1981 ECAC North men's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament
| Year = 1981
| Conference = ECAC North
| Gender = Men's
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| Teams = 6
| Arena = Campus sites
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| Champions = Northeastern
| TitleCount = 1st
| Coach = Jim Calhoun
| CoachCount = 1st
| MVP = Perry Moss
| MVPTeam = Northeastern
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{{1980–81 ECAC North men's basketball standings}}
The 1981 ECAC North men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament of the ECAC North during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Games were played at campus sites.{{cite web|title=America East Men's Basketball Record Book|url=https://americaeast.com/documents/2021/8/19/MBB.pdf|website=AmericaEast.com|access-date=May 26, 2023}}
Northeastern won the tournament, defeating {{cbb link|year=1980|team=Boston University Terriers|title=Boston University}} in the championship game, and received the ECAC North's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.{{cite web|title=1980-81 Men's Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference North Season Summary|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/ecac-north/men/1981.html|website=Sports Reference|access-date=May 26, 2023}} Perry Moss of Northeastern was named the tournament's most valuable player.
Format
Six teams played in the 1981 tournament. All games were played on campus sites, and teams were unseeded.
{{cbb link|1980|team=Niagara Purple Eagles|title=Niagara}}, {{cbb link|1980|team=Canisius Golden Griffins|title=Canisius}}, and {{cbb link|1980|team=New Hampshire Wildcats|title=New Hampshire}} did not participate in the tournament.
Bracket and Results
{{6TeamBracket
| boldwinner = high
| seeds = no
| RD1-team1 = {{cbb link|1980|team=Vermont Catamounts|title=Vermont}}
| RD1-score1 = 85***
| RD1-team2 = {{cbb link|1980|team=Boston University Terriers|title=Boston University}}
| RD1-score2 = 84
| RD1-team3 = {{cbb link|1980|team=Maine Black Bears|title=Maine}}
| RD1-score3 = 87
| RD1-team4 = {{cbb link|1980|team=Colgate Red Raiders|title=Colgate}}
| RD1-score4 = 83
| RD2-team1 = Northeastern
| RD2-score1 = 76*
| RD2-team2 = Vermont
| RD2-score2 = 69
| RD2-team3 = Holy Cross
| RD2-score3 = 63
| RD2-team4 = Maine
| RD2-score4 = 54
| RD3-team1 = Northeastern
| RD3-score1 = 81*
| RD3-team2 = Holy Cross
| RD3-score2 = 79
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See also
References
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{{America East men's basketball tournament navbox}}
{{1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox}}
Category:America East Conference men's basketball tournament