1981 Midwestern City Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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]

1981 Midwestern City Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198081
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
1980–81 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Xavier83 .727  1216  .429
Loyola-Chicago74 .636  1315  .464
Oklahoma City74 .636  1415  .483
Oral Roberts65 .545  1116  .407
Evansville65 .545  199  .679
Detroit15 .167  918  .333
Butler110 .091  522  .185
1981 MCC Tournament winner

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.
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