# Torneo de la División I de Baloncesto Masculino de la NCAA de 1981

El Torneo de la División I de Baloncesto Masculino de la NCAA de 1981 se celebró para determinar el Campeón de la División I de la NCAA. Llegaron 48 equipos a la fase final, disputándose la Final Four en The Spectrum de Filadelfia, Pensilvania.
Los ganadores fueron el equipo de la Universidad de Indiana, que conseguía su cuarto título, segundo de su entrenador Bobby Knight, derrotando en la final a la Universidad de Carolina del Norte, que disputaba su quinta final.

## Equipos

| Rank. | Equipo | Entrenador | Puesto final | Último rival | Marcador |
| East ||||||
| 1 | Virginia | Terry Holland | 3.er puesto | 1 LSU | G 78-74 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | Digger Phelps | Sweet Sixteen | 6 Brigham Young | P 51-50 |
| 3 | UCLA | Larry Brown | Ronda de 32 | 6 Brigham Young | P 78-55 |
| 4 | Tennessee | Don DeVoe | Sweet Sixteen | 1 Virginia | P 62-48 |
| 5 | VCU | J. D. Barnett | Ronda de 32 | 4 Tennessee | P 58-56 |
| 6 | Brigham Young | Frank Arnold | Finalista Regional | 1 Virginia | P 74-60 |
| 7 | Georgetown | John Thompson | Ronda de 48 | 10 James Madison | P 61-55 |
| 8 | Houston | Guy Lewis | Ronda de 48 | 9 Villanova | P 90-72 |
| 9 | Villanova | Rollie Massimino | Ronda de 32 | 1 Virginia | P 54-50 |
| 10 | James Madison | Lou Campanelli | Ronda de 32 | 2 Notre Dame | P 54-45 |
| 11 | Princeton | Pete Carril | Ronda de 48 | 6 Brigham Young | P 60-51 |
| 12 | LIU-Brooklyn | Paul Lizzo | Ronda de 48 | 5 VCU | P 85-69 |
| Mideast ||||||
| 1 | DePaul | Ray Meyer | Ronda de 32 | 9 Saint Joseph's | P 49-48 |
| 2 | Kentucky | Joe B. Hall | Ronda de 32 | 7 Alabama-Birmingham | P 69-62 |
| 3 | Indiana | Bob Knight | CAMPEÓN | 2 North Carolina | G 63-50 |
| 4 | Wake Forest | Carl Tacy | Ronda de 32 | 5 Boston College Eagles | P 67-64 |
| 5 | Boston College Eagles | Tom Davis | Sweet Sixteen | 9 Saint Joseph's | P 42-41 |
| 6 | Maryland | Lefty Driesell | Ronda de 32 | 3 Indiana | P 99-64 |
| 7 | Alabama-Birmingham | Gene Bartow | Sweet Sixteen | 3 Indiana | P 87-72 |
| 8 | Creighton | Tom Apke | Ronda de 48 | 9 Saint Joseph's | P 59-57 |
| 9 | Saint Joseph's | Jim Lynam | Finalista Regional | 3 Indiana | P 78-46 |
| 10 | Western Kentucky | Clem Haskins | Round of 48 | 7 Alabama-Birmingham | P 93-68 |
| 11 | Chattanooga | Murray Arnold | Ronda de 48 | 6 Maryland | P 81-69 |
| 12 | Ball State | Steve Yoder | Ronda de 48 | 5 Boston College Eagles | P 93-90 |
| Midwest ||||||
| 1 | LSU | Dale Brown | 4º puesto | 1 Virginia | P 78-74 |
| 2 | Arizona State | Ned Wulk | Ronda de 32 | 7 Kansas | P 88-71 |
| 3 | Iowa | Lute Olson | Ronda de 32 | 6 Wichita State | P 60-56 |
| 4 | Louisville | Denny Crum | Ronda de 32 | 5 Arkansas | P 74-73 |
| 5 | Arkansas | Eddie Sutton | Sweet Sixteen | 1 LSU | P 72-56 |
| 6 | Wichita State | Gene Smithson | Finalista Regional | 1 LSU | P 96-85 |
| 7 | Kansas | Ted Owens | Sweet Sixteen | 6 Wichita State | P 66-65 |
| 8 | Lamar | Pat Foster | Ronda de 32 | 1 LSU | P 100-78 |
| 9 | Missouri | Norm Stewart | Ronda de 48 | 8 Lamar | P 71-67 |
| 10 | Ole Miss | Bob Weltlich | Ronda de 48 | 7 Kansas | P 69-66 |
| 11 | Southern | Carl Stewart | Ronda de 48 | 6 Wichita State | L 95-70 |
| 12 | Mercer | Bill Bibb | Ronda de 48 | 5 Arkansas | P 73-67 |
| West ||||||
| 1 | Oregon State | Ralph Miller | Ronda de 32 | 8 Kansas State | P 50-48 |
| 2 | North Carolina | Dean Smith | Finalista | 3 Indiana | P 63-50 |
| 3 | Utah | Jerry Pimm | Sweet Sixteen | 2 North Carolina | P 61-56 |
| 4 | Illinois | Lou Henson | Sweet Sixteen | 8 Kansas State | L 57-52 |
| 5 | Wyoming | Jim Brandenburg | Ronda de 32 | 4 Illinois | P 67-65 |
| 6 | Fresno State | Boyd Grant | Ronda de 48 | 11 Northeastern | P 55-53 |
| 7 | Idaho | Don Monson | Ronda de 48 | 10 Pittsburgh | P 70-69 |
| 8 | Kansas State | Jack Hartman | Finalista Regional | 2 North Carolina | P 82-68 |
| 9 | San Francisco | Peter Barry | Ronda de 48 | 8 Kansas State | L 64-60 |
| 10 | Pittsburgh | Roy Chipman | Ronda de 32 | 2 North Carolina | P 74-57 |
| 11 | Northeastern | Jim Calhoun | Ronda de 32 | 3 Utah | P 94-69 |
| 12 | Howard | A.B. Williamson | Ronda de 48 | 5 Wyoming | P 78-43 |

## Fase final

* – Denota partido con prórroga.

### East region

| Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| 8 | Houston | 72 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Villanova | 90 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Villanova | 90 | 9 | Villanova | 50 | | | |
| | | | 1 | Virginia | 54 | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Virginia | 62 |
| | | | | | | 4 | Tennessee | 48 |
| | | | 4 | Tennessee | 58 | | | |
| | | | 5 | VCU | 56* | | | |
| 5 | VCU | 85 | 5 | VCU | 56* | | | |
| 12 | Long Island | 69 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Long Island | 69 | | | | | | | 1 | Virginia | 74 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Brigham Young | 60 |
| 6 | Brigham Young | 60 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Brigham Young | 60 |
| 11 | Princeton | 51 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Princeton | 51 | 6 | Brigham Young | 78 | | | |
| | | | 3 | UCLA | 55 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Brigham Young | 51 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Notre Dame | 50 |
| | | | 2 | Notre Dame | 54 | | | |
| | | | 10 | James Madison | 45 | | | |
| 7 | Georgetown | 55 | 10 | James Madison | 45 | | | |
| 10 | James Madison | 61 | | | | | | |

### West region

| Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| 8 | Kansas State | 64 | | | | | | |
| 9 | San Francisco | 60 | | | | | | |
| 9 | San Francisco | 60 | 8 | Kansas State | 50 | | | |
| | | | 1 | Oregon State | 48 | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Kansas State | 57 |
| | | | | | | 4 | Illinois | 52 |
| | | | 4 | Illinois | 67 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Wyoming | 65 | | | |
| 5 | Wyoming | 78 | 5 | Wyoming | 65 | | | |
| 12 | Howard | 43 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Howard | 43 | | | | | | | 8 | Kansas State | 68 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | North Carolina | 82 |
| 6 | Fresno State | 53 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | North Carolina | 82 |
| 11 | Northeastern | 55 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Northeastern | 55 | 11 | Northeastern | 69 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Utah | 94 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Utah | 56 |
| | | | | | | 2 | North Carolina | 61 |
| | | | 2 | North Carolina | 74 | | | |
| | | | 10 | Pittsburgh | 57 | | | |
| 7 | Idaho | 69* | 10 | Pittsburgh | 57 | | | |
| 10 | Pittsburgh | 70 | | | | | | |

### Mideast region

| Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| 8 | Creighton | 57 | | | | | | |
| 9 | St. Joseph's | 59 | | | | | | |
| 9 | St. Joseph's | 59 | 9 | St. Joseph's | 49 | | | |
| | | | 1 | DePaul | 48 | | | |
| | | | | | | 9 | St. Joseph's | 42 |
| | | | | | | 5 | Boston College | 41 |
| | | | 4 | Wake Forest | 64 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Boston College | 67 | | | |
| 5 | Boston College | 93 | 5 | Boston College | 67 | | | |
| 12 | Ball State | 90 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Ball State | 90 | | | | | | | 9 | St. Joseph's | 46 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Indiana | 78 |
| 6 | Maryland | 81 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Indiana | 78 |
| 11 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 69 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 69 | 6 | Maryland | 64 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Indiana | 99 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Indiana | 87 |
| | | | | | | 7 | Alabama-Birmingham | 72 |
| | | | 2 | Kentucky | 62 | | | |
| | | | 7 | Alabama-Birmingham | 69 | | | |
| 7 | Alabama-Birmingham | 93 | 7 | Alabama-Birmingham | 69 | | | |
| 10 | Western Kentucky | 68 | | | | | | |

### Midwest region

| Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| 8 | Lamar | 71 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Missouri | 67 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Missouri | 67 | 8 | Lamar | 78 | | | |
| | | | 1 | LSU | 100 | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | LSU | 72 |
| | | | | | | 5 | Arkansas | 56 |
| | | | 4 | Louisville | 73 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Arkansas | 74 | | | |
| 5 | Arkansas | 73 | 5 | Arkansas | 74 | | | |
| 12 | Mercer | 67 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Mercer | 67 | | | | | | | 1 | LSU | 96 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Wichita State | 85 |
| 6 | Wichita State | 95 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Wichita State | 85 |
| 11 | Southern-BR | 70 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Southern-BR | 70 | 6 | Wichita State | 60 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Iowa | 56 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Wichita State | 66 |
| | | | | | | 7 | Kansas | 65 |
| | | | 2 | Arizona State | 71 | | | |
| | | | 7 | Kansas | 88 | | | |
| 7 | Kansas | 69 | 7 | Kansas | 88 | | | |
| 10 | Ole Miss | 66 | | | | | | |

### Final Four

| Semifinal Nacional | Semifinal Nacional | Semifinal Nacional | Final Nacional | Final Nacional | Final Nacional |
| E1 | Virginia | 65 |
| W2 | North Carolina | 78 |
| W2 | North Carolina | 78 | W2 | North Carolina | 50 |
| | | | ME3 | Indiana | 63 |
| ME3 | Indiana | 67 | ME3 | Indiana | 63 |
| MW1 | LSU | 49 |

### Tercer y cuarto puesto

| Tercer y cuarto puesto | Tercer y cuarto puesto | Tercer y cuarto puesto |
| E1 | Virginia | 78 |
| MW1 | LSU | 74 |

## Final Four
### Final

* Campeón de la NCAA 1981
* Indiana Hoosiers 4º título