1981 MEAC men's basketball tournament


The 1981 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 5–7 at Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Howard defeated North Carolina A&T, 66–63 in the championship game, to win the MEAC Tournament title.

1981 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1980–81
Teams6
SiteCampus sites
Finals siteWinston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Winning coachA. B. Williamson (2nd title)
MVPUnknown
← 1980
1982 →
1980–81 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Carolina A&T 7 3   .700 21 8   .724
Florida A&M 6 4   .600 17 11   .607
Howard 6 4   .600 17 12   .586
Bethune–Cookman 4 6   .400 13 15   .464
South Carolina State 4 6   .400 11 15   .423
Delaware State 3 7   .300 8 18   .308
1981 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Bison earned an automatic bid to the 1981 NCAA tournament as a No. 12 seed in the West region.

Format

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All six conference members participated, with play beginning in the quarterfinal round. Teams were seeded based on their regular season conference record. This was the final time a third-place consolation game was played.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 5
Semifinals
March 6
Final
March 7
         
1 North Carolina A&T 54
4 Bethune-Cookman 51
4 Bethune-Cookman 72
5 South Carolina State 60
1 North Carolina A&T 63
3 Howard 66
3 Howard 67
6 Delaware State 53
3 Howard 75 Third place
2 Florida A&M 73
4 Bethune-Cookman 72
2 Florida A&M 75

* denotes overtime period

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References

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  1. ^ "MEAC Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Record Book" (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 3, 2022.