sun Belt Conference I Men's 200px 7 Jacksonville Coliseum Jacksonville, FL VCU 2nd J.D. Barnett 2nd Kenny Stancil VCU The 1981 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 27–March 1 at the Jacksonville Coliseum in Jacksonville, Florida.1980–81 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/sun-belt/1981.html March 25, 2016 In a rematch of the 1980 final, VCU repeated as tournament champions by defeating UAB in the championship game, 62–61, to win their second Sun Belt men's basketball tournament. The Rams, in turn, received an automatic bid for the 1981 NCAA tournament, where they advanced to the second round. Runner-up UAB received an at-large bid; the Blazers ultimately won two games before losing to Indiana in the regional semifinals. Format With the Sun Belt's forced departure of New Orleans prior to the season, the conference's membership decreased to seven teams. In turn, the top-seeded team was given a bye into the semifinal round. All other teams, again seeded based on regular season conference records, entered the tournament in the quarterfinal round. The entire tournament was played at the Jacksonville Coliseum in Jacksonville, Florida. Bracket QuarterfinalsFriday, February 27 SemifinalsSaturday, February 28 ChampionshipSunday, March 1 5 1980 men Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville 50 4 1980 men South Florida Bulls South Florida 52 3 UAB 80 6 1980 men Charlotte 49ers UNC Charlotte 64 7 1980 men Georgia State Panthers Georgia State 41 2 South Alabama 79 1 VCU 53 4 South Florida 45 3 UAB 86 2 South Alabama 59 1 VCU 62 3 UAB 61 References Category:Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in Florida Category:Sports competitions in Jacksonville, Florida