1981 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament

1981 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1980–81
Teams7
Finals siteRiverfront Coliseum
Cincinnati, Ohio
ChampionsOklahoma City (1st title)
Winning coachKen Trickey (1st title)
MVPAnthony Hicks (Xavier)
Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournaments
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1980–81 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Xavier 8 – 3   .727 12 – 16   .429
Loyola-Chicago 7 – 4   .636 13 – 15   .464
Oklahoma City † 7 – 4   .636 14 – 15   .483
Oral Roberts 6 – 5   .545 11 – 16   .407
Evansville 6 – 5   .545 19 – 9   .679
Detroit 1 – 5   .167 9 – 18   .333
Butler 1 – 10   .091 5 – 22   .185
† 1981 MCC tournament winner

The 1981 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the Horizon League men's basketball tournament) was held March 3–5 at campus sites (quarterfinals), Frederickson Fieldhouse in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (semifinals), and Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio (finals).[1]

Oklahoma City defeated Xavier in the championship game, 82–76, to win their first MCC/Horizon League men's basketball tournament.

The Chiefs, however, did not receive a bid to the 1981 NCAA tournament.

Format

All seven conference members participated in the tournament and were seeded based on regular season conference records. The top seed (Xavier) was given a bye into the semifinal round while the remaining six teams were placed into the initial quarterfinal round.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 3 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 4 		Championship
Sunday, March 5
         
1 Xavier 72
5 Evansville 69
5 Evansville 77
4 Oral Roberts 71
1 Xavier 76
2 Oklahoma City 82
3 Loyola–Chicago 86
6 Detroit 80
3 Loyola–Chicago 71
2 Oklahoma City 73
7 Butler 69
2 Oklahoma City 86

References

  1. ^ "1980-81 Midwestern City Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 8, 2020.