1981 Big East men's basketball tournament

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.

1981 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198081
Teams8
SiteCarrier Dome
Syracuse, NY
ChampionsSyracuse (1st title)
Winning coachJim Boeheim (1st title)
MVPLeo Rautins (Syracuse)
1980–81 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Boston College104 .714237  .767
Georgetown95 .6432012  .625
St. John's86 .5711711  .607
Villanova86 .5712011  .645
Connecticut86 .571209  .690
Syracuse68 .4292212  .647
Seton Hall410 .2861116  .407
Providence311 .2141018  .357
1981 Big East tournament winner
As of March 30, 1981
Rankings from AP poll

Syracuse defeated Villanova in the championship game by a score of 8380 in triple overtime.

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