1981 SEC women's basketball tournament
# 1981 SEC women's basketball tournament

The 1981 SEC women's basketball tournament took place January 29 though February 1, 1981 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Auburn won the tournament by beating Alabama in the championship game.

## Tournament

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Championship game | Championship game |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Florida | 54 | | | | | | |
| Alabama | 67 | | | | | | |
| Alabama | 67 | Tennessee | 71 | | | | |
| | | Alabama | 77 | | | | |
| | | | | Georgia | 66 | | |
| | | | | Alabama | 80 | | |
| | | Ole Miss | 68 | | | | |
| | | Georgia | 75 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Alabama | 50 |
| | | | | | | Auburn | 61 |
| | | LSU | 71* | | | | |
| | | Auburn | 73* | | | | |
| | | | | Kentucky | 66 | | |
| | | | | Auburn | 70 | | |
| | | Mississippi State | 88 | | | | |
| | | Kentucky | 106 | | | | |
| Vanderbilt | 76 | Kentucky | 106 | | | | |
| Mississippi State | 84 | | | | | | |

Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime.

## All-Tournament team

* Mary Beasly, Alabama
* Leslie Payne, Alabama
* Becky Jackson, Auburn (MVP)
* Angie Hannah, Auburn
* Valerie Still, Kentucky
