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1980-81 Illinois Fighting Illini Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 21-8 (12-6, 3rd in Big Ten MBB)

Rank: 19th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Lou Henson

PS/G: 77.7 (30th of 264)

PA/G: 67.2 (94th of 264)

SRS: 18.11 (6th of 264)

SOS: 8.47 (13th of 264)

NCAA Tournament: (#4 seed in West)
Won West Second Round (67-65) versus #5 Wyoming
Lost West Regional Semifinal (57-52) versus #8 Kansas State

AP Poll Summary

1980-81 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	12/1	12/8	12/15	12/22	12/29	1/5	1/12	1/19	1/26	2/2	2/9	2/16	2/23	3/2	Final
Illinois	-	-	-	17	18	16	12	18	15	-	18	17	15	14	16	19

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Sat, Nov 29, 1980	REG		Loyola Marymount	WCAC	-9.49	W	98	65		1	0	W 1	Assembly Hall
2	Sat, Dec 6, 1980	REG		TCU	SWC	0.16	W	87	55		2	0	W 2	Assembly Hall
3	Wed, Dec 10, 1980	REG	N	Missouri (14)	Big 8	10.94	W	84	62		3	0	W 3	St. Louis Arena
4	Sat, Dec 13, 1980	REG	@	Marquette	Ind	7.98	W	69	68		4	0	W 4	MECCA Arena
5	Fri, Dec 19, 1980	REG	N	Brigham Young (18)	WAC	13.80	L	75	80		4	1	L 1	Stokely Center
6	Sat, Dec 20, 1980	REG	N	Iona	ECACM	-5.29	W	106	84		5	1	W 1	Stokely Center
7	Fri, Dec 26, 1980	REG		Ohio	MAC	-8.58	W	84	54		6	1	W 2	Assembly Hall
8	Sat, Dec 27, 1980	REG	N	Oklahoma	Big 8	-1.84	W	93	63		7	1	W 3	Cox Center
9	Thu, Jan 8, 1981	REG	@	Northwestern	Big Ten	0.67	W	88	64		8	1	W 4	Welsh-Ryan Arena
10	Sat, Jan 10, 1981	REG	@	Indiana	Big Ten	21.18	L	61	78		8	2	L 1	Assembly Hall
11	Thu, Jan 15, 1981	REG		Purdue	Big Ten	10.50	W	87	65		9	2	W 1	Assembly Hall
12	Sat, Jan 17, 1981	REG		Minnesota (20)	Big Ten	14.70	W	80	76		10	2	W 2	Assembly Hall
13	Thu, Jan 22, 1981	REG	@	Michigan (16)	Big Ten	12.26	L	76	80		10	3	L 1	Crisler Arena
14	Sat, Jan 24, 1981	REG		Wisconsin	Big Ten	5.07	L	45	54		10	4	L 2	Assembly Hall
15	Thu, Jan 29, 1981	REG	@	Michigan State	Big Ten	6.43	W	71	70		11	4	W 1	Jenison Field House
16	Sat, Jan 31, 1981	REG		Iowa (13)	Big Ten	18.02	W	79	66		12	4	W 2	Assembly Hall
17	Thu, Feb 5, 1981	REG		Ohio State	Big Ten	10.61	W	82	63		13	4	W 3	Assembly Hall
18	Sat, Feb 7, 1981	REG	@	Iowa (15)	Big Ten	18.02	L	66	72		13	5	L 1	Iowa Field House
19	Thu, Feb 12, 1981	REG	@	Wisconsin	Big Ten	5.07	W	84	65		14	5	W 1	Wisconsin Field House
20	Sat, Feb 14, 1981	REG	@	Ohio State	Big Ten	10.61	W	63	57		15	5	W 2	St. John Arena
21	Thu, Feb 19, 1981	REG		Michigan (18)	Big Ten	12.26	W	67	64		16	5	W 3	Assembly Hall
22	Sat, Feb 21, 1981	REG		Michigan State	Big Ten	6.43	W	82	62		17	5	W 4	Assembly Hall
23	Thu, Feb 26, 1981	REG	@	Minnesota	Big Ten	14.70	L	59	76		17	6	L 1	Williams Arena
24	Sat, Feb 28, 1981	REG	@	Purdue	Big Ten	10.50	W	81	70		18	6	W 1	Mackey Arena
25	Thu, Mar 5, 1981	REG		Indiana (14)	Big Ten	21.18	L	66	69		18	7	L 1	Assembly Hall
26	Sat, Mar 7, 1981	REG		Northwestern	Big Ten	0.67	W	98	76		19	7	W 1	Assembly Hall
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
27	Sat, Mar 14, 1981	NCAA	N	Wyoming (17)	WAC	17.30	W	67	65		20	7	W 2	Pauley Pavilion
28	Thu, Mar 19, 1981	NCAA	N	Kansas State	Big 8	13.37	L	52	57		20	8	L 1	Jon M. Huntsman Center