1980–81 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
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{{Infobox NCAA team season
| sport = basketball
| year = 1980–81
| team = Arkansas Razorbacks
| image =
| image_size = 150
| conference = Southwest Conference
| division =
| short_conf = SWC
| CoachRank =
| APRank = 20
| record = 24–8
| conf_record = 13–3
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| head_coach = Eddie Sutton
| hc_year = 7th
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| arena = Barnhill Arena
| champion = SWC regular season champions
| tourney = NCAA Tournament
| tourney_result = Sweet Sixteen
}}
{{1980–81 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1980–81 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
Roster
- Craig Olson
- U.S. Reed
Schedule and results
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 12, 1981
| nonconf = yes
| time =
| tv =
| seed = MW5
| rank = 20
| away =
| neutral = yes
| oppseed = MW12
| opprank =
| opponent = Mercer
| gamename = NCAA Tournament • First round
| score = 73–67
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| site_stadium = Frank Erwin Center
| attend =
| site_cityst = Austin, Texas
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 14, 1981
| nonconf = yes
| time =
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| seed = MW5
| rank = 20
| away =
| neutral = yes
| oppseed = MW4
| opprank = 12
| opponent = Louisville
| gamename = NCAA Tournament • Second Round
| score = 74–73{{cite magazine |title=March 14, 1981: When the NCAA tournament became Madness |url=https://www.si.com/college/2012/03/14/1981-madness |publisher=Sports Illustrated |date=March 14, 2012 |access-date=February 19, 2023}}
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| site_stadium = Frank Erwin Center
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| site_cityst = Austin, Texas
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 20, 1981
| nonconf = yes
| time =
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| seed = MW5
| rank = 20
| away =
| neutral = yes
| oppseed = MW1
| opprank = 4
| opponent = LSU
| gamename = NCAA Tournament • Regional semifinal
| score = 56–72
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| site_stadium = Louisiana Superdome
| attend =
| site_cityst = New Orleans, Louisiana
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{{CBB schedule end
| rank =
| poll = AP Poll
| timezone =
| region = MW
| regionname = Midwest
| notes =
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Rankings
{{main|1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball navbox}}
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