1981 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament

1981 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198081
Teams7
SiteAnaheim Convention Center
Anaheim, CA
ChampionsFresno State (1st title)
Winning coachBoyd Grant (1st title)
MVPSid Williams (Fresno State)
Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournaments
1980–81 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Fresno State122 .857254  .862
San Jose State104 .714219  .700
UC Irvine95 .6431710  .630
Long Beach State95 .6431513  .536
Utah State59 .3571216  .429
UC Santa Barbara59 .3571116  .407
Pacific410 .2861413  .519
Cal State Fullerton212 .143423  .148
1981 PCAA tournament winner

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.

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.