1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Season	1980–81
NCAA Tournament	1981
Preseason #1	Kentucky
NCAA Tournament Champions	Indiana
NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
← 1979–80	1981–82 →

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.

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.[1]

	Preseason [2]	Week 1 Dec. 1[2]	Week 2 Dec. 8[2]	Week 3 Dec. 15[2]	Week 4 Dec. 22[2]	Week 5 Dec. 29[2]	Week 6 Jan. 5[2]	Week 7 Jan. 12[2]	Week 8 Jan. 19[2]	Week 9 Jan. 26[2]	Week 10 Feb. 2[2]	Week 11 Feb. 9[2]	Week 12 Feb. 16[3]	Week 13 Feb. 23[3]	Week 14 Mar. 2[3]	Final Mar. 9[3][4][5]
1.	Kentucky															DePaul (27–1) (55)	1.
2.	DePaul															Oregon State (26–1) (5)	2.
3.	Louisville															Arizona State (24–3)	3.
4.	Maryland															LSU (28–3)	4.
5.	Indiana															Virginia (25–3)	5.
6.	UCLA															North Carolina (25–7)	6.
7.	Oregon State															Notre Dame (22–5)	7.
8.	Virginia															Kentucky (22–5)	8.
9.	Ohio State															Indiana (21–9)	9.
10.	Notre Dame															UCLA (20–6)	10.
11.	Missouri															Wake Forest (22–6)	11.
12.	LSU															Louisville (21–8) (1)	12.
13.	North Carolina															Iowa (21–6)	13.
14.	Iowa															Utah (24–4)	14.
15.	Texas A&M															Tennessee (20–7)	15.
16.	Georgetown															BYU (22–6)	16.
17.	St. John's															Wyoming (23–5)	17.
18.	BYU															Maryland (20–9)	18.
19.	Syracuse															Illinois (20–7)	19.
20.	Arkansas															Arkansas (22–7)	20.
	Preseason [2]	Week 1 Dec. 1[2]	Week 2 Dec. 8[2]	Week 3 Dec. 15[2]	Week 4 Dec. 22[2]	Week 5 Dec. 29[2]	Week 6 Jan. 5[2]	Week 7 Jan. 12[2]	Week 8 Jan. 19[2]	Week 9 Jan. 26[2]	Week 10 Feb. 2[2]	Week 11 Feb. 9[2]	Week 12 Feb. 16[3]	Week 13 Feb. 23[3]	Week 14 Mar. 2[3]	Final Mar. 9[3][6][7]
		None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None

UPI Poll

The final coaches' poll was released on Monday, March 9.

	Preseason [2]	Week 2 Dec. 8[2]	Week 3 Dec. 15[2]	Week 4 Dec. 22[2]	Week 5 Dec. 29[2]	Week 6 Jan. 5[2]	Week 7 Jan. 12[2]	Week 8 Jan. 19[2]	Week 9 Jan. 26[2]	Week 10 Feb. 2[2]	Week 11 Feb. 9[2]	Week 12 Feb. 16[3]	Week 13 Feb. 23[3]	Week 14 Mar. 2[3]	Final Mar. 9[3]
1.	Kentucky														DePaul (27–1) (35)	1.
2.	DePaul														Oregon State (26–1) (6)	2.
3.	Louisville														Virginia (25–3)	3.
4.	Indiana														LSU (28–3)	4.
5.	Maryland														Arizona State (24–3) (1)	5.
6.	Oregon State														North Carolina (25–7)	6.
7.	Virginia														Indiana (21–9)	7.
8.	UCLA														Kentucky (22–5)	8.
9.	Ohio State														Notre Dame (22–5)	9.
10.	Missouri														Utah (24–4)	10.
11.	North Carolina														UCLA (20–6)	11.
12.	Notre Dame														Iowa (21–6)	12.
13.	LSU														Louisville (21–8)	13.
14.	Texas A&M														Wake Forest (22–6)	14.
15.	Iowa														Tennessee (20–7)	15.
16.	Georgetown														Wyoming (23–5)	16.
17.	BYU														BYU (22–6)	17.
18.	Kansas State														Illinois (20–7)	18.
19.	St. John's														Kansas (19–7)	19.
20.	Syracuse т Arizona State т														Maryland (20–9)	20.
	Preseason [2]	Week 2 Dec. 8[2]	Week 3 Dec. 15[2]	Week 4 Dec. 22[2]	Week 5 Dec. 29[2]	Week 6 Jan. 5[2]	Week 7 Jan. 12[2]	Week 8 Jan. 19[2]	Week 9 Jan. 26[2]	Week 10 Feb. 2[2]	Week 11 Feb. 9[2]	Week 12 Feb. 16[3]	Week 13 Feb. 23[3]	Week 14 Mar. 2[3]	Final Mar. 9[3]
		None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	Dropped: Arkansas (22–7) Missouri

References

"AP poll, UPI poll". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. March 10, 1981. p. 2C.
ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 877. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 878. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
"1981 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
"1980-81 Season Summary".
"1981 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
"1980-81 Season Summary".

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[fnlpoll-1] "AP poll, UPI poll". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. March 10, 1981. p. 2C.

[ESPN-2] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 877. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[ESPN2-3] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 878. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[4] "1981 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved January 29, 2018.

[5] "1980-81 Season Summary".

[6] "1981 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved January 29, 2018.

[7] "1980-81 Season Summary".