1980–81 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rebels were led by fifth-year head coach, Bob Weltlich. The Rebels played their home games at Tad Smith Coliseum in Oxford, Mississippi as members of the Southeastern Conference. This season marked the first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history.

1980–81 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
SEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record16–14 (8–10 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaTad Smith Coliseum
Seasons
1980–81 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
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]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
December 1980*
Central Arkansas W 82–50  1–0
Tad Smith Coliseum (2,352)
Oxford, MS
December 3, 1980*
at Tennessee Tech W 59–56  2–0
Eblen Center (3,800)
Cookeville, TN
December 6, 1980*
UAB W 83–72  3–0
Tad Smith Coliseum (3,928)
Oxford, MS
December 10, 1980*
at Mercer W 70–58  4–0
Porter Gym (3,145)
Macon, GA
December 17, 1980*
at Bowling Green L 76–79  4–1
Anderson Arena (3,249)
Bowling Green, OH
December 19, 1980*
vs. Jacksonville
Dayton Invitational Tournament
W 59–50  5–1
UD Arena (9,344)
Dayton, OH
December 20, 1980*
at Dayton
Dayton Invitational Tournament
L 70–72  5–2
UD Arena (10,021)
Dayton, OH
December 23, 1980
at Georgia L 62–70  5–3
(0–1)
Stegeman Coliseum (6,570)
Athens, GA
December 30, 1980*
Memphis State L 64–69  5–4
Tad Smith Coliseum (7,209)
Oxford, MS
January 3, 1981
Auburn W 46–45  6–4
(1–1)
Tad Smith Coliseum (4,016)
Oxford, MS
January 7, 1981
at No. 13 Tennessee L 68–73  6–5
(1–2)
Stokely Athletic Center (12,700)
Knoxville, TN
January 10, 1981
Alabama L 48–74  6–6
(1–3)
Tad Smith Coliseum (7,003)
Oxford, MS
January 14, 1981
at No. 3 Kentucky L 55–64  6–7
(1–4)
Rupp Arena (23,525)
Lexington, KY
January 17, 1981
at Florida L 71–74  6–8
(1–5)
O'Connell Center (6,815)
Gainesville, FL
January 21, 1981
Vanderbilt W 46–44  7–8
(2–5)
Tad Smith Coliseum (4,819)
Oxford, MS
January 24, 1981
at Mississippi State W 59–52 OT 8–8
(3–5)
Humphrey Coliseum (7,820)
Starkville, MS
January 28, 1981
No. 4 LSU L 59–63  8–9
(3–6)
Tad Smith Coliseum (7,309)
Oxford, MS
January 31, 1981
at Auburn W 61–58  9–9
(4–6)
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (4,881)
Auburn, AL
February 4, 1981
No. 10 Tennessee W 71–52  10–9
(5–6)
Tad Smith Coliseum (7,823)
Oxford, MS
February 7, 1981
at Alabama L 49–51  10–10
(5–7)
Coleman Coliseum (9,236)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 11, 1981
No. 11 Kentucky L 55–62  10–11
(5–8)
Tad Smith Coliseum (9,321)
Oxford, MS
February 14, 1981
Florida W 66–52  11–11
(6–8)
Tad Smith Coliseum (5,489)
Oxford, MS
February 18, 1981
at Vanderbilt L 50–52  11–12
(6–9)
Memorial Gymnasium (14,782)
Nashville, TN
February 21, 1981
Mississippi State W 72–61  12–12
(7–9)
Tad Smith Coliseum (8,079)
Oxford, MS
February 25, 1981
at No. 2 LSU L 67–74  12–13
(7–10)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (15,694)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 28, 1981
Georgia W 64–62  13–13
(8–10)
Tad Smith Coliseum (6,108)
Oxford, MS
SEC tournament
March 5, 1981
 TVS
(6) vs. (3) No. 10 Tennessee W 81–71  14–13
Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center (10,072)
Birmingham, AL
March 6, 1981
 TVS
(6) vs. (7) Vanderbilt W 71–51  15–13
Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center (10,112)
Birmingham, AL
March 7, 1981
 TVS
(6) vs. (5) Georgia W 66–62  16–13
Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center (9,743)
Birmingham, AL
NCAA tournament
March 13, 1981
(10 MW) vs. (7 MW) Kansas L 66–69  16–14
Levitt Arena (10,666)
Wichita, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source: [2]

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1980-81 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1980-81 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results".