1981 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
| 1981 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Season | 1980–81 | ||||
| Teams | 10 | ||||
| Site |
Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex Birmingham, Alabama [1] | ||||
| Champions | Ole Miss Rebels (Mississippi)[1] (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Bob Weltlich (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Dominique Wilkins (Georgia) | ||||
| Attendance | 92,833 | ||||
| Top scorer |
Dominique Wilkins Georgia (77 points) | ||||
| Television | TVS Television Network | ||||
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The 1981 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 4-7, 1981 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, Alabama. The Ole Miss Rebels, who represents the University of Mississippi won their first SEC tournament title in the championship game by defeating the Georgia Bulldogs by a score of 66-62. Ole Miss also received the SEC’s automatic bid to the 1981 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament. [2] [3] Television coverage was regionally syndicated by the now-defunct TVS Television Network.
1981 SEC Tournament
| First Round Wednesday, March 4 |
Second Round Thursday, March 5 |
Semi-Finals Friday, March 6 |
Finals Saturday, March 7 |
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| Florida | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
References
- 1 2 2014-2015 Southeaastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 134
- 1 2 1980-81 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-reference.com
- 1 2 1980-81 Southeastern Conference Season Summary | at Sports-reference.com
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