East Regional
First Round | Villanova 90, Houston 72 |
| Virginia Comm. 85, LIU 69 |
| BYU 60, Princeton 51 |
| James Madison 61, Georgetown 55 |
Second Round | Virginia 54, Villanova 50 |
| Tennessee 58, Virginia Comm. 56 (OT) |
| BYU 78, UCLA 55 |
| Notre Dame 54, James Madison 45 |
Semifinals | Virginia 62, Tennessee 48 |
| BYU 51, Notre Dame 50 |
Final | Virginia 74, BYU 60 |
West Regional
First Round | Kansas St. 64, San Francisco 60 |
| Wyoming 78, Howard 43 |
| Northeastern 55, Fresno St. 53 |
| Pitt 70, Idaho 69 |
Second Round | Kansas St. 50, Oregon St. 48 |
| Illinois 67, Wyoming 65 |
| Utah 94, Northeastern 69 |
| North Carolina 74, Pitt 57 |
Semifinals | Kansas St. 57, Illinois 52 |
| North Carolina 61, Utah 56 |
Final | North Carolina 82, Kansas St. 68 |
Midwest Regional
First Round | Lamar 71, Missouri 67 |
| Arkansas 73, Mercer 67 |
| Wichita St. 95, Southern-BR 70 |
| Kansas 69, Mississippi 66 |
Second Round | LSU 100, Lamar 78 |
| Arkansas 74, Louisville 73 |
| Wichita St. 60, Iowa 56 |
| Kansas 88, Arizona St. 71 |
Semifinals | LSU 72, Arkansas 56 |
| Wichita St. 66, Kansas 65 |
Final | LSU 96, Wichita St. 85 |
Mideast Regional
First Round | St. Joe's-PA 59, Creighton 57 |
| Boston College 93, Ball St. 90 |
| Maryland 81, Tennessee-Chatt. 69 |
| Alabama-Birm. 93, Western Kentucky 68 |
Second Round | St. Joe's 49, DePaul 48 |
| Boston College 67, Wake Forest 64 |
| Indiana 99, Maryland 64 |
| Alabama-Birm. 69, Kentucky 62 |
Semifinals | St. Joe's 42, Boston College 41 |
| Indiana 87, Alabama-Birm. 72 |
Final | Indiana 78, St. Joe's 46 |
FINAL FOUR
at The Spectrum, Philadelphia
Semifinals | North Carolina 78, Virginia 65 |
| Indiana 67, LSU 49 |
Third Place | Virginia 78, LSU 74 |
Championship | Indiana 63, North Carolina 50 |
Outstanding Player | Isiah Thomas, Indiana |
All-Tournament | Isiah Thomas, Jim Thomas and Landon Turner, Indiana |
| Al Wood, North Carolina |
| Jeff Lamp, Virginia |
1981 College Basketball NIT Tournament (32 teams)
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