1980–81 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Joe B. Hall^[2] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 22–6.^[3]

1980–81 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 8
Record	22–6 (15–3 SEC)
Head coach	Joe B. Hall (9th season)
Home arena	Rupp Arena
Seasons ← 1979–80 1981–82 →

1980–81 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 LSU	17	–	1		.944			31	–	5		.861
No. 8 Kentucky	15	–	3		.833			22	–	6		.786
No. 15 Tennessee	12	–	6		.667			21	–	8		.724
Alabama	10	–	8		.556			18	–	11		.621
Georgia	9	–	9		.500			19	–	12		.613
Ole Miss †	8	–	10		.444			16	–	14		.533
Vanderbilt	7	–	11		.389			15	–	14		.517
Florida	5	–	13		.278			12	–	16		.429
Auburn	4	–	14		.222			11	–	16		.407
Mississippi State	3	–	15		.167			8	–	19		.296
† 1981 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

References

1. sports-reference.com 1980-81 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
2. "1980-1981 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 10, 2013.
3. "1980-1981 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 10, 2013.