Ball State University
1980-81 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall20-100.667
Conference10-60.625
StreakL1
Home14-1
Away4-8
Neutral2-1
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29 (Sat) | Away | Indiana University | Bloomington, IN | L 69-75 | ||
| Dec 1 (Mon) | Home | Ferris State University | Muncie, IN | W 96-63 | ||
| Dec 3 (Wed) | Home | University of Indianapolis | Muncie, IN | W 82-79 | ||
| Dec 6 (Sat) | Home | Hillsdale College | Muncie, IN | W 80-49 | ||
| Dec 9 (Tue) | Away | University of Wisconsin | Madison, WI | L 72-85 | ||
| Dec 13 (Sat) | Home | Indiana State University | Muncie, IN | W 76-60 | ||
| Dec 20 (Sat) | Home | Wayne State College | Muncie, IN | W 65-61 | ||
| Dec 22 (Mon) | Away | Bradley University | Peoria, IL | L 73-106 | ||
| Dec 27 (Sat) | Home | University of Nebraska | Muncie, IN | W 67-62 | ||
| Jan 5 (Mon) | Away | Butler University | Indianapolis, IN | W 69-66 | ||
| Jan 7 (Wed) | Home | Eastern Michigan University | Muncie, IN | W 85-72 | ||
| Jan 10 (Sat) | Away | University of Toledo | Toledo, OH | L 68-70 | ||
| Jan 14 (Wed) | Home | Kent State University | Muncie, IN | W 63-53 | ||
| Jan 17 (Sat) | Away | Northern Illinois University | DeKalb, IL | W 78-73 | ||
| Jan 21 (Wed) | Away | Miami University (OH) | Oxford, OH | W 80-69 | ||
| Jan 24 (Sat) | Home | Western Michigan University | Muncie, IN | L 77-78 | ||
| Jan 28 (Wed) | Away | Ohio University | Athens, OH | L 68-75 | ||
| Jan 31 (Sat) | Home | Central Michigan University | Muncie, IN | W 76-69 | ||
| Feb 4 (Wed) | Away | Bowling Green | Bowling Green, OH | L 53-54 | ||
| Feb 7 (Sat) | Home | University of Toledo | Muncie, IN | W 91-82 | ||
| Feb 11 (Wed) | Away | Kent State University | Kent, OH | L 67-74 | ||
| Feb 14 (Sat) | Home | Northern Illinois University | Muncie, IN | W 63-58 | ||
| Feb 18 (Wed) | Home | Miami University (OH) | Muncie, IN | W 77-75 | ||
| Feb 21 (Sat) | Away | Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo, MI | W 74-69 | ||
| Feb 25 (Wed) | Home | Ohio University | Muncie, IN | W 76-63 | ||
| Feb 28 (Sat) | Away | Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant, MI | L 83-84 | ||
| Mar 3 (Tue) | Home | Ohio University | Muncie, IN | Mid-American Conference Tournament | W 85-70 | |
| Mar 6 (Fri) | Neutral | University of Toledo | Ann Arbor, MI | Mid-American Conference Tournament | W 79-77 | |
| Mar 7 (Sat) | Neutral | Northern Illinois University | Ann Arbor, MI | Mid-American Conference Tournament | W 79-66 | |
| Mar 13 (Fri) | Neutral | Boston College | Tuscaloosa, AL | NCAA Tournament | L 90-93 |