November 1981: The first NCAA women’s championships are conducted in Divisions I, II and III field hockey and cross country. November 1, 1981 46
May 19-22, 1981: Florida Southern wins the first of 11 Division II Men’s Golf Championships titles between 1981 and 2000. May 22, 1981 52
March 4, 1981: CBS is awarded rights to the Division I Men’s Basketball Championship for three years beginning in 1982. March 4, 1981 50
February 1981: New NCAA seal with both men and women athletes replaces the original seal with a male athlete used since 1950. February 1, 1981 42
