| 1981 | ||
|---|---|---|
| SECTIONALS | ||
| SITE | WINNER | CLASS |
| Anderson Madison Heights | Anderson | |
| Barr-Reeve | Barr-Reeve | |
| Batesville | Batesville | |
| Beech Grove | Franklin Central | |
| Bellmont | South Adams | |
| Bloomington North | Martinsville | |
| Blue River | New Castle | |
| Boonville | Boonville | |
| Brownstown | Seymour | |
| Churubusco | Columbia City | |
| Clay City | Sullivan | |
| Connersville | Connersville | |
| Crawford County | Corydon Central | |
| Decatur Central | Ben Davis | |
| East Central | Lawrenceburg | |
| Elkhart Central | Elkhart Central | |
| Eminence | Greencastle | |
| Evansville Reitz | Evansville Reitz | |
| Floyd Central | New Albany | |
| Fort Wayne Northrop | Fort Wayne Northrop | |
| Frankfort | Tipton | |
| Garrett | DeKalb | |
| Garrett | Garrett | |
| Gary Wallace | Gary Roosevelt | |
| Gibson Southern | Princeton | |
| Hammond Morton | Hammond | |
| Harding | Fort Wayne Luers | |
| Hauser | Columbus North | |
| Indianapolis Tech | Indianapolis Tech | |
| Jasper | Jasper | |
| Knox | Knox | |
| Lake Station | Merrillville | |
| LaVille | New Prairie | |
| Lewis Cass | Pioneer | |
| McCutcheon | McCutcheon | |
| Michigan City Rogers | LaPorte | |
| Mishawaka | South Bend Clay | |
| Mississinewa | Marion | |
| Mount Vernon (Fortville) | Greenfield-Central | |
| Munster | Munster | |
| North Central (Indianapolis) | Brebeuf Jesuit | |
| Northfield | Huntington North | |
| Northfield | Manchester | |
| Northwestern | Western | |
| NorthWood | NorthWood | |
| Plainfield | Brownsburg | |
| Portage | Chesterton | |
| Randolph Southern | Randolph Southern | |
| Rochester | Rochester | |
| Scottsburg | Scottsburg | |
| Seeger | Benton Central | |
| Silver Creek | Charlestown | |
| South Knox | Vincennes Lincoln | |
| South Newton | South Newton | |
| South Vermillion | Rockville | |
| Switz City | Bloomfield | |
| Triton Central | Rushville | |
| Twin Lakes | Delphi | |
| Warren Central | Warren Central | |
| Warsaw | Wawasee | |
| West Noble | Prairie Heights | |
| West Vigo | Terre Haute South | |
| Western Boone | North Montgomery | |
| Westfield | Carmel | |
| Whiteland | Franklin | |
| Yorktown | Muncie North | |
| REGIONALS | ||
| SITE | WINNER | CLASS |
| Anderson | Anderson | |
| Calumet | Hammond | |
| Center Grove | Ben Davis | |
| Columbus North | Seymour | |
| Elkhart Central | NorthWood | |
| Fort Wayne Northop | Garrett | |
| Gibson Southern | Evansville Reitz | |
| Greencastle | Rockville | |
| Greenfield-Central | Rushville | |
| Huntington North | Marion | |
| New Albany | New Albany | |
| North Montgomery | Benton Central | |
| Valparaiso | Chesterton | |
| Warren Central | Indianapolis Tech | |
| Warsaw | Columbia City | |
| Washington | Vincennes Lincoln | |
| SEMISTATES | ||
| SITE | WINNER | CLASS |
| Bedford North Lawrence | Evansville Reitz | |
| Ben Davis | Rushville | |
| Fort Wayne Northrop | Marion | |
| Lafayette Jeff | Chesterton | |
| STATE | ||
| SITE | WINNER | CLASS |
| Market Square Arena | Evansville Reitz | |