| Year: | 1981 |
| Conference: | ECAC North |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Arena: | Campus sites |
| Champions: | Northeastern |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Jim Calhoun |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Perry Moss |
| Mvpteam: | Northeastern |
The 1981 ECAC North men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament of the ECAC North during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Games were played at campus sites.[1]
Northeastern won the tournament, defeating in the championship game, and received the ECAC North's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[2] Perry Moss of Northeastern was named the tournament's most valuable player.
Six teams played in the 1981 tournament. All games were played on campus sites, and teams were unseeded.[1]
,, and did not participate in the tournament.
* - denotes overtime period