| NCAA Division I soccer tournament | |
| Year: | 1981 |
| Other Titles: | 1981 College Cup |
| Num Teams: | 20 |
| Venue: | Stanford Stadium |
| Winners: | Connecticut |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second: | Alabama A&M |
| Third: | Eastern Illinois (vacated) |
| Fourth: | Philadelphia Textile |
| Matches: | 20 |
| Goals: | 63 |
| Attendance: | 31200 |
| Scoring Leader: | Elvis Comrie, Connecticut (5)  Pedro DeBrito,Connecticut (5)  Solomon Shiferow,Alabama A&M (5) |
| Prev Season: | 1980 |
| Next Season: | 1982 |
The 1981 NCAA Division I soccer tournament was the 23rd annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national men's college soccer champion among its Division I members in the United States.
The final match was played at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California on December 6.
Connecticut won their first Division I national title, defeating Alabama A&M in the final, 2–1 after one overtime.[1]
This was the final NCAA Division I championship before the introduction of gendered tournaments in the fall of 1982.
Two teams made their debut appearance in the NCAA Division I soccer tournament: NC State and Wisconsin.