AP Poll Summary Table
| School |
Pre |
12/3 |
12/10 |
12/17 |
12/26 |
1/2 |
1/7 |
1/14 |
1/21 |
1/28 |
2/4 |
2/11 |
2/18 |
2/25 |
Final |
| Middle Tennessee | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Schedule and Results Table
| G |
Date |
Type |
|
Opponent |
Conf |
SRS |
|
Tm |
Opp |
OT |
W |
L |
Streak |
Arena |
| 1 | Fri, Nov 30, 1979 | REG | N | Saint Louis | Metro | 0.85 | W | 67 | 65 | | 1 | 0 | W 1 | Littlejohn Coliseum |
| 2 | Sat, Dec 1, 1979 | REG | @ | Clemson | ACC | 15.72 | L | 61 | 94 | | 1 | 1 | L 1 | Littlejohn Coliseum |
| 3 | Sat, Dec 8, 1979 | REG | | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 5.28 | L | 49 | 55 | | 1 | 2 | L 2 | Murphy Center |
| 4 | Mon, Dec 10, 1979 | REG | @ | Tennessee State | Ind | -2.31 | L | 63 | 75 | | 1 | 3 | L 3 | Kean Hall Gymnasium |
| 5 | Sat, Dec 15, 1979 | REG | @ | Mercer | TAAC | -4.43 | W | 63 | 62 | | 2 | 3 | W 1 | Porter Gym |
| 6 | Sat, Dec 22, 1979 | REG | | Mercer | TAAC | -4.43 | W | 81 | 63 | | 3 | 3 | W 2 | Murphy Center |
| 7 | Thu, Jan 3, 1980 | REG | @ | Centenary (LA) | TAAC | -4.11 | L | 54 | 58 | | 3 | 4 | L 1 | Gold Dome |
| 8 | Sat, Jan 5, 1980 | REG | @ | McNeese | Southland | 0.02 | L | 53 | 65 | | 3 | 5 | L 2 | Lake Charles Civic Center |
| 9 | Thu, Jan 10, 1980 | REG | | Tennessee Tech | OVC | -12.26 | W | 65 | 62 | | 4 | 5 | W 1 | Murphy Center |
| 10 | Thu, Jan 17, 1980 | REG | | Austin Peay | OVC | -8.36 | W | 78 | 68 | | 5 | 5 | W 2 | Murphy Center |
| 11 | Sat, Jan 19, 1980 | REG | @ | Murray State | OVC | 3.31 | L | 53 | 61 | | 5 | 6 | L 1 | Racer Arena |
| 12 | Thu, Jan 24, 1980 | REG | | Western Kentucky | OVC | 4.41 | L | 68 | 72 | | 5 | 7 | L 2 | Murphy Center |
| 13 | Sat, Jan 26, 1980 | REG | @ | Morehead State | OVC | -4.83 | L | 66 | 68 | | 5 | 8 | L 3 | Wetherby Gymnasium |
| 14 | Thu, Jan 31, 1980 | REG | | Eastern Kentucky | OVC | 0.66 | W | 79 | 64 | | 6 | 8 | W 1 | Murphy Center |
| 15 | Sat, Feb 2, 1980 | REG | | Morehead State | OVC | -4.83 | W | 75 | 68 | | 7 | 8 | W 2 | Murphy Center |
| 16 | Thu, Feb 7, 1980 | REG | @ | Tennessee Tech | OVC | -12.26 | W | 77 | 68 | | 8 | 8 | W 3 | Eblen Center |
| 17 | Thu, Feb 14, 1980 | REG | | Murray State | OVC | 3.31 | L | 62 | 68 | | 8 | 9 | L 1 | Murphy Center |
| 18 | Sat, Feb 16, 1980 | REG | @ | Austin Peay | OVC | -8.36 | L | 63 | 75 | | 8 | 10 | L 2 | Winfield Dunn Center |
| 19 | Thu, Feb 21, 1980 | REG | @ | Western Kentucky | OVC | 4.41 | L | 79 | 81 | | 8 | 11 | L 3 | E. A. Diddle Arena |
| 20 | Sat, Feb 23, 1980 | REG | @ | Eastern Kentucky | OVC | 0.66 | L | 67 | 79 | | 8 | 12 | L 4 | McBrayer Arena |
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