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| Date | Opponent | Result/Prediction | Record | Conf | Rating | ||||
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| Dec 04, 1980 | 15 | Louisville | W | 68-60 | 45% | 1 - 0 | +17.1 | ||
| Dec 06, 1980 | 152 | @ Oklahoma | W | 84-75 | 71% | 2 - 0 | +11.3 | ||
| Dec 08, 1980 | 144 | @ Oral Roberts | W | 72-69 | 69% | 3 - 0 | +5.8 | ||
| Dec 12, 1980 | 32 | Georgia | L | 64-66 | 58% | 3 - 1 | +3.9 | ||
| Dec 13, 1980 | 149 | Tulane | W | 102-85 | 88% | 4 - 1 | +12.2 | ||
| Dec 20, 1980 | 65 | Oklahoma St. | W | 88-86 | 73% | 5 - 1 | +3.6 | ||
| Dec 22, 1980 | 33 | Purdue | W | 90-76 | 59% | 6 - 1 | +19.7 | ||
| Jan 03, 1981 | 62 | @ Creighton | L | 86-97 | 45% | 6 - 2 | 0 - 1 | -1.8 | |
| Jan 05, 1981 | 237 | Southern Illinois | W | 85-67 | 96% | 7 - 2 | 1 - 1 | +5.4 | |
| Jan 10, 1981 | 21 | Wichita St. | W | 91-84 | 49% | 8 - 2 | 2 - 1 | +15.2 | |
| Jan 17, 1981 | 159 | @ Indiana St. | W | 81-59 | 73% | 9 - 2 | 3 - 1 | +23.6 | |
| Jan 19, 1981 | 42 | @ Bradley | L | 63-70 | 36% | 9 - 3 | 3 - 2 | +4.5 | |
| Jan 22, 1981 | 70 | West Texas A&M | W | 103-90 | 74% | 10 - 3 | 4 - 2 | +14.3 | |
| Jan 26, 1981 | 54 | Drake | W | 86-77 | 69% | 11 - 3 | 5 - 2 | +11.9 | |
| Jan 29, 1981 | 237 | @ Southern Illinois | W | 68-60 | 89% | 12 - 3 | 6 - 2 | +2.6 | |
| Jan 31, 1981 | 62 | Creighton | W | 87-84 | 72% | 13 - 3 | 7 - 2 | +5.0 | |
| Feb 07, 1981 | 70 | @ West Texas A&M | L | 83-85 | 47% | 13 - 4 | 7 - 3 | +6.5 | |
| Feb 09, 1981 | 97 | @ New Mexico St. | L | 85-98 | 57% | 13 - 5 | 7 - 4 | -6.9 | |
| Feb 14, 1981 | 42 | Bradley | W | 74-54 | 64% | 14 - 5 | 8 - 4 | +24.2 | |
| Feb 16, 1981 | 21 | @ Wichita St. | W | 74-72 | 23% | 15 - 5 | 9 - 4 | +17.5 | |
| Feb 21, 1981 | 54 | @ Drake | L | 87-107 | 41% | 15 - 6 | 9 - 5 | -9.9 | |
| Feb 23, 1981 | 159 | Indiana St. | W | 63-47 | 89% | 16 - 6 | 10 - 5 | +10.3 | |
| Feb 26, 1981 | 97 | New Mexico St. | W | 86-79 | 80% | 17 - 6 | 11 - 5 | +5.8 | |
| Feb 28, 1981 | 144 | Oral Roberts | W | 81-70 | 87% | 18 - 6 | +6.5 | ||
| Mar 05, 1981 | 97 | New Mexico St. | W | 68-67 | 80% | 19 - 6 | -0.2 | ||
| Mar 06, 1981 | 62 | @ Creighton | L | 64-66 | 45% | 19 - 7 | +7.2 | ||
| Mar 13, 1981 | 80 | UT Rio Grande Valley | W | 81-71 | 77% | 20 - 7 | +10.0 | ||
| Mar 16, 1981 | 58 | UTEP | W | 72-67 | 70% | 21 - 7 | +7.5 | ||
| Mar 20, 1981 | 29 | South Alabama | W | 69-68 | 55% | 22 - 7 | +7.6 | ||
| Mar 23, 1981 | 69 | West Virginia | W | 89-87 | 61% | 23 - 7 | +7.0 | ||
| Mar 25, 1981 | 39 | Syracuse | W | 86-84 OT | 48% | 24 - 7 | +10.3 | ||
| Projected Record | 24 - 7 | 11 - 5 | |||||||
