Overall: 24-9, .727 W-L% (31st of 264)
Conference: 9-5, 2nd in Big 8 (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Jack Hartman (24-9)
PS/G: 64.9 (202nd of 264) ▪ PA/G: 59.9 (13th of 264)
SRS: 13.37 (22nd of 264) ▪ SOS: 8.37 (15th of 264)
NCAA Tournament: (#8 seed in West)
Won West First Round (64-60) versus #9 San Francisco
Won West Second Round (50-48) versus #1 Oregon State
Won West Regional Semifinal (57-52) versus #4 Illinois
Lost West Regional Final (82-68) versus #2 North Carolina
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Nov 29, 1980 | REG | Northern Iowa | Ind | W | 72 | 54 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sat, Dec 6, 1980 | REG | @ | Arizona | Pac-10 | W | 55 | 53 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Mon, Dec 8, 1980 | REG | @ | Arizona State | Pac-10 | L | 61 | 84 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 4 | Tue, Dec 23, 1980 | REG | Indiana | Big Ten | L | 44 | 51 | 2 | 2 | L 2 | ||
| 5 | Sat, Dec 27, 1980 | REG | N | Arkansas | SWC | W | 47 | 46 | 3 | 2 | W 1 | |
| 6 | Wed, Dec 31, 1980 | REG | Fresno State | PCAA | W | 47 | 39 | 4 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 7 | Sat, Jan 3, 1981 | REG | Louisville | Metro | W | 64 | 47 | 5 | 2 | W 3 | ||
| 8 | Tue, Jan 6, 1981 | REG | Oklahoma City | MW City | W | 97 | 79 | 6 | 2 | W 4 | ||
| 9 | Wed, Jan 14, 1981 | REG | @ | Nebraska | Big 8 | L | 49 | 59 | 6 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 10 | Sat, Jan 17, 1981 | REG | @ | Colorado | Big 8 | W | 63 | 62 | 7 | 3 | W 1 | |
| 11 | Wed, Jan 21, 1981 | REG | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | L | 83 | 90 | 7 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 12 | Sat, Jan 24, 1981 | REG | @ | Oklahoma | Big 8 | L | 63 | 65 | 7 | 5 | L 2 | |
| 13 | Wed, Jan 28, 1981 | REG | Kansas | Big 8 | W | 54 | 43 | 8 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 14 | Sat, Jan 31, 1981 | REG | @ | Iowa State | Big 8 | W | 75 | 62 | 9 | 5 | W 2 | |
| 15 | Wed, Feb 4, 1981 | REG | Missouri | Big 8 | W | 75 | 56 | 10 | 5 | W 3 | ||
| 16 | Sat, Feb 7, 1981 | REG | Colorado | Big 8 | W | 82 | 62 | 11 | 5 | W 4 | ||
| 17 | Wed, Feb 11, 1981 | REG | @ | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | W | 73 | 70 | 12 | 5 | W 5 | |
| 18 | Sat, Feb 14, 1981 | REG | Nebraska | Big 8 | W | 66 | 49 | 13 | 5 | W 6 | ||
| 19 | Wed, Feb 18, 1981 | REG | @ | Kansas | Big 8 | L | 49 | 51 | 13 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 20 | Sat, Feb 21, 1981 | REG | Oklahoma | Big 8 | W | 108 | 71 | 14 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 21 | Wed, Feb 25, 1981 | REG | Iowa State | Big 8 | W | 67 | 60 | 15 | 6 | W 2 | ||
| 22 | Sat, Feb 28, 1981 | REG | @ | Missouri | Big 8 | L | 43 | 46 | 15 | 7 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 23 | Tue, Mar 3, 1981 | CTOURN | Oklahoma | Big 8 | W | 75 | 56 | 16 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 24 | Wed, Mar 4, 1981 | CTOURN | N | Colorado | Big 8 | W | 64 | 61 | 17 | 7 | W 2 | |
| 25 | Thu, Mar 5, 1981 | CTOURN | N | Kansas | Big 8 | L | 68 | 80 | 17 | 8 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 26 | Thu, Mar 12, 1981 | NCAA | N | San Francisco | WCC | W | 64 | 60 | 18 | 8 | W 1 | |
| 27 | Sat, Mar 14, 1981 | NCAA | N | Oregon State | Pac-10 | W | 50 | 48 | 19 | 8 | W 2 | |
| 28 | Thu, Mar 19, 1981 | NCAA | N | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 57 | 52 | 20 | 8 | W 3 | |
| 29 | Sat, Mar 21, 1981 | NCAA | N | North Carolina | ACC | L | 68 | 82 | 20 | 9 | L 1 |