The 1981 National Invitation Tournament was the 1981 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (1980's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
Alabama American Clemson Connecticut Dayton Drake Duke Duquesne Fordham Georgia Holy Cross Marquette Michigan Minnesota North Carolina A&T Old Dominion Pan American Penn Purdue Rhode Island St. John's San Jose State South Alabama South Florida Southern Miss Syracuse Temple Texas–Arlington Toledo Tulsa UTEP West Virginia
Bracket
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.
Semifinals & finals
See also 1981 NCAA Division I basketball tournament 1981 NCAA Division II basketball tournament 1981 NCAA Division III basketball tournament 1981 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 1981 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament 1981 National Women's Invitational Tournament
References