1981 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1981 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament) was held March 5–7 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.[1]

1981 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1980–81
Teams7
SiteAnaheim Convention Center
Anaheim, CA
ChampionsFresno State (1st title)
Winning coachBoyd Grant (1st title)
MVPSid Williams (Fresno State)
1980–81 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Fresno State†12–2 .857  25–4  .862
San Jose State10–4 .714  21–9  .700
UC Irvine9–5 .643  17–10  .630
Long Beach State9–5 .643  15–13  .536
Utah State5–9 .357  12–16  .429
UC Santa Barbara5–9 .357  11–16  .407
Pacific4–10 .286  14–13  .519
Cal State Fullerton2–12 .143  4–23  .148
† 1981 PCAA Tournament winner

Top-seeded Fresno State topped defending champions San José State in the title game, 52–48, to win the Bulldogs' first PCAA/Big West men's basketball tournament.

The Bulldogs, in turn, received a bid to the 1981 NCAA Tournament, their first-ever appearance.

Format

The format remained the same as 1979, with seven teams in the field. PCAA member UC Santa Barbara did not participate.

Withseven teams participating, the top-seeded team was given a bye into the semifinals while the remaining six teams were entered into the first round and seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

  First Round
Thursday, March 5
Semifinals
Friday, March 6
Championship
Saturday, March 7
                           
       
  1 Fresno State 71  
    5 Utah State 57  
5 Utah State 93
  4 UC Irvine 90  
    1 Fresno State 52
  2 San Jose State 48
  3 Long Beach State 83  
6 Pacific 77  
3 Long Beach State 50
    2 San Jose State 64  
7 Cal State Fullerton 54
  2 San José State 63  

References

  1. "1980-81 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
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