1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

August 2023 1980 NCAA logo.svg Kentucky Indiana he 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings consisted of two human polls, the ap poll and the Coaches Poll along with various other preseason polls. Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   New to rankings from previous week Italics   Number of first place votes (#–#)   Win–loss record т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol AP Poll The final writers' poll was released on Monday, March 9.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AhVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SuIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2402%2C2882520 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire services AP poll, UPI poll March 10, 1981 2C 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final  ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 877–878 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 Dec. 1 Dec. 8 Dec. 15 Dec. 22 Dec. 29 Jan. 5 Jan. 12 Jan. 19 Jan. 26 Feb. 2 Feb. 9 Feb. 16 Feb. 23 Mar. 2 Mar. 9 Kentucky DePaul Louisville Maryland Indiana UCLA Oregon State Virginia 1980 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Notre Dame Missouri LSU North Carolina Iowa 1980 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M Georgetown St. John's BYU Syracuse Arkansas DePaul (2–0) u Kentucky (1–0) d UCLA (2–0) u Maryland (1–0) Indiana (2–0) Oregon State (1–0) u Virginia (3–0) u Louisville (0–1) d Ohio State (1–0) North Carolina (3–0) u Arkansas (2–1) u Iowa (2–0) u Notre Dame (0–1) d Texas A&M (1–0) u LSU (2–1) d St. John's (2–0) u Missouri (2–1) d Syracuse (1–0) u BYU (1–1) d Georgetown (1–2) d DePaul (3–0) Kentucky (3–0) UCLA (3–0) Maryland (4–0) Oregon State (3–0) u Virginia (4–0) u Indiana (2–1) d Ohio State (2–1) u Notre Dame (3–1) u North Carolina (5–1) LSU (3–1) u Texas A&M (2–0) u Wake Forest (4–0) npr Missouri (4–1) u Arizona State (3–0) npr Iowa (3–1) d Arkansas (3–2) d Michigan (3–0) npr BYU (2–1) Syracuse (2–1) d Louisville St. John's Georgetown (3–2) DePaul (5–0) Kentucky (4–0) UCLA (5–0) Oregon State (5–0) u Virginia (5–0) u Notre Dame (4–1) u Ohio State (2–1) u North Carolina (6–1) u Maryland (5–1) d LSU (4–1) u Indiana (5–2) d Wake Forest (6–0) u Texas A&M (5–0) d Arizona State (5–0) u Michigan (6–0) u Iowa (5–1) Illinois (4–0) npr BYU (4–1) u Arkansas (4–2) d Louisville (1–3) npr Missouri (5–2) Syracuse DePaul (8–0) Kentucky (6–0) UCLA (6–0) Oregon State (5–0) Virginia (5–0) North Carolina (7–1) u Wake Forest (8–0) u Notre Dame (4–1) d Maryland (6–1) LSU (6–1) Arizona State (6–0) u Texas A&M (7–0) u Michigan (7–0) u Iowa (6–1) u Indiana (5–3) d South Alabama (8–0) npr Arkansas (6–2) u Illinois (5–1) d Utah (7–0) npr BYU (6–2) d Ohio State Louisville DePaul (10–0) Oregon State (8–0) u Virginia (6–0) u Notre Dame (6–1) u Kentucky (6–1) d North Carolina (9–1) UCLA (6–1) d Wake Forest (8–0) d Maryland (8–1) LSU (8–1) Texas A&M (7–1) u Michigan (7–0) u Arizona State (8–1) d Iowa (6–1) Indiana (7–4) Illinois (7–1) u South Alabama (8–1) d Tennessee (8–1) npr BYU (8–2) u Utah (9–1) d Arkansas DePaul (12–0) Oregon State (9–0) Virginia (8–0) Kentucky (8–1) u Notre Dame (7–1) d Wake Forest (10–0) u UCLA (7–1) Maryland (10–1) u LSU (10–1) u Michigan (9–0) u Iowa (8–1) u Illinois (8–1) u Tennessee (9–1) u Arizona State (8–2) d South Alabama (10–1) u North Carolina (9–3) d BYU (10–2) u Utah (11–1) u Minnesota (9–1) npr Clemson (11–1) npr Texas A&M Indiana Oregon State (12–0) u Virginia (11–0) u Kentucky (10–1) u DePaul (13–1) d Wake Forest (12–0) u LSU (12–1) u Notre Dame (8–2) d UCLA (8–2) d Michigan (10–1) u Maryland (11–2) d Tennessee (10–2) u Arizona State (11–2) u South Alabama (13–1) u Iowa (9–2) d BYU (12–2) u Utah (13–1) u North Carolina (10–4) d Illinois (9–2) d Clemson (12–2) u Minnesota (9–2) d Oregon State (13–0) Virginia (13–0) DePaul (15–1) u Wake Forest (14–0) u LSU (14–1) u Kentucky (11–2) d Arizona State (13–2) u Tennessee (12–2) u Iowa (11–2) u Maryland (12–3) South Alabama (15–1) u UCLA (9–3) d Notre Dame (9–3) d Utah (15–1) u Illinois (11–2) u Michigan (11–2) d North Carolina (12–4) BYU (13–3) d Clemson (13–3) Connecticut (12–1) npr Minnesota Oregon State (15–0) т t Virginia (16–0) т u DePaul (16–1) LSU (17–1) u Arizona State (14–2) u Wake Forest (15–1) d Kentucky (13–3) d Notre Dame (12–3) u Utah (17–1) u UCLA (11–3) u Tennessee (13–3) d North Carolina (14–4) u Iowa (12–3) d Maryland (13–4) d BYU (15–3) u South Alabama (16–2) d Michigan (12–3) d Kansas (14–2) npr Minnesota (11–4) npr Connecticut (13–2) Illinois Clemson Virginia (18–0) Oregon State (17–0) d DePaul (18–1) LSU (19–1) Arizona State (15–2) Kentucky (15–3) u Utah (18–1) u Wake Forest (17–2) d Notre Dame (14–3) d Tennessee (15–3) u North Carolina (16–4) u UCLA (12–4) d Maryland (15–4) u Michigan (14–3) u Iowa (13–4) d BYU (15–4) d Indiana (13–7) npr Illinois (13–4) npr Wichita State (16–2) npr South Alabama (17–3) d Kansas Minnesota Connecticut (15–3) Virginia (20–0) Oregon State (19–0) DePaul (21–1) LSU (21–1) Arizona State (18–2) Utah (20–1) u Wake Forest (19–2) u UCLA (14–4) u Tennessee (16–4) u North Carolina (18–5) u Kentucky (16–4) d Notre Dame (16–4) d Michigan (16–3) u Iowa (15–4) u BYU (17–4) u Wichita State (18–2) u Illinois (14–5) u South Alabama (19–3) u Maryland (15–6) d Indiana (14–8) d Virginia (22–0) Oregon State (21–0) DePaul (22–1) LSU (23–1) Wake Forest (21–2) u UCLA (16–4) u Arizona State (19–3) d Tennessee (18–4) u Utah (21–2) d Kentucky (18–4) u Notre Dame (18–4) u Iowa (17–4) u North Carolina (19–6) d Wichita State (19–2) u Illinois (16–5) u Indiana (16–8) u BYU (18–5) d Michigan (16–5) d Lamar (20–2) npr Maryland (16–7) d South Alabama Oregon State (23–0) u LSU (26–1) u Virginia (23–1) d DePaul (24–1) d Arizona State (20–3) u Notre Dame (20–4) u Utah (23–2) u Iowa (19–4) u Kentucky (20–4) u Tennessee (19–5) d North Carolina (21–6) u Wake Forest (21–4) d UCLA (17–5) d Illinois (18–5) u BYU (20–5) u Indiana (17–9) Maryland (17–7) u Arkansas (20–6) npr Wichita State (20–4) d Louisville (17–8) npr Michigan Lamar Oregon State (25–0) DePaul (25–1) u LSU (27–2) d Virginia (24–3) d Arizona State (22–3) Notre Dame (22–4) Kentucky (22–4) u Iowa (21–4) Utah (24–3) d Tennessee (20–6) Wake Forest (22–5) u North Carolina (22–7) d UCLA (18–6) Indiana (19–9) u Arkansas (22–6) u Illinois (19–6) d Louisville (19–8) u BYU (21–6) d Wyoming (21–5) npr Maryland (18–8) d Wichita State DePaul (27–1) (55) u Oregon State (26–1) (5) d Arizona State (24–3) u LSU (28–3) d Virginia (25–3) d North Carolina (25–7) u Notre Dame (22–5) d Kentucky (22–5) d Indiana (21–9) u UCLA (20–6) u Wake Forest (22–6) Louisville (21–8) (1) u Iowa (21–6) d Utah (24–4) d Tennessee (20–7) d BYU (22–6) u Wyoming (23–5) u Maryland (20–9) u Illinois (20–7) d Arkansas (22–7) d UPI Poll The final coaches' poll was released on Monday, March 9. 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final   Dec. 8 Dec. 15 Dec. 22 Dec. 29 Jan. 5 Jan. 12 Jan. 19 Jan. 26 Feb. 2 Feb. 9 Feb. 16 Feb. 23 Mar. 2 Mar. 9 Kentucky DePaul Louisville Indiana Maryland Oregon State Virginia UCLA 1980 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Missouri North Carolina Notre Dame LSU 1980 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M Iowa Georgetown BYU Kansas State St. John's Syracuse тArizona State т Kentucky (3–0) DePaul (3–0) UCLA (3–0) u Maryland (4–0) u Oregon State (3–0) u Indiana (2–1) d Virginia (4–0) North Carolina (5–1) u Ohio State (2–1) Wake Forest (4–0) npr LSU (3–1) u Texas A&M (2–0) u Notre Dame (3–1) d Missouri (4–1) d Iowa (3–1) Michigan (3–0) npr BYU (2–1) Georgetown (2–1) d Minnesota (3–0) npr Arizona State (3–0) Louisville (0–3) Kansas State St. John's Syracuse (2–1) Kentucky (4–0) DePaul (5–0) UCLA (5–0) Oregon State (5–0) u Virginia (5–0) u North Carolina (6–1) u Indiana (5–2) d Wake Forest (6–0) u Maryland (5–1) d Ohio State (2–1) d Notre Dame (4–1) u LSU (4–1) d Arizona State (5–0) u Texas A&M (5–0) d Iowa (5–1) Illinois (4–0) npr Michigan (6–0) d Louisville (1–3) npr BYU (4–1) d Missouri (5–2) d Georgetown Kentucky (6–0) DePaul (8–0) UCLA (6–0) Oregon State (5–0) Virginia (5–0) Arizona State (6–0) u North Carolina (7–1) d Wake Forest (8–0) Maryland (6–1) Texas A&M (7–0) u Notre Dame (4–1) LSU (6–1) Michigan (7–0) u Iowa (6–1) u Utah (7–0) npr Indiana (5–3) d South Alabama (8–0) npr BYU (6–2) u Tennessee (6–1) npr Arkansas (6–2) npr Ohio State Illinois (5–1) Louisville (1–4) Missouri DePaul (10–0) u Oregon State (8–0) u Kentucky (6–1) d Virginia (6–0) u Notre Dame (6–1) u North Carolina (9–1) u UCLA (6–1) d Wake Forest (8–0) Maryland (8–1) Arizona State (8–1) d LSU (8–1) u Texas A&M (7–1) d Michigan (7–0) Indiana (7–4) u Iowa (6–1) d Illinois (7–1) npr South Alabama (8–1) Tennessee (8–1) u BYU (8–2) d Utah (9–1) d Arkansas DePaul (12–0) Oregon State (9–0) Kentucky (8–1) Virginia (8–0) Notre Dame (7–1) UCLA (7–1) u Wake Forest (10–0) u Maryland (10–1) u Michigan (9–0) u LSU (10–1) u Iowa (8–1) u Tennessee (9–1) u North Carolina (9–3) d Minnesota (9–1) npr South Alabama (10–1) u Illinois (8–1) Arizona State (8–2) d BYU (10–2) u Utah (11–1) u Clemson (11–1) npr Indiana Texas A&M Oregon State (12–0) u Virginia (11–0) u DePaul (13–1) d Kentucky (10–1) d Wake Forest (12–0) u LSU (12–1) u Maryland (11–2) u Michigan (10–1) u UCLA (8–2) d Notre Dame (8–2) d South Alabama (13–1) u Tennessee (10–2) BYU (12–2) u Arizona State (11–2) u Utah (13–1) u Iowa (9–2) d North Carolina (10–4) d Connecticut (10–0) npr Indiana (9–5) npr Minnesota (9–2) d Illinois (9–2) Clemson (12–2) Oregon State (13–0) Virginia (13–0) DePaul (15–1) Wake Forest (14–0) u LSU (14–1) u Kentucky (11–2) d Maryland (12–3) Iowa (11–2) u Arizona State (13–2) u South Alabama (15–1) u Utah (15–1) u Tennessee (12–2) Notre Dame (9–3) d UCLA (9–3) d Illinois (11–2) npr Michigan (11–2) d Connecticut (12–1) u North Carolina (12–4) d Indiana (10–6) Kansas (12–2) npr BYU (13–3) Minnesota Oregon State (15–0) Virginia (16–0) DePaul (16–1) LSU (17–1) u Kentucky (13–3) u Wake Forest (15–1) d Arizona State (14–2) u Utah (17–1) u Notre Dame (12–3) u UCLA (11–3) u North Carolina (14–4) u Iowa (12–3) d Maryland (13–4) d South Alabama (16–2) d Tennessee (13–3) d BYU (15–3) npr Indiana (11–7) u Kansas (14–2) u Connecticut (13–2) d Michigan (12–3) d Illinois Oregon State (17–0) Virginia (18–0) DePaul (18–1) LSU (19–1) Arizona State (15–2) u Kentucky (15–3) d Utah (18–1) u Wake Forest (17–2) d Notre Dame (14–3) North Carolina (16–4) u Maryland (15–4) u Tennessee (15–3) u Indiana (13–7) u UCLA (12–4) d Michigan (14–3) u Iowa (13–4) d South Alabama (17–3) d Connecticut (15–3) u BYU (15–4) d Wichita State (16–2) npr Kansas Oregon State (19–0) Virginia (20–0) DePaul (21–1) LSU (21–1) Arizona State (18–2) Utah (20–1) u Wake Forest (19–2) u Tennessee (16–4) u North Carolina (18–5) u UCLA (14–4) u Kentucky (16–4) d Michigan (16–3) u Iowa (15–4) u Notre Dame (16–4) d Indiana (14–8) d Maryland (15–6) d BYU (17–4) u South Alabama (19–3) d Wichita State (18–2) u Idaho (19–3) npr Connecticut Oregon State (21–0) Virginia (22–0) DePaul (22–1) LSU (23–1) Wake Forest (21–2) u UCLA (16–4) u Utah (21–2) d Arizona State (19–3) d Tennessee (18–4) d Kentucky (18–4) u Notre Dame (18–4) u Iowa (17–4) u North Carolina (19–6) d Indiana (16–8) u Wichita State (19–2) u Idaho (20–3) u Arkansas (18–6) npr Illinois (16–5) npr BYU (18–5) т td Kansas State (17–5) т npr Michigan (16–5) Maryland (16–7) South Alabama Oregon State (23–0) DePaul (24–1) u Virginia (23–1) d LSU (26–1) Arizona State (20–3) u Notre Dame (20–4) u Utah (23–2) Iowa (19–4) u Kentucky (20–4) u North Carolina (21–6) u Wake Forest (21–4) d Tennessee (19–5) d UCLA (17–5) d Illinois (18–5) u Indiana (17–9) d Arkansas (20–6) u Idaho (22–3) d Wichita State (20–4) d BYU (20–5) Maryland (17–7) npr Kansas State Oregon State (25–0) DePaul (25–1) LSU (27–2) u Virginia (24–2) d Arizona State (22–3) d Iowa (21–4) u Notre Dame (22–4) d Kentucky (22–4) u Utah (24–3) d Wake Forest (22–5) u North Carolina (22–7) d Tennessee (20–6) Indiana (19–9) u UCLA (18–6) d Arkansas (22–6) u Wyoming (21–6) npr Illinois (19–6) d Louisville (19–8) npr BYU (21–6) Missouri (21–8) npr Idaho Wichita State (21–5) Maryland (18–8) DePaul (27–1) (35) u Oregon State (26–1) (6) d Virginia (25–3) u LSU (28–3) d Arizona State (24–3) (1) North Carolina (25–7) u Indiana (21–9) u Kentucky (22–5) Notre Dame (22–5) d Utah (24–4) d UCLA (20–6) u Iowa (21–6) d Louisville (21–8) u Wake Forest (22–6) d Tennessee (20–7) d Wyoming (23–5) BYU (22–6) u Illinois (20–7) d Kansas (19–7) npr Maryland (20–9) npr Arkansas (22–7) Missouri (22–9) References Rankings Category:College men's basketball rankings in the United States