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1981 Eastern 8 men's basketball tournament

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1981 Eastern 8 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1980–81
Teams8
SiteCivic Arena
Pittsburgh
ChampionsPittsburgh (1st title)
Winning coachRoy Chipman (1st title)
MVPLenny McMillan (Pittsburgh)
Eastern 8 men's basketball tournaments
← 1980
1982 →
1980–81 Eastern 8 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Rhode Island 10 3   .769 21 8   .724
Duquesne 10 3   .769 20 10   .667
West Virginia 9 4   .692 23 10   .697
Pittsburgh 8 5   .615 19 12   .613
Rutgers 7 6   .538 16 14   .533
St. Bonaventure 6 4   .600 14 13   .519
George Washington 4 9   .308 8 19   .296
UMass 0 13   .000 3 24   .111
1981 Eastern 8 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Eastern 8 men's basketball tournament was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the Civic Arena from March 3–7, 1981 (first round games were held at campus sites). Pittsburgh defeated Duquesne 64-60 to win their first tournament championship. Lenny McMillan of Pittsburgh was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 3, 1981
Semi-Finals
March 6, 1981
Finals
March 7, 1981
         
1 Rhode Island 53
8 Massachusetts 48
1 Rhode Island 45
4 Pittsburgh 74
4 Pittsburgh 67
5 Rutgers 62
4 Pittsburgh 64
2 Duquesne 60
2 Duquesne 84
7 George Washington 78
2 Duquesne 55
3 West Virginia 50
3 West Virginia 64
6 St. Bonaventure 62
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