| 1981 | |
| Tournament information | |
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| Sport | ice hockey |
| Location | River Falls, Wisconsin |
| Dates | March 5, 1981–March 7, 1981 |
| Venue(s) | Hunt Arena |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Augsburg |
| Runner-up | Wisconsin-Superior |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Winning coach | Ed Saugestad |
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The 1981 NAIA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools playing in single-elimination bracket to determine the national champion of men's NAIA college ice hockey. The 1981 tournament was the 14th men's ice hockey tournament to be sponsored by the NAIA. The tournament began on March 5, 1981 and ended with the championship game on March 7, 1981.
Ed Saugestad was named NAIA National Coach of the Year in 1981.
Bracket
Hunt Arena, River Falls, Wisconsin
| First Round March 5 | Semifinals March 6 | National Championship March 7 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Bemidji State | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | St. Mary’s (Minnesota) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Bemidji State | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Wisconsin-Superior | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Wisconsin-Superior | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | St. Thomas | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Augsburg | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Wisconsin-Superior | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Augsburg | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Wisconsin-River Falls | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Augsburg | 7 | Third place | |||||||||||
| 3 | Michigan-Dearborn | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Michigan–Dearborn | 6 | 1 | Bemidji State | 11 | |||||||||
| 6 | St. Olaf | 4 | 3 | Michigan-Dearborn | 2 | |||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
References
- "BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY BEAVERS (1947-PRESENT)". Vintage Minnesota Hockey. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- "NAIA history and records". Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- "Former coach named Legends of Hockey recipient". ESPN. 2007-02-27.
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