1981 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships

1981 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates	June 2−6, 1981
Host city	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Venue	Bernie Moore Track Stadium Louisiana State University
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The 1981 NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships were contested June 2−6 at the 59th annual NCAA-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate Division I outdoor track and field events in the United States.

This was the final meet before the introduction of women's events at the 1982 championship

This year's meet was contested at Bernie Moore Track Stadium at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This was the Tigers' second time hosting the event and the first since 1973.^[1][2]

UTEP finished atop the team standings for the fourth consecutive year and, therefore, claimed their fifth national title.

Team result

• Note: Top 10 only
• (H) = Hosts

Rank	Team	Points
	UTEP	70
	SMU	57
	Tennessee	50
4	Arizona State	36
5	UCLA	30
6	BYU	28
7	Houston	24
8	Iowa State	20
9	Indiana	18
10	California	171⁄2

References

1. "NCAA Division I Men's Track and Field Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
2. "1981 NCAA Track and Field Championship Results". USTFCCCA InfoZone: Single-Meet Report. USTFCCCA. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2016.