1981 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1981 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held February 27–March 1 at the Jacksonville Coliseum in Jacksonville, Florida.[1]

1981 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198081
Teams7
SiteJacksonville Coliseum
Jacksonville, FL
ChampionsVCU (2nd title)
Winning coachJ.D. Barnett (2nd title)
MVPKenny Stancil (VCU)
1980–81 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
VCU93 .750  245  .828
South Alabama93 .750  256  .806
UAB93 .750  239  .719
South Florida75 .583  1811  .621
Jacksonville48 .333  819  .296
UNC Charlotte39 .250  1017  .370
Georgia State111 .083  423  .148
1981 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

  Quarterfinals
Friday, February 27
Semifinals
Saturday, February 28
Championship
Sunday, March 1
                           
       
  1 VCU 53  
    4 South Florida 45  
5 Jacksonville 50
  4 South Florida 52  
    1 VCU 62
  3 UAB 61
  3 UAB 80  
6 UNC Charlotte 64  
3 UAB 86
    2 South Alabama 59  
7 Georgia State 41
  2 South Alabama 79  

References

  1. "1980–81 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
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