1981 Big East men's basketball tournament

1981 Big East men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1980–81
Teams	8
Site	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Champions	Syracuse (1st title)
Winning coach	Jim Boeheim (1st title)
MVP	Leo Rautins (Syracuse)
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1980–81 Big East men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Boston College	10	–	4		.714			23	–	7		.767
Georgetown	9	–	5		.643			20	–	12		.625
St. John's	8	–	6		.571			17	–	11		.607
Villanova	8	–	6		.571			20	–	11		.645
Connecticut	8	–	6		.571			20	–	9		.690
Syracuse †	6	–	8		.429			22	–	12		.647
Seton Hall	4	–	10		.286			11	–	16		.407
Providence	3	–	11		.214			10	–	18		.357
† 1981 Big East tournament winner As of March 30, 1981 Rankings from AP poll

The 1981 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, NY. It was a single-elimination tournament with three rounds. Boston College had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed.

Syracuse defeated Villanova in the championship game by a score of 83–80 in triple overtime.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship Game
	1	Boston College	65
	8	Providence	67
						8	Providence	49
						4	Villanova	58OT
	4	Villanova	65
	5	Connecticut	54
											4	Villanova	80
											6	Syracuse	833OT
	2	Georgetown	58
	7	Seton Hall	52
						2	Georgetown	53
						6	Syracuse	67
	3	St. John's	66
	6	Syracuse	71

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Leo Rautins, Syracuse

All Tournament Team

• Alex Bradley, Villanova
• Tony Bruin, Syracuse
• Eric Floyd, Georgetown
• John Pinone, Villanova
• Leo Rautins, Syracuse
• Erich Santifer, Syracuse

External links

• 2008-09 Big East Media Guide (PDF). pp. 136–138. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 4, 2009.