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1980-81 Men's Big Ten Conference Schedule and Results

1979-80 Big Ten 1981-82 Big Ten

Record: 174-118, .596 W-L% (3rd of 29) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: 11.75 (1st of 29)

SOS: 8.87 (1st of 29)

Regular Season Champion: Indiana

Coach of the Year: Bob Knight

Conference Tournament Champion: None

NCAA Tournament: 3 teams (Illinois, Indiana and Iowa)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 3 teams (Indiana, Iowa and Ohio State)

Ranked in Final AP Poll: 3 teams (Illinois, Indiana and Iowa)

90 Games

Conference games only

90 Games Table
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Mon, Jan 5, 1981	Michigan	74	Purdue	81
Thu, Jan 8, 1981	Michigan State	43	Indiana	55
Thu, Jan 8, 1981	Ohio State	58	Iowa	56
Thu, Jan 8, 1981	Wisconsin	60	Minnesota	76
Thu, Jan 8, 1981	Illinois	88	Northwestern	64
Sat, Jan 10, 1981	Illinois	61	Indiana	78
Sat, Jan 10, 1981	Michigan State	57	Iowa	65
Sat, Jan 10, 1981	Michigan	68	Minnesota	67
Sat, Jan 10, 1981	Wisconsin	48	Northwestern	50
Sat, Jan 10, 1981	Ohio State	65	Purdue	75
Thu, Jan 15, 1981	Purdue	65	Illinois	87
Thu, Jan 15, 1981	Indiana	52	Michigan	55	OT
Thu, Jan 15, 1981	Minnesota	86	Michigan State	77
Thu, Jan 15, 1981	Northwestern	69	Ohio State	81
Thu, Jan 15, 1981	Iowa	76	Wisconsin	66
Sat, Jan 17, 1981	Minnesota	76	Illinois	80
Sat, Jan 17, 1981	Iowa	73	Michigan	58
Sat, Jan 17, 1981	Northwestern	70	Michigan State	84
Sat, Jan 17, 1981	Purdue	71	Wisconsin	69
Sun, Jan 18, 1981	Indiana	67	Ohio State	60
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Thu, Jan 22, 1981	Iowa	56	Indiana	53
Thu, Jan 22, 1981	Illinois	76	Michigan	80
Thu, Jan 22, 1981	Ohio State	76	Minnesota	63
Thu, Jan 22, 1981	Northwestern	50	Purdue	55
Thu, Jan 22, 1981	Michigan State	62	Wisconsin	63
Sat, Jan 24, 1981	Wisconsin	54	Illinois	45
Sat, Jan 24, 1981	Minnesota	60	Iowa	48
Sat, Jan 24, 1981	Indiana	93	Northwestern	56
Sat, Jan 24, 1981	Michigan	63	Ohio State	69
Sat, Jan 24, 1981	Michigan State	74	Purdue	68
Mon, Jan 26, 1981	Michigan	77	Northwestern	52
Thu, Jan 29, 1981	Purdue	67	Iowa	84
Thu, Jan 29, 1981	Illinois	71	Michigan State	70
Thu, Jan 29, 1981	Indiana	56	Minnesota	53	OT
Thu, Jan 29, 1981	Wisconsin	67	Ohio State	71
Sat, Jan 31, 1981	Iowa	66	Illinois	79
Sat, Jan 31, 1981	Purdue	61	Indiana	69
Sat, Jan 31, 1981	Ohio State	54	Michigan State	60
Sat, Jan 31, 1981	Northwestern	63	Minnesota	74
Sat, Jan 31, 1981	Michigan	74	Wisconsin	67
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Thu, Feb 5, 1981	Ohio State	63	Illinois	82
Thu, Feb 5, 1981	Wisconsin	64	Indiana	89
Thu, Feb 5, 1981	Michigan State	77	Michigan	79
Thu, Feb 5, 1981	Iowa	76	Northwestern	65
Thu, Feb 5, 1981	Minnesota	59	Purdue	74
Sat, Feb 7, 1981	Illinois	66	Iowa	72
Sat, Feb 7, 1981	Wisconsin	64	Michigan	71
Sat, Feb 7, 1981	Minnesota	68	Northwestern	62
Sat, Feb 7, 1981	Michigan State	62	Ohio State	73
Sat, Feb 7, 1981	Indiana	66	Purdue	68
Thu, Feb 12, 1981	Northwestern	52	Indiana	86
Thu, Feb 12, 1981	Ohio State	105	Michigan	87
Thu, Feb 12, 1981	Purdue	63	Michigan State	48
Thu, Feb 12, 1981	Iowa	60	Minnesota	58
Thu, Feb 12, 1981	Illinois	84	Wisconsin	65
Sat, Feb 14, 1981	Northwestern	64	Iowa	82
Sat, Feb 14, 1981	Michigan	66	Michigan State	70
Sat, Feb 14, 1981	Purdue	72	Minnesota	92
Sat, Feb 14, 1981	Illinois	63	Ohio State	57
Sat, Feb 14, 1981	Indiana	59	Wisconsin	52
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Thu, Feb 19, 1981	Michigan	64	Illinois	67
Thu, Feb 19, 1981	Indiana	65	Iowa	78
Thu, Feb 19, 1981	Wisconsin	65	Michigan State	74
Thu, Feb 19, 1981	Purdue	82	Northwestern	69
Thu, Feb 19, 1981	Minnesota	82	Ohio State	76
Sat, Feb 21, 1981	Michigan State	62	Illinois	82
Sat, Feb 21, 1981	Minnesota	63	Indiana	74
Sat, Feb 21, 1981	Northwestern	74	Michigan	70
Sat, Feb 21, 1981	Iowa	67	Purdue	62
Sat, Feb 21, 1981	Ohio State	63	Wisconsin	77
Thu, Feb 26, 1981	Ohio State	58	Indiana	74
Thu, Feb 26, 1981	Michigan	66	Iowa	69
Thu, Feb 26, 1981	Illinois	59	Minnesota	76
Thu, Feb 26, 1981	Michigan State	74	Northwestern	61
Thu, Feb 26, 1981	Wisconsin	61	Purdue	72
Sat, Feb 28, 1981	Michigan	83	Indiana	98
Sat, Feb 28, 1981	Wisconsin	75	Iowa	96
Sat, Feb 28, 1981	Michigan State	89	Minnesota	92
Sat, Feb 28, 1981	Ohio State	62	Northwestern	69
Sat, Feb 28, 1981	Illinois	81	Purdue	70
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Thu, Mar 5, 1981	Indiana	69	Illinois	66
Thu, Mar 5, 1981	Minnesota	67	Michigan	83
Thu, Mar 5, 1981	Iowa	70	Michigan State	71
Thu, Mar 5, 1981	Purdue	92	Ohio State	93
Thu, Mar 5, 1981	Northwestern	57	Wisconsin	60
Sat, Mar 7, 1981	Northwestern	76	Illinois	98
Sat, Mar 7, 1981	Purdue	67	Michigan	61
Sat, Mar 7, 1981	Indiana	69	Michigan State	48
Sat, Mar 7, 1981	Iowa	70	Ohio State	78
Sat, Mar 7, 1981	Minnesota	58	Wisconsin	60

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