1981 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament explained

Year:1981
Conference:Midwestern City Conference
Division:I
Gender:Men's
Teams:7
Arena:Frederickson Fieldhouse
City:Oklahoma City, Oklahoma-->
Finalarena:Riverfront Coliseum
Finalcity:Cincinnati, Ohio
Champions:Oklahoma City
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Ken Trickey
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Anthony Hicks

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 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1980-81 Midwestern City Conference Season Summary. sports-reference.com. . March 8, 2020.