1981 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament

1981 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 198081
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
SEC Men's Basketball Tournaments
«1980  1982»

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

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  First Round
Wednesday, March 4
Second Round
Thursday, March 5
Semi-Finals
Friday, March 6
Finals
Saturday, March 7
                                     
 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  

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