1980–81 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1980–81 Creighton Bluejays Basketball 150 Missouri Valley Conference MVC 21–9 11–5 Tom Apke 7th Omaha Civic Auditorium MVC tournament champion NCAA tournament second round The 1980–81 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by head coach Tom Apke, played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. The Jays finished with a 21–9 record (11–5 MVC), and won the Missouri Valley Conference tournamentCreighton 68, Southwest Missouri State 52 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/03/06/Creighton-68-Southwest-Missouri-State-52/1574668235600/ UPI Archives March 6, 1991 May 17, 2020 to earn an automatic bid to the 1981 NCAA tournament. As No. 8 seed in the Mideast region, the Jays fell to No. 9 seed Saint Joseph's in the opening round.Bluejays Flatten Feeble Aggies as N.M. Makes Another 1st-Round Exit https://www.deseret.com/1991/3/15/18910353/bluejays-flatten-feeble-aggies-as-n-m-makes-another-1st-round-exit Deseret News March 15, 1991 May 17, 2020 Roster 1980 Creighton Bluejays y y Mark Jones 10 G 6 1 So basketball Corning, Iowa Corning Kevin McKenna 30 G 6 7 190 Sr y basketball Palatine, Illinois Alex Stivrins 32 F 6 8 210 Fr y Lincoln, Nebraska George Morrow 41 F 6 7 Sr Memphis, Tennessee Kevin Ross 51 FC 6 8 Jr Kansas City, Kansas Tom Apke (Creighton) https://gocreighton.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1980-81 1980-81 Creighton Bluejays Roster and Stats Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/creighton/1981.html February 25, 2023 Schedule and results 1980-81 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1980-81 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Creighton Bluejays| Regular season Nov 28, 1980 yes 1980 men Wisconsin–Superior Yellowjackets Wisconsin–Superior Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska 92–59 1–0 Dec 2, 1980 yes 1980 men Omaha Mavericks Nebraska–Omaha Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska 79–72 2–0 Dec 6, 1980 yes Nebraska Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska Rivalry 66–61 OT 3–0 Dec 8, 1980 yes yes 1980 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri 64–57 4–0 Dec 9, 1980 yes 1980 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola–Chicago Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska 82–74 5–0 Dec 12, 1980 yes yes Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 77–73 6–0 Dec 22, 1980 yes 1980 men Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska 72–52 7–0 Dec 28, 1980 yes yes 1980 men South Florida Bulls South Florida Sun Dome Tampa, Florida 62–77 7–1 Jan 3, 1981 1980 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska 97–86 8–1 1–0 Jan 8, 1981 yes 1980 men Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 78–62 9–1 2–0 Jan 10, 1981 yes 1980 men Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana 62–61 10–1 3–0 Jan 15, 1981 yes Marquette Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska 66–76 10–2 Jan 17, 1981 1980 men Bradley Braves Bradley Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska 54–51 11–2 4–0 Jan 19, 1981 yes 1980 men Drake Bulldogs Drake Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa 70–71 11–3 4–1 Jan 22, 1981 Wichita State Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska 72–77 11–4 4–2 Jan 24, 1981 1980 men West Texas A&M Buffaloes West Texas A&M Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska 86–69 12–4 5–2 Jan 31, 1981 yes Tulsa Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 84–87 12–5 5–3 Feb 2, 1981 Southern Illinois Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska 50–43 13–5 6–3 Feb 5, 1981 Indiana State Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska 65–62 14–5 7–3 Feb 7, 1981 yes Bradley Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, Illinois 80–93 14–6 7–4 Feb 9, 1981 yes yes DePaul 3 Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois 57–83 16,473 14–7 Feb 14, 1981 1980 men New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska 95–83 15–7 8–4 Feb 19, 1981 Drake Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska 73–69 16–7 9–4 Feb 21, 1981 yes Wichita State 14 Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas 70–83 16–8 9–5 Feb 26, 1981 yes West Texas A&M WT Fieldhouse Canyon, Texas 90–86 17–8 10–5 Feb 28, 1981 yes New Mexico State Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico 84–78 18–8 11–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Creighton Bluejays| Missouri Valley Conference tournament Mar 5, 1981 yes 2 Indiana State 7 Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska Quarterfinals 64–61 19–8 Mar 6, 1981 yes 2 Tulsa 3 Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska Semifinals 66–64 20–8 Mar 7, 1981 yes yes 2 Wichita State 1 Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas Championship game 70–64 21–8 |- !colspan=9 style=Creighton Bluejays| 1981 NCAA tournament Mar 12, 1981 yes yes 8 ME Saint Joseph's 9 ME University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio First round 57–59 21–9 AP poll Central ME Mideast 2019-20 Creighton Men's Basketball Media Guide https://gocreighton.com/news/2019/9/29/2019-20-mens-basketball-media-guide-now-on-line.aspx Creighton Bluejays February 25, 2023 References Creighton Creighton Category:Creighton Bluejays men's basketball seasons Creighton Bluejays men's bask Creighton Bluejays men's bask