1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

The 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various other preseason polls.

AP Poll

The final writers' poll was released on Tuesday, March 10.[1]

Rank Team Conference W–L (Pct.)
1 DePaul (55) Independent 27–1 (.964)
2 Oregon State (5) Pacific-10 26–1 (.963)
3 Arizona State Pacific-10 24–3 (.889)
4 LSU Southeastern 28–3 (.903)
5 Virginia Atlantic Coast 25–3 (.893)
6 North Carolina Atlantic Coast 25–7 (.781)
7 Notre Dame Independent 22–5 (.815)
8 Kentucky Southeastern 22–5 (.815)
9 Indiana Big Ten 21–9 (.700)
10 UCLA Pacific-10 20–6 (.769)
11 Wake Forest Atlantic Coast 22–6 (.786)
12 Louisville (1) Metro 21–8 (.724)
13 Iowa Big Ten 21–6 (.778)
14 Utah Western Athletic 24–4 (.857)
15 Tennessee Southeastern 22–7 (.759)
16 Brigham Young Western Athletic 22–6 (.786)
17 Wyoming Western Athletic 23–5 (.821)
18 Maryland Atlantic Coast 20–9 (.690)
19 Illinois Big Ten 20–7 (.741)
20 Arkansas Southwest 22–7 (.759)

Source:[2][3]

UPI Poll

The final coaches' poll was released on Tuesday, March 10.[1]

Rank Team Conference W–L (Pct.)
1 DePaul (35) Independent 27–1 (.964)
2 Oregon State (6) Pacific-10 26–1 (.963)
3 Virginia Atlantic Coast 25–3 (.893)
4 LSU Southeastern 28–3 (.903)
5 Arizona State (1) Pacific-10 24–3 (.889)
6 North Carolina Atlantic Coast 25–7 (.781)
7 Indiana Big Ten 21–9 (.700)
8 Kentucky Southeastern 22–5 (.815)
9 Notre Dame Independent 22–5 (.815)
10 Utah Western Athletic 24–4 (.857)
11 UCLA Pacific-10 20–6 (.769)
12 Iowa Big Ten 21–6 (.778)
13 Louisville Metro 21–8 (.724)
14 Wake Forest Atlantic Coast 22–6 (.786)
15 Tennessee Southeastern 22–7 (.759)
16 Wyoming Western Athletic 23–5 (.821)
17 Brigham Young Western Athletic 22–6 (.786)
20 Illinois Big Ten 20–7 (.741)
19 Kansas Big Eight 19–7 (.731)
20 Maryland Atlantic Coast 20–9 (.690)

Source:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "AP poll, UPI poll". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. March 10, 1981. p. 2C.
  2. ↑ "1981 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  3. ↑ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/seasons/1981.html


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