1981 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship
# 1981 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship

The 1981 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship was the tenth annual tournament held by the NCAA to determine the top men's Division II college soccer program in the United States. This was the final Division II tournament to feature a third-place match.

Tampa defeated Cal State Los Angeles in the final, 1–0 (after one overtime period), to win their first Division II national title. The Spartans (14-0-3) were coached by Jay Miller.

The semifinals and final were played at the Soccer-Lacrosse Stadium on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.

## Bracket

| First Round *Campus sites | First Round *Campus sites | First Round *Campus sites | Quarterfinals *Campus sites | Quarterfinals *Campus sites | Quarterfinals *Campus sites | Semifinals New Haven, CT | Semifinals New Haven, CT | Final November 28, 1981 New Haven, CT | Final November 28, 1981 New Haven, CT | Final November 28, 1981 New Haven, CT |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | UMSL | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | * | Lock Haven State | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | UMSL | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | Tampa | 2 | | | |
| | | | * | Tampa | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | Rollins | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Tampa | 1(OT) |
| | | | | | | | | | Cal State Los Angeles | 0 |
| | | | | Cal State Los Angeles | 2 | | |
| | | | * | Chico State | 1 | | |
| | Seattle Pacific | 2 | * | Chico State | 1 | | |
| * | Chico State | 3 | | | | | |
| * | Chico State | 3 | | | | Cal State Los Angeles | 3 |
| | | | | | | Southern Connecticut | 0 |
| | | | | | | Southern Connecticut | 0 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | Southern Connecticut | 1 | | | | UMSL | 1 |
| | | | * | New Haven | 0 | | | | Southern Connecticut | 3 |
| | New Haven (OT) | 2(OT) | * | New Haven | 0 | | | | Southern Connecticut | 3 |
| * | Hartford | 1 | | | | | |
