Overall: 27-2, .931 W-L% (1st of 264) (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Ray Meyer (27-2)
PS/G: 78.9 (19th of 264) ▪ PA/G: 66.1 (70th of 264)
SRS: 15.47 (12th of 264) ▪ SOS: 2.64 (85th of 264)
NCAA Tournament: (#1 seed in Mideast)
Lost Mideast Second Round (49-48) versus #9 Saint Joseph's
| Pre | 12/2 | 12/9 | 12/16 | 12/23 | 12/30 | 1/6 | 1/13 | 1/20 | 1/27 | 2/3 | 2/10 | 2/17 | 2/24 | 3/3 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Nov 22, 1980 | REG | N | Louisville | Metro | W | 86 | 80 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Mon, Dec 1, 1980 | REG | Gonzaga | WCC | W | 74 | 56 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sat, Dec 6, 1980 | REG | Santa Clara | WCC | W | 88 | 71 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Mon, Dec 8, 1980 | REG | Northern Illinois | MAC | W | 93 | 56 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 5 | Sat, Dec 13, 1980 | REG | @ | Texas | SWC | W | 83 | 65 | 5 | 0 | W 5 | |
| 6 | Tue, Dec 16, 1980 | REG | @ | North Texas | Ind | W | 92 | 86 | 6 | 0 | W 6 | |
| 7 | Fri, Dec 19, 1980 | REG | N | Loyola (IL) | MW City | W | 71 | 67 | 7 | 0 | W 7 | |
| 8 | Sat, Dec 20, 1980 | REG | N | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 62 | 54 | 8 | 0 | W 8 | |
| 9 | Sat, Dec 27, 1980 | REG | UCLA | Pac-10 | W | 93 | 77 | 9 | 0 | W 9 | ||
| 10 | Mon, Dec 29, 1980 | REG | N | Georgetown | Big East | W | 72 | 67 | 10 | 0 | W 10 | |
| 11 | Tue, Dec 30, 1980 | REG | @ | San Diego State | WAC | W | 85 | 69 | 11 | 0 | W 11 | |
| 12 | Sat, Jan 3, 1981 | REG | Furman | Southern | W | 78 | 65 | 12 | 0 | W 12 | ||
| 13 | Tue, Jan 6, 1981 | REG | @ | Maine | ECACN | W | 85 | 77 | 13 | 0 | W 13 | |
| 14 | Sat, Jan 10, 1981 | REG | Old Dominion | ECACS | L | 62 | 63 | 13 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 15 | Tue, Jan 13, 1981 | REG | Saint Louis | Metro | W | 93 | 67 | 14 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 16 | Sun, Jan 18, 1981 | REG | Wagner | ECACM | W | 90 | 75 | 15 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 17 | Sat, Jan 24, 1981 | REG | @ | La Salle | ECC | W | 69 | 62 | 16 | 1 | W 3 | |
| 18 | Wed, Jan 28, 1981 | REG | @ | Illinois State | Ind | W | 54 | 50 | 17 | 1 | W 4 | |
| 19 | Sun, Feb 1, 1981 | REG | Syracuse | Big East | W | 91 | 69 | 18 | 1 | W 5 | ||
| 20 | Wed, Feb 4, 1981 | REG | Detroit Mercy | MW City | W | 69 | 58 | 19 | 1 | W 6 | ||
| 21 | Sat, Feb 7, 1981 | REG | Alabama-Birmingham | Sun Belt | W | 77 | 66 | 20 | 1 | W 7 | ||
| 22 | Mon, Feb 9, 1981 | REG | Creighton | MVC | W | 83 | 57 | 21 | 1 | W 8 | ||
| 23 | Sat, Feb 14, 1981 | REG | @ | Evansville | MW City | W | 61 | 53 | 22 | 1 | W 9 | |
| 24 | Sat, Feb 21, 1981 | REG | Marquette | Ind | W | 78 | 71 | 23 | 1 | W 10 | ||
| 25 | Mon, Feb 23, 1981 | REG | @ | Butler | MW City | W | 89 | 64 | 24 | 1 | W 11 | |
| 26 | Sat, Feb 28, 1981 | REG | Loyola (IL) | MW City | W | 105 | 95 | 25 | 1 | W 12 | ||
| 27 | Wed, Mar 4, 1981 | REG | @ | Dayton | Ind | W | 84 | 64 | 26 | 1 | W 13 | |
| 28 | Sun, Mar 8, 1981 | REG | Notre Dame | Ind | W | 74 | 64 | 27 | 1 | W 14 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 29 | Sat, Mar 14, 1981 | NCAA | N | Saint Joseph's | ECC | L | 48 | 49 | 27 | 2 | L 1 |