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.KentuckyDePaul (2–0)DePaul (3–0)DePaul (5–0)DePaul (8–0)DePaul (10–0)DePaul (12–0)Oregon State (12–0)Oregon State (13–0)Oregon State (15–0) тVirginia (18–0)Virginia (20–0)Virginia (22–0)Oregon State (23–0)Oregon State (25–0)DePaul (27–1) (55)1.
2.DePaulKentucky (1–0)Kentucky (3–0)Kentucky (4–0)Kentucky (6–0)Oregon State (8–0)Oregon State (9–0)Virginia (11–0)Virginia (13–0)Virginia (16–0) тOregon State (17–0)Oregon State (19–0)Oregon State (21–0)LSU (26–1)DePaul (25–1)Oregon State (26–1) (5)2.
3.LouisvilleUCLA (2–0)UCLA (3–0)UCLA (5–0)UCLA (6–0)Virginia (6–0)Virginia (8–0)Kentucky (10–1)DePaul (15–1)DePaul (16–1)DePaul (18–1)DePaul (21–1)DePaul (22–1)Virginia (23–1)LSU (27–2)Arizona State (24–3)3.
4.MarylandMaryland (1–0)Maryland (4–0)Oregon State (5–0)Oregon State (5–0)Notre Dame (6–1)Kentucky (8–1)DePaul (13–1)Wake Forest (14–0)LSU (17–1)LSU (19–1)LSU (21–1)LSU (23–1)DePaul (24–1)Virginia (24–3)LSU (28–3)4.
5.IndianaIndiana (2–0)Oregon State (3–0)Virginia (5–0)Virginia (5–0)Kentucky (6–1)Notre Dame (7–1)Wake Forest (12–0)LSU (14–1)Arizona State (14–2)Arizona State (15–2)Arizona State (18–2)Wake Forest (21–2)Arizona State (20–3)Arizona State (22–3)Virginia (25–3)5.
6.UCLAOregon State (1–0)Virginia (4–0)Notre Dame (4–1)North Carolina (7–1)North Carolina (9–1)Wake Forest (10–0)LSU (12–1)Kentucky (11–2)Wake Forest (15–1)Kentucky (15–3)Utah (20–1)UCLA (16–4)Notre Dame (20–4)Notre Dame (22–4)North Carolina (25–7)6.
7.Oregon StateVirginia (3–0)Indiana (2–1)Ohio State (2–1)Wake Forest (8–0)UCLA (6–1)UCLA (7–1)Notre Dame (8–2)Arizona State (13–2)Kentucky (13–3)Utah (18–1)Wake Forest (19–2)Arizona State (19–3)Utah (23–2)Kentucky (22–4)Notre Dame (22–5)7.
8.VirginiaLouisville (0–1)Ohio State (2–1)North Carolina (6–1)Notre Dame (4–1)Wake Forest (8–0)Maryland (10–1)UCLA (8–2)Tennessee (12–2)Notre Dame (12–3)Wake Forest (17–2)UCLA (14–4)Tennessee (18–4)Iowa (19–4)Iowa (21–4)Kentucky (22–5)8.
9.Ohio StateOhio State (1–0)Notre Dame (3–1)Maryland (5–1)Maryland (6–1)Maryland (8–1)LSU (10–1)Michigan (10–1)Iowa (11–2)Utah (17–1)Notre Dame (14–3)Tennessee (16–4)Utah (21–2)Kentucky (20–4)Utah (24–3)Indiana (21–9)9.
10.Notre DameNorth Carolina (3–0)North Carolina (5–1)LSU (4–1)LSU (6–1)LSU (8–1)Michigan (9–0)Maryland (11–2)Maryland (12–3)UCLA (11–3)Tennessee (15–3)North Carolina (18–5)Kentucky (18–4)Tennessee (19–5)Tennessee (20–6)UCLA (20–6)10.
11.MissouriArkansas (2–1)LSU (3–1)Indiana (5–2)Arizona State (6–0)Texas A&M (7–1)Iowa (8–1)Tennessee (10–2)South Alabama (15–1)Tennessee (13–3)North Carolina (16–4)Kentucky (16–4)Notre Dame (18–4)North Carolina (21–6)Wake Forest (22–5)Wake Forest (22–6)11.
12.LSUIowa (2–0)Texas A&M (2–0)Wake Forest (6–0)Texas A&M (7–0)Michigan (7–0)Illinois (8–1)Arizona State (11–2)UCLA (9–3)North Carolina (14–4)UCLA (12–4)Notre Dame (16–4)Iowa (17–4)Wake Forest (21–4)North Carolina (22–7)Louisville (21–8) (1)12.
13.North CarolinaNotre Dame (0–1)Wake Forest (4–0)Texas A&M (5–0)Michigan (7–0)Arizona State (8–1)Tennessee (9–1)South Alabama (13–1)Notre Dame (9–3)Iowa (12–3)Maryland (15–4)Michigan (16–3)North Carolina (19–6)UCLA (17–5)UCLA (18–6)Iowa (21–6)13.
14.IowaTexas A&M (1–0)Missouri (4–1)Arizona State (5–0)Iowa (6–1)Iowa (6–1)Arizona State (8–2)Iowa (9–2)Utah (15–1)Maryland (13–4)Michigan (14–3)Iowa (15–4)Wichita State (19–2)Illinois (18–5)Indiana (19–9)Utah (24–4)14.
15.Texas A&MLSU (2–1)Arizona State (3–0)Michigan (6–0)Indiana (5–3)Indiana (7–4)South Alabama (10–1)BYU (12–2)Illinois (11–2)BYU (15–3)Iowa (13–4)BYU (17–4)Illinois (16–5)BYU (20–5)Arkansas (22–6)Tennessee (20–7)15.
16.GeorgetownSt. John's (2–0)Iowa (3–1)Iowa (5–1)South Alabama (8–0)Illinois (7–1)North Carolina (9–3)Utah (13–1)Michigan (11–2)South Alabama (16–2)BYU (15–4)Wichita State (18–2)Indiana (16–8)Indiana (17–9)Illinois (19–6)BYU (22–6)16.
17.St. John'sMissouri (2–1)Arkansas (3–2)Illinois (4–0)Arkansas (6–2)South Alabama (8–1)BYU (10–2)North Carolina (10–4)North Carolina (12–4)Michigan (12–3)Indiana (13–7)Illinois (14–5)BYU (18–5)Maryland (17–7)Louisville (19–8)Wyoming (23–5)17.
18.BYUSyracuse (1–0)Michigan (3–0)BYU (4–1)Illinois (5–1)Tennessee (8–1)Utah (11–1)Illinois (9–2)BYU (13–3)Kansas (14–2)Illinois (13–4)South Alabama (19–3)Michigan (16–5)Arkansas (20–6)BYU (21–6)Maryland (20–9)18.
19.SyracuseBYU (1–1)BYU (2–1)Arkansas (4–2)Utah (7–0)BYU (8–2)Minnesota (9–1)Clemson (12–2)Clemson (13–3)Minnesota (11–4)Wichita State (16–2)Maryland (15–6)Lamar (20–2)Wichita State (20–4)Wyoming (21–5)Illinois (20–7)19.
20.ArkansasGeorgetown (1–2)Syracuse (2–1)Louisville (1–3)BYU (6–2)Utah (9–1)Clemson (11–1)Minnesota (9–2)Connecticut (12–1)Connecticut (13–2)South Alabama (17–3)Indiana (14–8)Maryland (16–7)Louisville (17–8)Maryland (18–8)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]
NoneDropped:
  • Louisville
  • St. John's
  • Georgetown (3–2)
Dropped:
  • Missouri (5–2)
  • Syracuse
Dropped:
  • Ohio State
  • Louisville
Dropped:
  • Arkansas
Dropped:
  • Texas A&M
  • Indiana
NoneDropped:
  • Minnesota
Dropped:
  • Illinois
  • Clemson
Dropped:
  • Kansas
  • Minnesota
  • Connecticut (15–3)
NoneDropped:
  • South Alabama
Dropped:
  • Michigan
  • Lamar
Dropped:
  • Wichita State
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.KentuckyKentucky (3–0)Kentucky (4–0)Kentucky (6–0)DePaul (10–0)DePaul (12–0)Oregon State (12–0)Oregon State (13–0)Oregon State (15–0)Oregon State (17–0)Oregon State (19–0)Oregon State (21–0)Oregon State (23–0)Oregon State (25–0)DePaul (27–1) (35)1.
2.DePaulDePaul (3–0)DePaul (5–0)DePaul (8–0)Oregon State (8–0)Oregon State (9–0)Virginia (11–0)Virginia (13–0)Virginia (16–0)Virginia (18–0)Virginia (20–0)Virginia (22–0)DePaul (24–1)DePaul (25–1)Oregon State (26–1) (6)2.
3.LouisvilleUCLA (3–0)UCLA (5–0)UCLA (6–0)Kentucky (6–1)Kentucky (8–1)DePaul (13–1)DePaul (15–1)DePaul (16–1)DePaul (18–1)DePaul (21–1)DePaul (22–1)Virginia (23–1)LSU (27–2)Virginia (25–3)3.
4.IndianaMaryland (4–0)Oregon State (5–0)Oregon State (5–0)Virginia (6–0)Virginia (8–0)Kentucky (10–1)Wake Forest (14–0)LSU (17–1)LSU (19–1)LSU (21–1)LSU (23–1)LSU (26–1)Virginia (24–2)LSU (28–3)4.
5.MarylandOregon State (3–0)Virginia (5–0)Virginia (5–0)Notre Dame (6–1)Notre Dame (7–1)Wake Forest (12–0)LSU (14–1)Kentucky (13–3)Arizona State (15–2)Arizona State (18–2)Wake Forest (21–2)Arizona State (20–3)Arizona State (22–3)Arizona State (24–3) (1)5.
6.Oregon StateIndiana (2–1)North Carolina (6–1)Arizona State (6–0)North Carolina (9–1)UCLA (7–1)LSU (12–1)Kentucky (11–2)Wake Forest (15–1)Kentucky (15–3)Utah (20–1)UCLA (16–4)Notre Dame (20–4)Iowa (21–4)North Carolina (25–7)6.
7.VirginiaVirginia (4–0)Indiana (5–2)North Carolina (7–1)UCLA (6–1)Wake Forest (10–0)Maryland (11–2)Maryland (12–3)Arizona State (14–2)Utah (18–1)Wake Forest (19–2)Utah (21–2)Utah (23–2)Notre Dame (22–4)Indiana (21–9)7.
8.UCLANorth Carolina (5–1)Wake Forest (6–0)Wake Forest (8–0)Wake Forest (8–0)Maryland (10–1)Michigan (10–1)Iowa (11–2)Utah (17–1)Wake Forest (17–2)Tennessee (16–4)Arizona State (19–3)Iowa (19–4)Kentucky (22–4)Kentucky (22–5)8.
9.Ohio StateOhio State (2–1)Maryland (5–1)Maryland (6–1)Maryland (8–1)Michigan (9–0)UCLA (8–2)Arizona State (13–2)Notre Dame (12–3)Notre Dame (14–3)North Carolina (18–5)Tennessee (18–4)Kentucky (20–4)Utah (24–3)Notre Dame (22–5)9.
10.MissouriWake Forest (4–0)Ohio State (2–1)Texas A&M (7–0)Arizona State (8–1)LSU (10–1)Notre Dame (8–2)South Alabama (15–1)UCLA (11–3)North Carolina (16–4)UCLA (14–4)Kentucky (18–4)North Carolina (21–6)Wake Forest (22–5)Utah (24–4)10.
11.North CarolinaLSU (3–1)Notre Dame (4–1)Notre Dame (4–1)LSU (8–1)Iowa (8–1)South Alabama (13–1)Utah (15–1)North Carolina (14–4)Maryland (15–4)Kentucky (16–4)Notre Dame (18–4)Wake Forest (21–4)North Carolina (22–7)UCLA (20–6)11.
12.Notre DameTexas A&M (2–0)LSU (4–1)LSU (6–1)Texas A&M (7–1)Tennessee (9–1)Tennessee (10–2)Tennessee (12–2)Iowa (12–3)Tennessee (15–3)Michigan (16–3)Iowa (17–4)Tennessee (19–5)Tennessee (20–6)Iowa (21–6)12.
13.LSUNotre Dame (3–1)Arizona State (5–0)Michigan (7–0)Michigan (7–0)North Carolina (9–3)BYU (12–2)Notre Dame (9–3)Maryland (13–4)Indiana (13–7)Iowa (15–4)North Carolina (19–6)UCLA (17–5)Indiana (19–9)Louisville (21–8)13.
14.Texas A&MMissouri (4–1)Texas A&M (5–0)Iowa (6–1)Indiana (7–4)Minnesota (9–1)Arizona State (11–2)UCLA (9–3)South Alabama (16–2)UCLA (12–4)Notre Dame (16–4)Indiana (16–8)Illinois (18–5)UCLA (18–6)Wake Forest (22–6)14.
15.IowaIowa (3–1)Iowa (5–1)Utah (7–0)Iowa (6–1)South Alabama (10–1)Utah (13–1)Illinois (11–2)Tennessee (13–3)Michigan (14–3)Indiana (14–8)Wichita State (19–2)Indiana (17–9)Arkansas (22–6)Tennessee (20–7)15.
16.GeorgetownMichigan (3–0)Illinois (4–0)Indiana (5–3)Illinois (7–1)Illinois (8–1)Iowa (9–2)Michigan (11–2)BYU (15–3)Iowa (13–4)Maryland (15–6)Idaho (20–3)Arkansas (20–6)Wyoming (21–6)Wyoming (23–5)16.
17.BYUBYU (2–1)Michigan (6–0)South Alabama (8–0)South Alabama (8–1)Arizona State (8–2)North Carolina (10–4)Connecticut (12–1)Indiana (11–7)South Alabama (17–3)BYU (17–4)Arkansas (18–6)Idaho (22–3)Illinois (19–6)BYU (22–6)17.
18.Kansas StateGeorgetown (2–1)Louisville (1–3)BYU (6–2)Tennessee (8–1)BYU (10–2)Connecticut (10–0)North Carolina (12–4)Kansas (14–2)Connecticut (15–3)South Alabama (19–3)Illinois (16–5)Wichita State (20–4)Louisville (19–8)Illinois (20–7)18.
19.St. John'sMinnesota (3–0)BYU (4–1)Tennessee (6–1)BYU (8–2)Utah (11–1)Indiana (9–5)Indiana (10–6)Connecticut (13–2)BYU (15–4)Wichita State (18–2)BYU (18–5) тBYU (20–5)BYU (21–6)Kansas (19–7)19.
20.Syracuse т
Arizona State т
Arizona State (3–0)Missouri (5–2)Arkansas (6–2)Utah (9–1)Clemson (11–1)Minnesota (9–2)Kansas (12–2)Michigan (12–3)Wichita State (16–2)Idaho (19–3)Kansas State (17–5) тMaryland (17–7)Missouri (21–8)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]
Dropped:
  • Louisville (0–3)
  • Kansas State
  • St. John's
  • Syracuse (2–1)
Dropped:
  • Georgetown
Dropped:
  • Ohio State
  • Illinois (5–1)
  • Louisville (1–4)
  • Missouri
Dropped:
  • Arkansas
Dropped:
  • Indiana
  • Texas A&M
Dropped:
  • Illinois (9–2)
  • Clemson (12–2)
Dropped:
  • BYU (13–3)
  • Minnesota
Dropped:
  • Illinois
Dropped:
  • Kansas
Dropped:
  • Connecticut
Dropped:
  • Michigan (16–5)
  • Maryland (16–7)
  • South Alabama
Dropped:
  • Kansas State
Dropped:
  • Idaho
  • Wichita State (21–5)
  • Maryland (18–8)
Dropped:
  • Arkansas (22–7)
  • Missouri (22–9)

References

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