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1981 Men's College Basketball NCAA Tournament

1980 Tournament Postseason History 1982 Tournament

National Champion: Indiana

Final Four: Indiana, LSU, UNC and Virginia

Most Outstanding Player: Isiah Thomas III

Number of Schools: 48

Number One Seeds: DePaul, LSU, Oregon State and Virginia

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1 Virginia

8 Houston 72

9 Villanova 90

at Charlotte, NC

5 VCU 85

12 LIU 69

at Charlotte, NC

4 Tennessee

6 BYU 60

11 Princeton 51

at Providence, RI

3 UCLA

7 Georgetown 55

10 James Madison 61

at Providence, RI

2 Notre Dame

1 Virginia 54

9 Villanova 50

at Charlotte, NC

5 VCU 56

4 Tennessee 58

at Charlotte, NC

6 BYU 78

3 UCLA 55

at Providence, RI

10 James Madison 45

2 Notre Dame 54

at Providence, RI

1 Virginia 62

4 Tennessee 48

6 BYU 51

2 Notre Dame 50

1 Virginia 74

6 BYU 60

1 Virginia

1 DePaul

8 Creighton 57

9 St. Joseph's 59

5 Boston College 93

12 Ball State 90

at Tuscaloosa, AL

4 Wake Forest

6 Maryland 81

11 Chattanooga 69

3 Indiana

7 UAB 93

10 Western Kentucky 68

at Tuscaloosa, AL

2 Kentucky

1 DePaul 48

9 St. Joseph's 49

5 Boston College 67

4 Wake Forest 64

at Tuscaloosa, AL

6 Maryland 64

3 Indiana 99

7 UAB 69

2 Kentucky 62

at Tuscaloosa, AL

9 St. Joseph's 42

5 Boston College 41

at Bloomington, IN

3 Indiana 87

7 UAB 72

at Bloomington, IN

9 St. Joseph's 46

3 Indiana 78

at Bloomington, IN

3 Indiana

1 LSU

8 Lamar 71

9 Missouri 67

5 Arkansas 73

12 Mercer 67

4 Louisville

6 Wichita State 95

11 Southern 70

3 Iowa

7 Kansas 69

10 Ole Miss 66

2 Arizona State

1 LSU 100

8 Lamar 78

5 Arkansas 74

4 Louisville 73

6 Wichita State 60

3 Iowa 56

7 Kansas 88

2 Arizona State 71

1 LSU 72

5 Arkansas 56

at New Orleans, LA

6 Wichita State 66

7 Kansas 65

at New Orleans, LA

1 LSU 96

6 Wichita State 85

at New Orleans, LA

1 LSU

1 Oregon State

8 Kansas State 64

9 San Francisco 60

at Los Angeles, CA

5 Wyoming 78

12 Howard 43

at Los Angeles, CA

4 Illinois

6 Fresno State 53

11 Northeastern 55

3 Utah

7 Idaho 69

10 Pitt 70

2 UNC

1 Oregon State 48

8 Kansas State 50

at Los Angeles, CA

5 Wyoming 65

4 Illinois 67

at Los Angeles, CA

11 Northeastern 69

3 Utah 94

10 Pitt 57

2 UNC 74

8 Kansas State 57

4 Illinois 52

at Salt Lake City, UT

3 Utah 56

2 UNC 61

at Salt Lake City, UT

8 Kansas State 68

2 UNC 82

at Salt Lake City, UT

2 UNC

3 Indiana 67

1 LSU 49

at Philadelphia, PA

1 Virginia 65

2 UNC 78

at Philadelphia, PA

3 Indiana 63

2 UNC 50

at Philadelphia, PA

3 Indiana

Third Place
Virginia 78, LSU 74

All-Tournament Team

(v) = vacated

All-Region Teams

* - Region Most Outstanding Player

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