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 |
| Yale | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Schedule and Results Table
| G |
Date |
Type |
|
Opponent |
Conf |
SRS |
|
Tm |
Opp |
OT |
W |
L |
Streak |
Arena |
| 1 | Fri, Nov 28, 1980 | REG | @ | Holy Cross | ECACN | 2.26 | L | 69 | 99 | | 0 | 1 | L 1 | Hart Center Arena |
| 2 | Sat, Dec 6, 1980 | REG | | Connecticut | Big East | 5.90 | L | 53 | 65 | | 0 | 2 | L 2 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium |
| 3 | Thu, Dec 11, 1980 | REG | @ | Fordham | ECACM | 1.65 | L | 73 | 85 | | 0 | 3 | L 3 | Rose Hill Gymnasium |
| 4 | Fri, Dec 26, 1980 | REG | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | 14.70 | L | 56 | 95 | | 0 | 4 | L 4 | Williams Arena |
| 5 | Sat, Dec 27, 1980 | REG | N | Washington | Pac-10 | 3.06 | L | 62 | 68 | | 0 | 5 | L 5 | Williams Arena |
| 6 | Sat, Jan 3, 1981 | REG | @ | Dayton | Ind | 2.64 | L | 69 | 79 | | 0 | 6 | L 6 | University of Dayton Arena |
| 7 | Fri, Jan 9, 1981 | REG | | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 2.59 | L | 59 | 63 | | 0 | 7 | L 7 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium |
| 8 | Sat, Jan 10, 1981 | REG | | Princeton | Ivy | -0.32 | L | 50 | 66 | | 0 | 8 | L 8 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium |
| 9 | Tue, Jan 13, 1981 | REG | @ | Army | ECACM | -12.59 | L | 62 | 77 | | 0 | 9 | L 9 | USMA Fieldhouse |
| 10 | Sat, Jan 17, 1981 | REG | @ | Dartmouth | Ivy | -13.14 | L | 65 | 75 | | 0 | 10 | L 10 | Alumni Gym |
| 11 | Tue, Jan 20, 1981 | REG | | Manhattan | ECACM | -13.88 | W | 78 | 64 | | 1 | 10 | W 1 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium |
| 12 | Sat, Jan 24, 1981 | REG | | New Hampshire | ECACN | -9.95 | W | 69 | 66 | | 2 | 10 | W 2 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium |
| 13 | Tue, Jan 27, 1981 | REG | @ | Fairfield | ECACM | -5.47 | L | 62 | 74 | | 2 | 11 | L 1 | Alumni Hall |
| 14 | Sat, Jan 31, 1981 | REG | | Brown | Ivy | -10.48 | L | 65 | 71 | | 2 | 12 | L 2 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium |
| 15 | Tue, Feb 3, 1981 | REG | @ | Harvard | Ivy | -10.26 | L | 94 | 107 | | 2 | 13 | L 3 | Lavietes Pavilion |
| 16 | Tue, Feb 10, 1981 | REG | @ | Brown | Ivy | -10.48 | L | 61 | 74 | | 2 | 14 | L 4 | Marvel Gym |
| 17 | Fri, Feb 13, 1981 | REG | | Columbia | Ivy | -9.50 | W | 76 | 65 | | 3 | 14 | W 1 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium |
| 18 | Sat, Feb 14, 1981 | REG | | Cornell | Ivy | -10.57 | W | 58 | 47 | | 4 | 14 | W 2 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium |
| 19 | Fri, Feb 20, 1981 | REG | @ | Princeton | Ivy | -0.32 | L | 47 | 60 | | 4 | 15 | L 1 | Jadwin Gymnasium |
| 20 | Sat, Feb 21, 1981 | REG | @ | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 2.59 | L | 55 | 78 | | 4 | 16 | L 2 | The Palestra |
| 21 | Fri, Feb 27, 1981 | REG | @ | Cornell | Ivy | -10.57 | W | 68 | 65 | | 5 | 16 | W 1 | Barton Hall |
| 22 | Sat, Feb 28, 1981 | REG | @ | Columbia | Ivy | -9.50 | L | 49 | 63 | | 5 | 17 | L 1 | Francis A. Levien Gymnasium |
| 23 | Fri, Mar 6, 1981 | REG | | Harvard | Ivy | -10.26 | L | 75 | 78 | | 5 | 18 | L 2 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium |
| 24 | Sat, Mar 7, 1981 | REG | | Dartmouth | Ivy | -13.14 | W | 53 | 51 | | 6 | 18 | W 1 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium |
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