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 |
| Northwestern | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.
Schedule and Results Table
| G |
Date |
Type |
|
Opponent |
Conf |
SRS |
|
Tm |
Opp |
OT |
W |
L |
Streak |
Arena |
| 1 | Mon, Dec 1, 1980 | REG | | Colorado State | WAC | -7.00 | W | 78 | 75 | | 1 | 0 | W 1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 2 | Fri, Dec 5, 1980 | REG | | Cornell | Ivy | -10.57 | W | 63 | 48 | | 2 | 0 | W 2 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 3 | Fri, Dec 19, 1980 | REG | N | Northern Illinois | MAC | 2.19 | W | 53 | 52 | | 3 | 0 | W 3 | Rosemont Horizon |
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| 4 | Sat, Dec 20, 1980 | REG | N | DePaul (1) | Ind | 15.47 | L | 54 | 62 | | 3 | 1 | L 1 | |
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| 5 | Fri, Dec 26, 1980 | REG | N | Oregon State (4) | Pac-10 | 19.49 | L | 70 | 90 | | 3 | 2 | L 2 | Memorial Coliseum |
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| 6 | Sat, Dec 27, 1980 | REG | N | Princeton | Ivy | -0.32 | W | 72 | 68 | | 4 | 2 | W 1 | Memorial Coliseum |
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| 7 | Sun, Dec 28, 1980 | REG | N | Utah (19) | WAC | 13.69 | L | 63 | 73 | | 4 | 3 | L 1 | Memorial Coliseum |
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| 8 | Thu, Jan 8, 1981 | REG | | Illinois (12) | Big Ten | 18.11 | L | 64 | 88 | | 4 | 4 | L 2 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 9 | Sat, Jan 10, 1981 | REG | | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 5.07 | W | 50 | 48 | | 5 | 4 | W 1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 10 | Thu, Jan 15, 1981 | REG | @ | Ohio State | Big Ten | 10.61 | L | 69 | 81 | | 5 | 5 | L 1 | St. John Arena |
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| 11 | Sat, Jan 17, 1981 | REG | @ | Michigan State | Big Ten | 6.43 | L | 70 | 84 | | 5 | 6 | L 2 | Jenison Field House |
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| 12 | Thu, Jan 22, 1981 | REG | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | 10.50 | L | 50 | 55 | | 5 | 7 | L 3 | Mackey Arena |
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| 13 | Sat, Jan 24, 1981 | REG | | Indiana | Big Ten | 21.18 | L | 56 | 93 | | 5 | 8 | L 4 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 14 | Mon, Jan 26, 1981 | REG | | Michigan (17) | Big Ten | 12.26 | L | 52 | 77 | | 5 | 9 | L 5 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 15 | Sat, Jan 31, 1981 | REG | @ | Minnesota (19) | Big Ten | 14.70 | L | 63 | 74 | | 5 | 10 | L 6 | Williams Arena |
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| 16 | Thu, Feb 5, 1981 | REG | | Iowa (15) | Big Ten | 18.02 | L | 65 | 76 | | 5 | 11 | L 7 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 17 | Sat, Feb 7, 1981 | REG | | Minnesota | Big Ten | 14.70 | L | 62 | 68 | | 5 | 12 | L 8 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 18 | Thu, Feb 12, 1981 | REG | @ | Indiana (20) | Big Ten | 21.18 | L | 52 | 86 | | 5 | 13 | L 9 | Assembly Hall |
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| 19 | Sat, Feb 14, 1981 | REG | @ | Iowa (14) | Big Ten | 18.02 | L | 64 | 82 | | 5 | 14 | L 10 | Iowa Field House |
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| 20 | Thu, Feb 19, 1981 | REG | | Purdue | Big Ten | 10.50 | L | 69 | 82 | | 5 | 15 | L 11 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 21 | Sat, Feb 21, 1981 | REG | @ | Michigan (18) | Big Ten | 12.26 | W | 74 | 70 | | 6 | 15 | W 1 | Crisler Arena |
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| 22 | Thu, Feb 26, 1981 | REG | | Michigan State | Big Ten | 6.43 | L | 61 | 74 | | 6 | 16 | L 1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 23 | Sat, Feb 28, 1981 | REG | | Ohio State | Big Ten | 10.61 | W | 69 | 62 | | 7 | 16 | W 1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 24 | Thu, Mar 5, 1981 | REG | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 5.07 | L | 57 | 60 | | 7 | 17 | L 1 | Wisconsin Field House |
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| 25 | Sat, Mar 7, 1981 | REG | @ | Illinois (16) | Big Ten | 18.11 | L | 76 | 98 | | 7 | 18 | L 2 | Assembly Hall |
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