1981 ECAC South men's basketball tournament

1981 ECAC South men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1980–81
Teams	6
Site	Hampton Coliseum Hampton, VA
Champions	James Madison (1st title)
Winning coach	Lou Campanelli (1st title)
MVP	Charles Fisher (James Madison)
ECAC South men's basketball tournaments

1980–81 ECAC South men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
James Madison †	-	–	-		–			21	–	9		.700
Old Dominion	-	–	-		–			18	–	10		.643
St. Francis (PA)	-	–	-		–			17	–	10		.630
William & Mary	-	–	-		–			16	–	12		.571
Richmond	-	–	-		–			15	–	14		.517
Towson State	-	–	-		–			13	–	14		.481
George Mason	-	–	-		–			10	–	16		.385
Navy	-	–	-		–			9	–	16		.360
Robert Morris	-	–	-		–			9	–	18		.333
Baltimore	-	–	-		–			5	–	21		.192
Catholic University	-	–	-		–			4	–	20		.167
† 1981 ECAC South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 ECAC South men's basketball tournament (now known as the Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament) was held March 5–7 at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia.^[1]

James Madison defeated Richmond in the championship game, 69–60, to win their first ECAC South men's basketball tournament. The Dukes, therefore, earned an automatic bid to the 1981 NCAA tournament; this was JMU's first-ever bid to the NCAA tournament.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals, March 3, 1981 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA					Semifinals, March 5, 1981 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA					Finals, March 7, 1981 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA
						3	William & Mary	42
	6	Robert Morris	50			2	James Madison	44
	3	William & Mary	73								2	James Madison	69
											5	Richmond	60
						5	Richmond	79
	5	Richmond	98			1	Old Dominion	77
	4	Saint Francis	78

References

1. "1980-81 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference South Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.