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1981 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1981 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 1980–81
Teams 8
Site Roanoke Civic Center
Roanoke, VA
Champions Chattanooga (1st title)
Winning coach Murray Arnold (1st title)
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1980–81 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Chattanooga 11 5   .688     21 9   .700
Davidson 11 5   .688     13 14   .481
Appalachian State 11 5   .688     20 9   .690
East Tennessee State 9 7   .563     13 14   .481
Western Carolina 9 7   .563     18 10   .643
Furman 8 8   .500     11 16   .407
Marshall 8 8   .500     18 10   .643
VMI 3 13   .188     4 23   .148
The Citadel 2 14   .125     9 17   .346
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1981; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 28–March 7, 1981. The quarterfinal round was hosted at campus sites, while the semifinals and finals were hosted at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia. The Chattanooga Mocs, led by head coach Murray Arnold, won their first Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1981 NCAA Tournament.

The top eight finishers of the conference's nine members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of three rounds.

* Overtime game


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