Overall: 17-11, .607 W-L% (98th of 264)
Conference: 8-6, 3rd in Big East (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Lou Carnesecca (17-11)
PS/G: 68.4 (155th of 264) ▪ PA/G: 64.7 (54th of 264)
SRS: 6.97 (51st of 264) ▪ SOS: 3.30 (75th of 264)
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 16 |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Nov 28, 1980 | REG | James Madison | ECACS | W | 67 | 58 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sat, Nov 29, 1980 | REG | Pennsylvania | Ivy | W | 68 | 62 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Wed, Dec 3, 1980 | REG | @ | Manhattan | ECACM | W | 78 | 58 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 4 | Sat, Dec 6, 1980 | REG | Princeton | Ivy | L | 46 | 47 | 3 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 5 | Wed, Dec 10, 1980 | REG | @ | Columbia | Ivy | W | 58 | 42 | 4 | 1 | W 1 | |
| 6 | Sat, Dec 13, 1980 | REG | Rutgers | EAA | W | 71 | 70 | 5 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 7 | Tue, Dec 23, 1980 | REG | Fairleigh Dickinson | ECACM | W | 82 | 67 | 6 | 1 | W 3 | ||
| 8 | Fri, Dec 26, 1980 | REG | N | Pennsylvania | Ivy | W | 66 | 58 | 7 | 1 | W 4 | |
| 9 | Sat, Dec 27, 1980 | REG | N | North Carolina State | ACC | L | 55 | 64 | 7 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 10 | Sat, Jan 3, 1981 | REG | @ | Villanova | Big East | W | 90 | 78 | 8 | 2 | W 1 | |
| 11 | Wed, Jan 7, 1981 | REG | Georgetown | Big East | W | 68 | 60 | 9 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 12 | Sat, Jan 10, 1981 | REG | Providence | Big East | W | 83 | 63 | 10 | 2 | W 3 | ||
| 13 | Wed, Jan 14, 1981 | REG | Villanova | Big East | W | 56 | 54 | 11 | 2 | W 4 | ||
| 14 | Sat, Jan 17, 1981 | REG | @ | Connecticut | Big East | L | 68 | 69 | 11 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 15 | Wed, Jan 21, 1981 | REG | Seton Hall | Big East | W | 73 | 62 | 12 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 16 | Sat, Jan 24, 1981 | REG | @ | Syracuse | Big East | L | 71 | 79 | 12 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 17 | Wed, Jan 28, 1981 | REG | Niagara | ECACN | W | 79 | 65 | 13 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 18 | Sat, Jan 31, 1981 | REG | @ | Fordham | ECACM | W | 80 | 69 | 14 | 4 | W 2 | |
| 19 | Mon, Feb 2, 1981 | REG | Boston College | Big East | W | 76 | 71 | 15 | 4 | W 3 | ||
| 20 | Sat, Feb 7, 1981 | REG | @ | Georgetown | Big East | L | 68 | 75 | 15 | 5 | L 1 | |
| 21 | Wed, Feb 11, 1981 | REG | Connecticut | Big East | W | 72 | 65 | 16 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 22 | Sat, Feb 14, 1981 | REG | Oregon State | Pac-10 | L | 45 | 57 | 16 | 6 | L 1 | ||
| 23 | Mon, Feb 16, 1981 | REG | @ | Providence | Big East | L | 57 | 73 | 16 | 7 | L 2 | |
| 24 | Sat, Feb 21, 1981 | REG | @ | Boston College | Big East | L | 58 | 59 | 16 | 8 | L 3 | |
| 25 | Wed, Feb 25, 1981 | REG | @ | Seton Hall | Big East | L | 63 | 70 | 16 | 9 | L 4 | |
| 26 | Sat, Feb 28, 1981 | REG | Syracuse | Big East | W | 82 | 73 | 17 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 27 | Thu, Mar 5, 1981 | CTOURN | @ | Syracuse | Big East | L | 66 | 71 | 17 | 10 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 28 | Thu, Mar 12, 1981 | NIT | Alabama | SEC | L | 69 | 73 | OT | 17 | 11 | L 2 |