1981 NCAA Division II basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament August 2023 March 2026 II 1981 100px 32 Springfield, Massachusetts Florida Southern Moccasins 1st Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers 2nd Cal Poly Mustangs 1st Green Bay Phoenix 3rd Hal Wissel 1st John Ebeling Florida Southern 64,659 The 1981 NCAA Division II basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1980–81 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Florida Southern College and Florida Southern's John Ebeling was the Most Outstanding Player. USA 450 right 1981 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Quarterfinals (orange) Final Four (red) USA cyan pog.svg 39.5 -77.3 bottom Emmitsburg Mount St. Mary's University USA cyan pog.svg 40.3 -74.05 top W. Long Br. Monmouth College USA cyan pog.svg 43.2 -71.6 top Manchester Southern New Hampshire University USA cyan pog.svg 44.37 -88.04 top Green Bay University of Wisconsin at Green Bay USA orange pog.svg 44.37 -87.34 top University of Wisconsin at Green Bay USA cyan pog.svg 34.55 -87.3 left Florence University of North Alabama USA orange pog.svg 39.5 -76.6 bottom Mount St. Mary's University USA cyan pog.svg 40.34 -90.45 left Macomb Western Illinois University USA orange pog.svg 35.2 -120.43 right San Luis Obispo California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo USA cyan pog.svg 45.53 -108.35 bottom Billings Eastern Montana College USA orange pog.svg 47.2 -122.43 bottom Tacoma University of Puget Sound USA cyan pog.svg 28.35 -81.31 top Orlando University of Central Florida USA red pog.svg 42.15 -72.4 left Springfield Springfield Civic Center Regional participants SchoolOutcomeCheyneyThird PlaceElizabeth City StateRunner-upMount St. Mary'sRegional ChampionRandolph–MaconFourth Place SchoolOutcomeIndiana State–EvansvilleFourth PlaceNorthern MichiganRegional ChampionWestern IllinoisRunner-upWright StateThird Place SchoolOutcomeCentral Missouri StateFourth PlaceGreen BayRegional ChampionNorth DakotaRunner-upNorth Dakota StateThird Place SchoolOutcomeJacksonville StateThird PlaceLincoln (MO)Fourth PlaceNorth AlabamaRegional ChampionNE Missouri StateRunner-up SchoolOutcomeChico StateFourth PlaceCal State Dominguez HillsRunner-upEastern MontanaThird PlacePuget SoundRegional Champion SchoolOutcomeFlorida SouthernRegional ChampionMorehouseFourth PlaceUCFRunner-upWest GeorgiaThird Place SchoolOutcomeBloomsburgFourth PlaceCal PolyRegional ChampionClarionRunner-upMonmouthThird Place SchoolOutcomeNew Hampshire CollegeRegional ChampionSacred HeartRunner-upSpringfieldFourth PlaceStonehillThird Place *denotes tie Regionals South Atlantic - Emmitsburg, Maryland Location: Memorial Gym Host: Mount Saint Mary's College and Seminary Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 6 Regional FinalSweet 16March 7 Mount St. Mary's 81 Cheyney 75 Elizabeth City State 54 Randolph–Macon 53 Mount St. Mary's 78 Elizabeth City State 76 Third Place - Cheyney 76, Randolph-Macon 67 Great Lakes - Macomb, Illinois Location: Western Hall Host: Western Illinois University Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 6 Regional FinalSweet 16March 7 Western Illinois 80 Indiana State–Evansville 73 Northern Michigan 70 Wright State 69 Western Illinois 87 Northern Michigan 93 Third Place - Wright State 96, Indiana State–Evansville 89 North Central - Green Bay, Wisconsin Location: Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena Host: University of Wisconsin at Green Bay Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 6 Regional FinalSweet 16March 7 Green Bay 82 North Dakota State 76 North Dakota 87 Central Missouri State 80 Green Bay 72 North Dakota 60 Third Place - North Dakota State 95, Central Missouri State 87 South Central - Florence, Alabama Location: Flowers Hall Host: University of North Alabama Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 5 Regional FinalSweet 16March 6 North Alabama 67 Lincoln 53 NE Missouri State 82 Jacksonville State 78 North Alabama 63 NE Missouri State 59 Third Place - Jacksonville State 84, Lincoln 66 West - Billings, Montana Location: Alterowitz Gym Host: Eastern Montana College Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 6 Regional FinalSweet 16March 7 Puget Sound 62 Chico State 60 Cal State Dominguez Hills 61 Eastern Montana 52 Puget Sound 72 Cal State Dominguez Hills 54 Third Place - Eastern Montana 54, Chico State 49 South - Orlando, Florida Location: UCF Fieldhouse Host: University of Central Florida Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 6 Regional FinalSweet 16March 7 UCF 94 Morehouse 77 Florida Southern 70 West Georgia 59 UCF 71 Florida Southern 73 Third Place - West Georgia 102, Morehouse 76 East - West Long Branch, New Jersey Location: William T. Boylan Gymnasium Host: Monmouth College Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 6 Regional FinalSweet 16March 7 Clarion 80 Monmouth 78 Cal Poly 71 Bloomsburg 43 Clarion 61 Cal Poly 84 Third Place - Monmouth 79, Bloomsburg 64 New England - Manchester, New Hampshire Location: NHC Fieldhouse Host: New Hampshire College Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 6 Regional FinalSweet 16March 7 New Hampshire College 76 Springfield 75 Sacred Heart 89 Stonehill 86 New Hampshire College 81 Sacred Heart 80 Third Place - Stonehill 79, Springfield 78 *denotes each overtime played National Quarterfinals left Quarterfinal - Emmitsburg, MDElite EightMarch 14 Mount St. Mary's 88 Northern Michigan 74 left Quarterfinal - Green Bay, WIElite EightMarch 14 North Alabama 39 Wisconsin-Green Bay 65 left Quarterfinal - San Luis Obispo, CAElite EightMarch 14 New Hampshire College 73 Cal Poly-SLO 77 left Quarterfinal - Tacoma, WAElite EightMarch 14 Florida Southern 56 Puget Sound 55 National Finals - Springfield, Massachusetts Location: Springfield Civic Center Hosts: American International College and Springfield College National semifinalsFinal FourMarch 20 National ChampionshipMarch 21 Mount St. Mary's 76 Green Bay 60 Florida Southern 54 Cal Poly 51 Mount St. Mary's 68 Florida Southern 73 Third Place - Cal Poly 62, Green Bay 61** *denotes each overtime played All-tournament team Jay Bruchak (Mount Saint Mary's) John Ebeling (Florida Southern) Mike Hayes (Florida Southern) Durelle Lewis (Mount Saint Mary's) Jim Rowe (Mount Saint Mary's) See also 1981 NCAA Division I basketball tournament 1981 NCAA Division III basketball tournament 1981 NAIA men's basketball tournament References Sources 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship 1981 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com Category:NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament Tournament NCAA Division II basketball tournament NCAA Division II basketball tournament