The 1981 ECAC North men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament of the ECAC North during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
[1] Northeastern won the tournament, defeating Boston University in the championship game, and received the ECAC North's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
[2] Perry Moss of Northeastern was named the tournament's most valuable player.
All games were played on campus sites, and teams were unseeded.
[1] Niagara, Canisius, and New Hampshire did not participate in the tournament.