The 1981 Bracket

East Region

	First round					Second round					Sweet Sixteen					Elite Eight
	8	Houston	72
	9	Villanova	90
						9	Villanova	50
						1	Virginia	54
											1	Virginia	62
										4	Tennessee	48
						4	Tennessee	58
						5	Virginia Commonwealth	56*
	5	Virginia Commonwealth	85
	12	Long Island	69
																1	Virginia	74
																6	BYU	60
	6	BYU	60
	11	Princeton	51
						6	BYU	78
						3	UCLA	55
											6	BYU	51
										2	Notre Dame	50
						2	Notre Dame	54
						10	James Madison	45
	7	Georgetown	55
	10	James Madison	61

 

West Region

	First round					Second round					Sweet Sixteen					Elite Eight
	8	Kansas State	64
	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
	12	Howard	43
																8	Kansas State	68
																2	North Carolina	82
	6	Fresno State	53
	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	70

 

Mideast Region

	First round					Second round					Sweet Sixteen					Elite Eight
	8	Creighton	57
	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
	12	Ball State	90
																9	St. Joseph's	46
																3	Indiana	78
	6	Maryland	81
	11	Tennessee-Chattanooga	69
						6	Maryland	64
						3	Indiana	99
											3	Indiana	87
										7	UAB	72
						2	Kentucky	62
						7	UAB	69
	7	UAB	93
	10	Western Kentucky	68

 

Midwest Region

	First round					Second round					Sweet Sixteen					Elite Eight
	8	Lamar	71
	9	Missouri	67
						8	Lamar	78
						1	LSU	100
											1	LSU	72
										5	Arkansas	56
						4	Louisville	73
						5	Arkansas	74
	5	Arkansas	73
	12	Mercer	67
																1	LSU	96
																6	Wichita State	85
	6	Wichita State	95
	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
	10	Mississippi	66

 

Final Four

	National Semifinals					National Finals
	E1	Virginia	65
	W2	North Carolina	78
						W2	North Carolina	50
						ME3	Indiana	63
	ME3	Indiana	67
	MW1	LSU	49