- AP Poll
- UPI Poll
- References
{{Infobox NCAA basketball rankings
| year = 1980
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| preseason_number_1 = Kentucky
| ncaa_champions = Indiana
}}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 | 1=1980|sex=men|team=DePaul Blue Demons|school=DePaul University|title=DePaul}} (55) | Independent | 27|1|record=y}} | | 2 | 1=1980|sex=men|team=Oregon State Beavers|school=Oregon State University|title=Oregon State}} (5) | Pacific-10 | 26|1|record=y}} | | 3 | 1=1980|sex=men|team=Arizona State Sun Devils|school=Arizona State University|title=Arizona State}} | Pacific-10 | 24|3|record=y}} | | 4 | LSU | Southeastern | 28|3|record=y}} | | 5 | Virginia | Atlantic Coast | 25|3|record=y}} | | 6 | North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | 25|7|record=y}} | | 7 | 1=1980|sex=men|team=Notre Dame Fighting Irish|school=University of Notre Dame|title=Notre Dame}} | Independent | 22|5|record=y}} | | 8 | Kentucky | Southeastern | 22|5|record=y}} | | 9 | Indiana | Big Ten | 21|9|record=y}} | | 10 | UCLA | Pacific-10 | 20|6|record=y}} | | 11 | Wake Forest | Atlantic Coast | 22|6|record=y}} | | 12 | Louisville (1) | Metro | 21|8|record=y}} | | 13 | Iowa | Big Ten | 21|6|record=y}} | | 14 | Utah | Western Athletic | 24|4|record=y}} | | 15 | 1=1980|sex=men|team=Tennessee Volunteers|school=University of Tennessee|title=Tennessee}} | Southeastern | 22|7|record=y}} | | 16 | Brigham Young | Western Athletic | 22|6|record=y}} | | 17 | 1=1980|sex=men|team=Wyoming Cowboys|school=University of Wyoming|title=Wyoming}} | Western Athletic | 23|5|record=y}} | | 18 | 1=1980|sex=men|team=Maryland Terrapins|school=University of Maryland|title=Maryland}} | Atlantic Coast | 20|9|record=y}} | | 19 | Illinois | Big Ten | 20|7|record=y}} | | 20 | Arkansas | Southwest | 22|7|record=y}} |
{{small|Source:}}[2][3] UPI Poll The final coaches' poll was released on Tuesday, March 10.[1] | Rank | Team | Conference | W–L (Pct.) | | 1 | 1=1980|sex=men|team=DePaul Blue Demons|school=DePaul University|title=DePaul}} (35) | Independent | 27|1|record=y}} | | 2 | 1=1980|sex=men|team=Oregon State Beavers|school=Oregon State University|title=Oregon State}} (6) | Pacific-10 | 26|1|record=y}} | | 3 | Virginia | Atlantic Coast | 25|3|record=y}} | | 4 | LSU | Southeastern | 28|3|record=y}} | | 5 | 1=1980|sex=men|team=Arizona State Sun Devils|school=Arizona State University|title=Arizona State}} (1) | Pacific-10 | 24|3|record=y}} | | 6 | North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | 25|7|record=y}} | | 7 | Indiana | Big Ten | 21|9|record=y}} | | 8 | Kentucky | Southeastern | 22|5|record=y}} | | 9 | 1=1980|sex=men|team=Notre Dame Fighting Irish|school=University of Notre Dame|title=Notre Dame}} | Independent | 22|5|record=y}} | | 10 | Utah | Western Athletic | 24|4|record=y}} | | 11 | UCLA | Pacific-10 | 20|6|record=y}} | | 12 | Iowa | Big Ten | 21|6|record=y}} | | 13 | Louisville | Metro | 21|8|record=y}} | | 14 | Wake Forest | Atlantic Coast | 22|6|record=y}} | | 15 | 1=1980|sex=men|team=Tennessee Volunteers|school=University of Tennessee|title=Tennessee}} | Southeastern | 22|7|record=y}} | | 16 | 1=1980|sex=men|team=Wyoming Cowboys|school=University of Wyoming|title=Wyoming}} | Western Athletic | 23|5|record=y}} | | 17 | Brigham Young | Western Athletic | 22|6|record=y}} | | 20 | Illinois | Big Ten | 20|7|record=y}} | | 19 | Kansas | Big Eight | 19|7|record=y}} | | 20 | 1=1980|sex=men|team=Maryland Terrapins|school=University of Maryland|title=Maryland}} | Atlantic Coast | 20|9|record=y}} |
{{small|Source:}}[1] References 1. ^1 2 {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AhVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SuIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2402%2C2882520 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=wire services |title=AP poll, UPI poll |date=March 10, 1981 |page=2C}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/mbasketball/ap/seasons.cfm?seasonid=1981|title=1981 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll|publisher=College Poll Archive|accessdate=January 29, 2018}}
3. ^https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/seasons/1981.html
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